17 Instagram Stats Marketers Need to Know for 2019 | Sprout Social success fail Oct DEC Feb 19 2018 2019 2020 95 captures 23 Aug 2017 - 25 Nov 2020 About this capture COLLECTED BY Organization: Mark Graham's Archive-IT Collections This is a set of web collections curated by Mark Graham using the Archive-IT service of the Internet Archive. They include web captures of the ISKME.org website as well as captures from sites hosted by IGC.org. These web captures are available to the general public. For more information about this collection please feel free to contact Mark via Send Mail Collection: General Crawls Archive-It Partner 1028: Mark Graham - Collection 8332: General Crawls TIMESTAMPS Sprout SocialRequest a Demo Close Menu Menu Home Solutions By Business Type For Enterprise For Agencies For Small Business Watch video: Discover How We Help Agencies By Need For Social Management For Customer Care For Employee Advocacy For Data and Intelligence By Network Twitter Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Pinterest Platform The Sprout Platform Built to help today’s smartest social businesses put their consumers at the center of their strategic approach. Analytics Drive strategic decision making across the business with access to rich social data and analytics. Learn More Engagement Streamline and effectively scale monitoring and engagement efforts with a unified inbox. Learn More Publishing Effortlessly plan, create, manage and deliver content and campaigns as a team. Learn More Listening Uncover trends and actionable insights from social data to inform marketing strategy. Learn More Additional Features Collaboration Automation View All Features Explore All Features All the power you need in an intuitive platform. Pricing Partners Become a Sprout Agency Partner Join Sprout’s Agency Partner Program and grow your digital marketing business. Learn More Watch video: Explore the Partner Program Find a Sprout Agency Partner Hire an agency partner to enhance your marketing efforts or grow your team. Learn More Learn About Our Integration Partners Sprout integrates with social platforms and digital tools that matter to your business. Learn More Company Why Sprout The Sprout Difference Customers About Sprout Work at Sprout Press Watch video: Explore Careers at Sprout Our team is growing, You will too. Resources Sprout Blog Big Thinking Resource Center Webinars Product Updates Events Free Tools Case Studies Read Our Digital Publication Don’t just survive the digital transformation. Thrive in it. Login Sprout SocialBambuSimply Measured Request a Demo Sprout Social Video Close Video Player Skip to main contentSprout Social Pricing Login Sprout SocialBambuSimply Measured Start Your Free TrialRequest a Demo Open Menu Close Subnavigation Search Search Filter Sprout Blog » Instagram Analytics • Instagram 17 Instagram stats marketers need to know for 2019 Photo of the author, Chloe West by Chloe West Although it joined the game a bit later than some of the other popular social networks (Instagram launched on October 6, 2010 while Facebook started in 2004, Twitter in 2006 and Pinterest in January of 2010), Instagram certainly has made a name for itself in the industry. Now one of the most popular social media platforms available, the photo-sharing app has come a long way from its humble beginnings. With a heavily active user base (500 million people access the app daily), there are tons of opportunities for users, influencers and businesses alike. To stay on top of your game, it’s important to understand some of the Instagram stats surrounding the platform. Knowing who uses Instagram and how they interact on the platform can help your business to craft a better Instagram marketing strategy. So, check out the 17 Instagram statistics below and see what’s in store for 2019 to ensure you’re set up for success. 1. Instagram has 1 billion monthly active users This makes Instagram the third most popular social media network, following only Facebook (over 2 billion monthly active users) and YouTube (1.9 billion monthly active users). With 1 billion users accessing the platform every month, 50% of those are scrolling through their feed each day. That’s a pretty big audience to put your business in front of. This is why you want to learn the best tips and tricks for managing a brand on Instagram. 2. 64% of 18-29 year olds use Instagram Understanding the demographics behind each social media platform can help you to determine which ones you need to be focusing on in your social media strategy. Instagram has a diverse user base, but is undeniably most popular with young people. Nearly two out of every three adults aged 18-29 use Instagram. This percentage has increased from 59% to 64%, showcasing just how popular Instagram is with younger generations. If your brand is targeting Gen Z and Millennials, Instagram just might be the perfect spot for you. Sprout Social’s data analytics and social listening tools can help you discover demographic insights about your own Instagram audience, including age, gender and geographic location, to help you optimize your strategy. Sprout has helped us better understand who our audience is, how we can be most