Instagram crosses 400 million monthly users mark

Facebook's mobile photo-sharing service Instagram today said it has more than 400 million monthly active users, ahead of microblogging website Twitter.

The company, which had 300 million users about nine months ago, said more than 75 per cent of its community lives outside the US.

In a blogpost, Instagram said more than half of the last 100 million to join live in Europe and Asia.

The countries that added the highest number of users are from Brazil, Japan and Indonesia, it said.

Among social networking apps, Facebook has 1.44 billion monthly active users, while Twitter has 316 million monthly active users.

Launched nearly five years ago, Instagram said its users now share more than 80 million photos per day.

In 2012, Facebook had announced the acquisition of Instagram for USD one billion.

The most followed accounts include David Beckham from the UK, Caitlyn Jenner from the US, Indonesia's Raffi and Nagita, German soccer player Toni Kroos and South Korea's T.O.P, it said.

"When Instagram launched nearly five years ago, 400 million seemed like a distant dream. Now, we continue to strive to improve Instagram -- helping you experience the world through images and connect with others through shared passions," it said.

"When Instagram launched nearly five years ago, 400 million seemed like a distant dream. Now, we continue to strive to improve Instagram -- helping you experience the world through images and connect with others through shared passions," it said.

Instagram had recently opened its platform for advertisers from India and 30 other countries to advertise on the app.