This statistic shows the age distribution of Instagram users in the United States as of December 2016. As of that month, 25.2 percent of U.S. Instagram users were between 25 and 34 years old. The second-largest user group were 18 to 24 year olds with a 20.6 percent share. The photo sharing app reported 200 million daily active and 700 million monthly active users worldwide in April 2017. In 2016, survey data of U.S. internet users shows that 38 percent of female and 26 percent of male online users in the United States were using the app.
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This statistic shows the age distribution of Instagram users in the United States as of December 2016. As of that month, 25.2 percent of U.S. Instagram users were between 25 and 34 years old. The second-largest user group were 18 to 24 year olds with a 20.6 percent share. The photo sharing app reported 200 million daily active and 700 million monthly active users worldwide in April 2017. In 2016, survey data of U.S. internet users shows that 38 percent of female and 26 percent of male online users in the United States were using the app.
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This statistic shows the age distribution of Instagram users in the United States as of December 2016. As of that month, 25.2 percent of U.S. Instagram users were between 25 and 34 years old. The second-largest user group were 18 to 24 year olds with a 20.6 percent share. The photo sharing app reported 200 million daily active and 700 million monthly active users worldwide in April 2017. In 2016, survey data of U.S. internet users shows that 38 percent of female and 26 percent of male online users in the United States were using the app.
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