Instagram web traffic surges 78%

Photo-sharing social network Instagram has seen a 78 per cent uptick in unique visitors after it launched its Android app, and was acquired by Facebook. The dramatic gain in traffic placed Instagram at the top of the web for growth in April, according to ComScore Inc. According to The Los Angles Times, Instagram brought in nearly 14.6 million different individuals to its service in April, making the app the 106th-most visited property on the Internet. By comparison, the app grew by just 19 per cent in March with 8.2 million uniques, leaving it No. 204 on the most visited list. According to the paper, Instagram's uptick was undoubtedly tied to the start-up's expansion onto Google's platform of Android phones. The Android Instagram app arrived in early April, and at that time Instagram had about 30 million users. According to Venture Beat, after April's growth, Instagram is now believed to have over 50 million users.