US Instagram Users and Penetration, by Generation

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% Change
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% of Social Network Users
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% of Smartphone Users
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% of Mobile Phone Users
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% of Internet Users
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% of Population
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% of Total
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Source: eMarketer

Note: internet users of any age who access their Instagram account via any device at least once per month; Gen Z are individuals born between 1997 and 2012; millennials are individuals born between 1981 and 1996; Gen X are individuals born between 1965 and 1980; baby boomers are individuals born between 1946 and 1964

Methodology: Estimates are based on the analysis of survey and traffic data from research firms and regulatory agencies, historical trends and demographic adoption trends.

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