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"Instagram now has 150 million monthly active users with more than 60% of them residing outside of the United States. At last tally in June, the app had 130 million monthly active users. In February, the company reached the 100 million monthly active-users milestone. \n\"Whether it\u2019s documenting protests in Egypt, sharing the trip of a lifetime across the United States or snapping #petselfiez, this community continues to surprise us every day with your creativity, sense of adventure and unique perspectives on the world,\" Instagram said in a statement announcing the new statistics on Sunday. \nSee also: Create a Flipbook of Your Top 20 Instagrams With Everlapse Tool\nInstagram, which Facebook acquired in 2012, added video capabilities to its popular photo-sharing app in June. Celebrities and brands quickly latched onto the new feature. Soon, pop star Justin Bieber became the first Instagram user to earn 1 million Likes on a video post. \nAs of April, nearly half of Instagram's users are Android users. Instagram launched in late 2010 for iOS users and made the service available for Android users in April 2012. \nComparatively, rival service Vine has 40 million registered users \u2014 not to be confused with active users \u2014 as of last month. \nBONUS: 36 Surreal Instagram Images From Burning Man\n\n\n\nSurreal Burning Man Instagram Images\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @bryancito on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @chuckecheeze on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @lorenzini84 on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @caseyklein11 on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @pianoxamerica on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @ceciliany on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @bumblemeyer on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @badbetty78 on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @mikeypauker on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @pkarpenko on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @mashamis on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @michelunga on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @too_many_johns on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @liltattoogirl on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @malininnyc on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @pelicanfight on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @francisbaconegg on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @yfat on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @yfat on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @ixmatt on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @mortensondergaard on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @welaughindoors on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @meganlouella on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @welaughindoors on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @agarga on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @agarga on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @puppychao on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @jumpsuitjonny on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @christinewhuang on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @illlife111 on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @danielakaragi on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @anendfor on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @jakilevy on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @christein on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @bpetrocelli on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: @pini_nyc on Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImage: Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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