Instagram beats Twitter in active users

The Instagram logo is displayed on a smartphone on December 20, 2012 in Paris. Instagram backed down on December 18, 2012 from a planned policy change that appeared to clear the way for the mobile photo sharing service to sell pictures without compensation, after users cried foul. Changes to the Instagram privacy policy and terms of service set to take effect January 16 had included wording that appeared to allow people's pictures to be used by advertisers at Instagram or Facebook worldwide, royalty-free. AFP PHOTO / LIONEL BONAVENTURE

With 300 million active users, photo sharing site Instagram has moved ahead of Twitter in terms of users.

Nine months after it reached the 200 million user mark, Instagram now says it has 300 million people using the service every month, TechCrunch reported.

The app now beats Twitter’s 284 million active users, as per the figures on the microblogging website.

Twitter added about 38 million users since March while Instagram boosted its count by 100 million.

“Over the past four years, what began as two friends with a dream has grown into a global community,” Kevin Systrom, Instagram CEO, was quoted as saying in media reports.

Instagram users share 70 million photos every day and it has a base of 30 billion photos.

The website now has plans to launch verified badges for celebrities, brands and athletes, like Twitter, to increase its credibility.