relevant and effective and really take a customer-first approach. That was difficult for us to do before without having all the dots connected. Kara Wenman Digital Content Marketing Manager Start Your Free Trial 3. Instagram is expected to account for nearly a quarter of all of Facebook’s ad revenue by the end of the year If you didn’t know that Instagram is owned by Facebook, now you do. Instagram’s advertising is also completely managed through Facebook’s Ads Manager, and of course any revenue collected at year’s end stays under the umbrella of Facebook revenue. That being said, Facebook’s purchase of Instagram ($1 billion in 2012 when the platform had only 30 million users) is certainly paying off. Considering the platform brought in between $8 and $9 billion in 2018 alone, I’d say Mark Zuckerberg is pretty happy about that acquisition. Not only that, but Instagram’s ad revenue is only going to grow. It’ll bring in nearly a quarter of Facebook’s total ad revenue by the end of 2019, and 30% of total ad revenue by the end of 2020. 4. 80% of accounts follow a business on Instagram If you’ve ever wondered if social media marketing actually works, think about this Instagram statistic. Users are following businesses on the platform. Eight out of 10 to be precise. Which means that if your brand has a presence on Instagram, your audience will likely follow you. Not only that, but 200 million Instagrammers actively visit business profiles everyday. So get started with Instagram marketing for your brand today. Sprout’s Instagram management tools are designed to help you schedule posts, manage comments, monitor hashtags, run reports and more with ease. Whether you’re hoping to streamline content publishing, build stronger relationships with your audience or prove ROI, Sprout’s got you covered with tools built from the ground up with business in mind. Of all Sprout’s Instagram tools, being able to comment on posts from within the Smart Inbox has been the biggest help. From the native platform, you only see a limited number of comments. I can answer everything through Sprout. It’s awesome. Aaron Flick Marketing Associate, Professional Division Start Your Free Trial 5. Instagram has 2 million monthly advertisers As you scroll down your Instagram feed, every three or four photos, you’ll see one labeled “Sponsored.” You’ll also see Stories ads as you watch the Instagram Stories of people you follow. Instagram is a great platform for reaching your audience through both organic and paid means, and there are two million advertisers proving this each month. To learn more about getting started with Instagram advertising without breaking the bank, check out our guide to ads on the platform. 6. The most-liked photo has 53 million likes And it’s a photo of an egg. The account @world_record_egg started as a joking attempt to beat the previous most-liked photo with 18 million likes: Kylie Jenner announcing her daughter’s birth. But it obviously caught on, with people talking about this egg’s attempt at breaking the record all across social media and the news. This viral post took only 10 days to break the record, and has been slowly generating more and more likes. At the time of this writing, the most-liked photo now has 53 million likes, but we’re excited to see how many more it racks up by the end of the year. Viral social media campaigns like this just go to show how well people can work together for a common goal (i.e., getting a photo of an egg to become the most-liked photo on Instagram). And since it currently has a 35 million like lead, it’ll be interesting to see when (or if?!) the next most-liked photo comes around. 7. The best times to post daily on Instagram are weekdays between 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Although the best time for any brand to post on social media is completely dependent on its own unique audience and engagement, Sprout’s study of the best times to post on Instagram offers up some pretty compelling data. The findings showed that the safest time to post are Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m–3 p.m., while the peak times during the week are Wednesday at 11 a.m. and Friday at 10–11 a.m. These windows of high engagement can likely help to generate even more likes and engagement, especially for brands just starting out. You can use Sprout’s Instagram analytics tools to determine your own best times to post, or let Optimal Send Times do the work for you. This Sprout feature automatically determines the best times to publish content to maximize engagement. I started using Optimal Send Times in June [2018] right after it was rolled out and saw a huge increase in engagement and reach. Kristen Waggener Communications Specialist Start Your Free Trial 8. Video posts receive 38% more engagement than image posts Trying to improve your overall Instagram engagement? Think outside of the box and upload something other than an image or carousel post. Although this statistic could certainly be due to the fact that video is much less common on the platform, the numbers don’t lie. Videos receive 38% more engagement than image posts and 2.1x the amount of comments. Since 81% of marketers agree that engagement is the most important metric of social media success, it’s no surprise than many of us want to figure out how to improve these numbers. Using video within your Instagram feed could certainly be worth testing to see how your audience reacts. 