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Instagram

photo and video sharing social network owned by Meta Platforms
Organization social_networking_service Q209330
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Instagram was established on October 6, 2010.

Instagram

Summary

Instagram is a social networking service[1]. Instagram ranks in the top 1% of social_networking_service entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (170,913 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instagram is the creator of Kevin Systrom[3].
  • Instagram is the creator of Mike Krieger[4].
  • Instagram is in the country of United States[5].
  • Instagram's instance of is recorded as social networking service[6].
  • Instagram's instance of is recorded as website[7].
  • Instagram's instance of is recorded as image hosting service[8].
  • Instagram's instance of is recorded as online video platform[9].
  • Instagram's instance of is recorded as online community[10].
  • Instagram's instance of is recorded as very large online platform[11].
  • Instagram's instance of is recorded as publishing platform[12].
  • Instagram's founder is recorded as Kevin Systrom[13].
  • Instagram's founder is recorded as Mike Krieger[14].
  • Instagram is owned by Meta[15].
  • Instagram's headquarters location is recorded as San Francisco[16].
  • Instagram's copyright license is recorded as proprietary license[17].
  • Instagram's copyright license is recorded as freeware[18].
  • Instagram's operating system is recorded as Android[19].
  • Instagram's operating system is recorded as iOS[20].
  • Instagram's operating system is recorded as Windows Phone[21].
  • Instagram's operating system is recorded as Windows 10 Mobile[22].
  • Instagram's operating system is recorded as Q18168774[23].
  • Instagram's operating system is recorded as Q107269746[24].
  • Instagram's software version identifier is recorded as 34.0.0.0.44s[25].
  • Instagram's software version identifier is recorded as 64.0.0.14.96[26].
  • Instagram's software version identifier is recorded as 219.0.0.1.117[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Kevin Systrom[13] and Mike Krieger[14]. October 6, 2010 marks the founding of Instagram[28].

Operations

Instagram's headquarters location is recorded as San Francisco[16]. Instagram's parent organization or unit is recorded as Meta[29].

Ownership

Instagram is owned by Meta[15].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Instagram include selfie museum[30], a type of museum[31].

Why It Matters

Instagram ranks in the top 1% of social_networking_service entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (170,913 views/month).[2] Instagram has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Instagram is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for Instagram include selfie museum[30], a type of museum[31].

Related Entities

Android Ear for the Surge iOS Kevin Systrom Meta Mightycause MrBeast Snowflake ID touchscreen United States website Windows 10 Mobile Windows Phone

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu. digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . help.instagram.com. Retrieved . help.instagram.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . apkmirror.com. apkmirror.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . apkmirror.com. apkmirror.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 29366, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
  2. 14d ago · Lmerice · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Source code repository url → https://github.com/instagram
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