{"id":17655,"date":"2017-03-22T07:05:58","date_gmt":"2017-03-22T14:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/?p=17655"},"modified":"2026-04-22T04:46:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T11:46:46","slug":"instagram-marketing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/instagram-marketing\/","title":{"rendered":"139 Unbelievable Instagram Marketing Facts That Will Blow Your Mind"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s never been a better time to ramp up your Instagram marketing efforts. The photo sharing app has blossomed into the top visual social network and has emerged as a favorite social platform for brands and marketers. Thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/websitebuilder.org\/resources\/139-facts-about-instagram-one-should-be-aware-of-in-2017\/\">Website Builder<\/a> for their sharply designed infographic below, read more on the 139 Instagram facts and statistics for businesses considering a dive into Instagram in 2017.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Instagram_Marketing_Facts\"><\/span>Instagram Marketing Facts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>49% of the top brands use Instagram. This is projected to increase to over 70% by the end of 2017.<\/li>\n<li>50% of Instagram users follow at least one business<\/li>\n<li>Nike is the most followed brand on Instagram with over 68 million followers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Instagram_Demographics\"><\/span><strong>Instagram Demographics<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>55% of US 18-29-year-olds are Instagram users<\/li>\n<li>Instagram users are affluent &#8211; 56% of Instagram users earn over $50,000 per year<\/li>\n<li>Instagram has an extremely dedicated and active user base<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omnicoreagency.com\/instagram-statistics\/\">80% of Instagram&#8217;s users<\/a> are from outside of the United States<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><strong>\u2192<\/strong>A staggering 50% of Instagram&#8217;s 600 million users are active daily.\u00a0<strong>That&#8217;s 300 million actively daily users!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_Best_Times_to_Post_on_Instagram\"><\/span>What are the Best Times to Post on Instagram?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The best time to post to Instagram may surprise you &#8211; <em><strong>it&#8217;s not during regular business hours<\/strong>.<\/em> Many of the top posting times are early morning and late at night.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sunday: 5 pm<\/li>\n<li>Monday: 7 pm &amp; 10 pm<\/li>\n<li>Tuesday: 3 am &amp; 10 pm<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday: 5 pm<\/li>\n<li>Thursday: 7 am &amp; 11 pm<\/li>\n<li>Friday: 1 am &amp; 8 pm<\/li>\n<li>Saturday: 12 am &amp; 2 am<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Read more on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/best-times-to-post-on-social-media\/#Instagram\">The Unscientific Guide to Determine Best Times to Post on Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest and More<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fun_Instagram_Facts\"><\/span>Fun Instagram Facts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Over 95 million photos and videos are shared every day on Instagram<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>40 billion have been shared so far<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Selena Gomez is the most followed celebrity<\/strong> on Instagram with <del>105<\/del>\u00a0114 million followers (as of March 2017)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If Gomez were a country and her followers were the population, it would be the 12th most populous country in the world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17669\" src=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Selena-Gomez-Instagram-1024x212.png\" alt=\"Selena Gomez - Queen of Instagram Marketing\" width=\"650\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Selena-Gomez-Instagram-1024x212.png 1024w, https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Selena-Gomez-Instagram-300x62.png 300w, https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Selena-Gomez-Instagram-768x159.png 768w, https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Selena-Gomez-Instagram.png 1762w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>FC Barcelona (Soccer) is the top professional sports team<\/strong> on Instagram with <del>42.5<\/del>\u00a047.8 million followers\u00a0(as of March 2017)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>FC Barcelona&#8217;s has 7.7x the number of followers as the most followed US sports team &#8211; the Golden State Warriors (NBA), with <del>5.6<\/del> 6.2 million followers (as of March 2017).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17670\" src=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/FCBarcelona-Instagram-1024x210.png\" alt=\"FC Barcelona - Queen of Instagram Marketing\" width=\"650\" height=\"133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/FCBarcelona-Instagram-1024x210.png 1024w, https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/FCBarcelona-Instagram-300x61.png 300w, https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/FCBarcelona-Instagram-768x157.png 768w, https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/FCBarcelona-Instagram.png 1828w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\nStill not sure you should be on Instagram?<\/p>\n<p>Check out this very informative infographic from <a href=\"https:\/\/websitebuilder.org\/\">Website Builder<\/a>\u00a0to learn more about this exciting social platform!<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"139_Facts_about_Instagram_You_Should_Be_Aware_of_in_2017\"><\/span>139 Facts about Instagram You Should Be Aware of in 2017<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/dlvr-mailstatic\/2017\/03\/instagram_evolution.jpg\" alt=\"Instagram Marketing\" width=\"800\" height=\"28201\" \/><\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>Are you ready to dive into an Instagram marketing plan? dlvr.it has partnered with Instagram to make creating RSS feeds and linking Instagram to Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest a breeze. In a few clicks, easily create an Instagram\u00a0RSS feed with dlvr.it\u2019s FREE\u00a0tool. Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/how-to-create-an-instagram-rss-feed-and-3-ways-it-can-instantly-boost-traffic\/\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/support.dlvrit.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/202457934-How-do-I-post-photos-with-Instagram-and-dlvr-it-\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s never been a better time to ramp up your Instagram marketing efforts. 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