9. Over 100 million photos are uploaded every day 100 million photos. Every single day. People and businesses alike are using Instagram to share photos and videos of their life story or brand story. And there’s plenty of room for your brand to share your own story, product/service photos and more. 10. 1 out of 3 of the most viewed Stories are from businesses Instagram launched Stories in 2016 as their own version of Snapchat’s disappearing stories, and since that time they’ve added additional features that make Instagram Stories uniquely appealing as its own experience. Instagram Stories now has 500 million daily active users and only continues to grow. The adoption of Stories on Instagram has created even more ways for brands to tell their story to their audience. While able to keep a carefully curated feed, your brand can also share behind-the-scenes footage, video clips, graphics and more on your Story. Instagram also added the option of highlighting your Story so that it stays on your profile for more than just 24 hours. Stories can be used in many different ways in order to engage your brand’s followers. And since one-third of the most viewed Stories were posted by businesses, it’s obvious that audiences are engaging in brand Story content. 11. 50% of businesses create at least one Story every month Half of all businesses on the platform are creating and sharing Story content each month, proving again that Stories aren’t just for users sharing their day-to-day with their friends. Check out these creative Story ideas to help generate your own inspiration for your brand’s Instagram Stories. 12. 68% of Millennials consume Stories on Instagram vs. 49% on Snapchat and 44% on Facebook Even though Instagram Stories came about years after Snapchat created the idea, it has already surpassed the inventor in usership. 68% of Millennials say Instagram is their preferred Story consumption method, nearly 20% more than those who use Snapchat. Because those Millennials are also likely following and interacting with businesses on Instagram, it can be deduced that they’re likely engaging with and watching those businesses’ Stories as well. Instagram Stories are here to stay, and utilizing all features of the platform is only going to do good things for your brand. 13. The most popular hashtag is #love Related Articles Reach vs Impressions: What’s the Difference in Terms? 15 Instagram Post Ideas to Cure Creative Block 5 Instagram marketing trends changing the industry in 2019 5 Reasons Your Instagram Stories Are Failing (& How to Fix Them) Hashtags were invented in 2007, and have only become more and more prevalent in social media and in our everyday vernacular. (I know I can’t be the only marketer who occasionally texts friends in hashtags (#sorrynotsorry). Hashtags, when used properly, can improve overall reach and engagement for your content on Instagram, and who doesn’t want that? The most popular hashtag on the platform is #love, and including that within your content could help you reach a lot of users. But is that really the best way to find potential new followers? If your content isn’t actually about love, you don’t want to include that hashtag. The best way to determine which hashtags to use is to include a mixture of extremely popular hashtags (you can find 100 of them right here) that are relevant to your brand and hashtags that are highly relevant to your industry and business. Still not sure? Sprout enables you to track and analyze hashtag performance so you can see what’s working and what needs to change. And with Sprout’s Advanced Listening, you can identify hashtags similar to your own to inform strategy and understand the types of brand-relevant conversations consumers are having on Instagram. You can see what people are saying, at scale, about your industry and your brand. That is so important—that level of detail and feedback is an incredibly powerful asset to help you. Dan Wilkins General Manager and Co-founder Start Your Free Trial 14. Users spend 53 minutes a day on Instagram That is powerful. Nearly an entire hour out of each user’s day is spent scrolling through photos, interacting with accounts, watching Stories and more. Although Facebook leads with most time spent at 58 minutes a day, Instagram is in second place and has beat out Snapchat’s 49 minutes a day. Putting your brand on a platform that users are using for almost an hour everyday can help you to find even more customers, grow your business and create a community around your brand. 15. The platform gets 4.2 billion likes per day Considering users have to double tap photos on the app to give them a like, that’s about 8.4 billion taps per day. Instagram has the highest engagement rate of all platforms, at about 2-7% of all posts. So it’s likely that you’ll receive a great deal more interaction on your Instagram photos and Stories than you see on other platforms. However your overall hashtag and marketing tactics make a difference, so be sure to remain strategic in your content planning. 