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Instagram’s 5 most popular photos ever

Oct 7, 2015 by Liron Samuels 2 Comments

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In recognition of Instagram’s 5th birthday, TIME has compiled a list of the 5 most-liked photos on the photo-sharing app, as well as a list of the 5 most popular photos for each of the five years.

With over 40 billion photos shared by its 400 million users, now averaging 80 million new photos and 3.5 billion “likes” per day, the competition should be fierce.

I say should because with so many users and photo you’d expect varied results, especially with more than 75% of users living outside of the USA, but that’s far from being the case.

Current events, news, politics? Not even close. “America’s First Family” are the big winners, and I’m not referring to the one living in the White House.

The 5 most popular photos ever

  1. May 25, 2015: Kendall Jenner’s hearty hairdo (I’m not sure of the connection, but she’s related to the Kardashians somehow):

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A post shared by Kendall (@kendalljenner)

 

  1. September 4, 2015: Taylor Swift showing off flowers sent by Kardashian-by-marriage Kanye West:

https://instagram.com/p/7OZIdGDvFT/

 

  1. July 3, 2015: Taylor Swift again, this time with DJ Calvin Harris who also happens to be her boyfriend:

https://instagram.com/p/4sU2r9jvJG/

 

  1. May 27, 2014: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s wedding photo:

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A post shared by Kim Kardashian (@kimkardashian)

 

  1. July 23, 2015: Kylie Jenner, also related to the Kardashians, proving that she finished high school:

https://instagram.com/p/5gPfhDHGvn/

 

You’ll notice that most these photos are very recent, with four of them being posted four month ago or less. At the rate Instagram is gaining popularity and growing, we can expect a new “all time” favorite to show up sooner than later.

The 5 most popular photos by year

Those of you who are less into the Kardashians, but still into celebrities, might prefer the top photo for each of the five years Instagram exists:

2010: The first Instagram, posted by founder (and current CEO) Kevin Systrom, is a photo of a golden retriever and his girlfriend’s foot: (Did he start the trend of feet photos on social media?)

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A post shared by Kevin Systrom (@kevin)

 

2011: Justin Bieber with father and siblings:

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A post shared by Justin Bieber (@justinbieber)

 

2012: Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik of One Direction:

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A post shared by Louis Tomlinson (@louist91)

 

2013: Bieber again, this time with “uncle” Will Smith

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A post shared by Justin Bieber (@justinbieber)

 

2014: The famous wedding photo

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A post shared by Kim Kardashian (@kimkardashian)

 

2015: No surprises here. Obviously the most popular photo ever is also the most popular photo (so far) of 2015.

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A post shared by Kendall (@kendalljenner)

Notice the massive jump in “likes” and comments between each photo. Except for 2013 and 2014 where the number of comments was slightly lower, every year showed an significant increase and both comment and likes.

With the 2010 photo receiving 42.8k likes and 26.2k comments and the 2015 photo receiving 3.1 million likes and 137.9k comments, it’s easy to see just how much the platform has grown and why it can be a useful tool to promote yourself.

That being said, you probably won’t be as noticed if you’re not somehow related to the Kardashian family.

[via TIME]

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Filed Under: Inspiration Tagged With: Instagram, Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, Kevin Systrom, Kim Kardashian, Kylie Jenner, Louis Tomlinson, One Direction, Popular, Taylor Swift, Will Smith, Zayn Malik

About Liron Samuels

Liron Samuels is a wildlife and commercial photographer based in Israel.

When he isn't waking up at 4am to take photos of nature, he stays awake until 4am taking photos of the night skies or time lapses.

You can see more of his work on his website or follow him on Facebook.

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