Instagram passes 50 million users after purchase by Facebook

<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" src="http://www.techian.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/apple.jpeg" /></div> <br /> <br /> The filtering application and publication of photos on the internet Instagram has 50 million users, with 5 million being added every week, according to the service.<br /> <br /> The application for the iPhone and Android had 40 million users on April 13 and 30 million 12 days before. The growth was large compared to early 2012, when the Instagram had 15 million registered users.<br /> <br /> According to the website “Mashable”, the growth of the application was due to release a version for Android in early April, which popularized the Instagram. For two years, the app was only unique iPhone.<br /> <br /> While Google does not disclose how many downloads were made Instagram, the site states that the application was downloaded by 10 million users in two days, saying that the other 40 million are iPhone users. However, since early April, the downloads are split between the two platforms.<br /> <br /> Facebook bought Instagram for $ 1 billion announcement on April 9. The agreement provides part of the purchase price in cash and shares of the social network. The Brazilian Mike Krieger is one of the cofounders of the company.<br /> <br /> Mark Zuckerber, founder of Facebook was the one who brokered the purchase alone. “For years we have focused on building a better experience to share photos with friends and family. Now, we will be able to work more closely with the team to also Instagram deliver the best experiences to share pictures of phones with people of interest, “said the CEO of Facebook.<br /> <br /> In his statement, Zuckerberg made it clear that Facebook does not plan to make other acquisitions like this and that is the first time that the social network buys a product and a company with many users. “Providing the best experience of sharing photos is one of the reasons why people love Facebook and we knew it was worth joining the two companies.”<br />

International Instagram passes 50 million users after purchase by Facebook

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