16. Over 100 million Instagrammers watch or record Live video each day Instagram Live is a feature that was added not long after Stories that allows users to livestream content to their audiences. Since Stories videos can only last up to 15 seconds, there’s not a lot of time to do a deep dive into any particular topic. Because Facebook Live has been so popular, a similar feature was added to Instagram. And it’s obviously doing well, as over 100 million users are either watching or creating Live video everyday. Going live on Instagram can be a great way for your brand to interact directly with your followers, as users can like and comment on your video in real time. Learn more about  how to run a great Instagram live experience. 17. There has been no data released on IGTV This is less of an Instagram stat and more of a lack thereof. Facebook and Instagram love sending out their data about active users, usage times, interaction and more. That means it’s notable that IGTV was not mentioned at all during the network’s announcement of 2018 Q4 numbers. This makes it harder to get a picture of IGTV’s engagement rates and value for marketers. Probably because IGTV’s engagement rates aren’t great. Accounts with tens of thousands of followers can see only hundreds of views on the platform. IGTV is completely revamping how businesses create video with its vertical dimensions, but brands will need to better understand the ROI of creating these more complex pieces of video content. Instagram is starting to place IGTV previews in its user feeds as an attempt to generate more interest around the vertical video app, but we’ll have to see if it pays off. Getting the most out of Instagram stats Ready to turn stats into strategy? Use Sprout to save time and maximize ROI, from content creation to customer care to data reporting. The Instagram Profiles Report has been extremely helpful in discovering how well we are engaging with our customers and what we can do to improve our customers’ overall Wahl experiences. Lance Wahl Global Vice President of Professional Products Start Your Free Trial Sign up to have social media resources sent to your inbox every week. Sign Up Did you know... Sprout’s Instagram analytics tools allow you to identify industry influencers with large followings who are commenting on your posts? Request a demo. Published on April 22, 2019 Chloe West: Chloe is a digital marketing manager and freelance writer, focusing on topics surrounding social media and digital marketing. She's based in Charleston, SC, and when she's not working you'll find her at brunch or hanging out with her son. Follow her on Twitter @ChloeWest28. Subscribe to our newsletter and get social media resources sent to your inbox. Sign Me Up Sprout Social Website Home Contact Email Us Email Us 1.866.878.3231 1.866.878.3231 Office Locations Support Help Center FAQs System Status Support Help Center FAQs System Status Solutions Enterprise Agencies Small Business Social Management Customer Care Advocacy Data & Intelligence Solutions Enterprise Agencies Small Business Social Management Customer Care Advocacy Data & Intelligence Platform Social Analytics Social Engagement Social Publishing Social Listening Automation Collaboration Platform Social Analytics Social Engagement Social Publishing Social Listening Automation Collaboration Integrations Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Pinterest All Integrations Integrations Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Pinterest All Integrations About About Sprout Why Sprout Pricing Careers Customers Security Investors About About Sprout Why Sprout Pricing Careers Customers Security Investors Resources Sprout Blog Adapt Blog Resource Center Social Glossary Partner Directory Brand Assets Resources Sprout Blog Adapt Blog Resource Center Social Glossary Partner Directory Brand Assets Subscribe to our newsletter and get social media resources sent to your inbox. Sign up now. English English Español Português Close Language Picker Sprout Social on Twitter Sprout Social on Instagram Sprout Social on LinkedIn Sprout Social on Facebook Sprout Social on Pinterest Sprout Social on Youtube © Copyright 2019 Sprout Social, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy | Terms | Disclosure Policy | Cookies Get Social Media Tips Straight to Your Inbox and Become a Better Marketer You’ll be joining nearly 300,000 marketers who subscribe to Sprout Social’s Insights blog. Sprout Social is committed to your privacy. By clicking Submit, you acknowledge Sprout Social uses your information in accordance with its Privacy Policy. You may unsubscribe from our communications at any time. To opt out, please email privacy@sproutsocial.com. Email Address Sign Up {{message}} "Close this dialog window" Filter Categories All Engagement Publishing Analytics Advocacy Product Updates Team Sprout Engineering Español Português Networks Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Pinterest Resources All Data Guides Case Studies Infographics Webinars Social Topics Community Events Press All Stars #SproutChat Close this dialog window