Instagram is a popular social networking app with a focus on photo and video sharing. It has been around since 2010 and has maintained a high level of popularity by adding innovative new features such as Instagram Stories, shopping, Instagram Reels and more.
What is Instagram and How Does it Work? (2024)
Similar to Facebook or X (formerly Twitter), everyone who creates an Instagram account has a profile and a news feed.
When you post a photo or video on Instagram, it will appear on your profile. Other users who follow you will see your posts in their feed. Likewise, you will see posts from other users you follow.
Instagram is like a simplified version of Facebook with an emphasis on mobile use and visual sharing. Like other social networks, you interact with other users by following them, having others follow you, commenting, liking, tagging, and sending private messages. You can also save photos you see on Instagram.
