2017 in Review - Instagram

Instagram has announced its Year in Review for 2017, revealing the top hashtags, trends, pages, posts and videos from a global community of 800 million.

Instagram revealed the most followed celebrities and also the celebrities who gained the most followers on Instagram in 2017.  Even the most followed pets have been counted! 

We would like to share our love and happiness. We have been blessed two times over. We are incredibly grateful that our family will be growing by two, and we thank you for your well wishes. - The Carters

A post shared by Beyoncé (@beyonce) on Feb 1, 2017 at 10:39am PST

Most-liked posts of 2017:

1. Beyoncé (@beyonce) – https://www.instagram.com/p/BP-rXUGBPJa/
2. Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano) – https://www.instagram.com/p/BbaImIfFr0h/
3. Selena Gomez (@selenagomez) – https://www.instagram.com/p/BZBHr4Pg5Wd/
4. Beyoncé (@beyonce) – https://www.instagram.com/p/BWg8ZWyghFy/
5. Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano) – https://www.instagram.com/p/BV7m0IZFj_p/
6. Selena Gomez (@selenagomez) – https://www.instagram.com/p/BS7VkPTg0-s/
7. Selena Gomez (@selenagomez) – https://www.instagram.com/p/BTkzIjIAsRK/
8. Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano) – https://www.instagram.com/p/BYTwfPVFVQY/
9. Selena Gomez (@selenagomez) – https://www.instagram.com/p/BRv1dAUgba7/
10. Selena Gomez (@selenagomez) – https://www.instagram.com/p/BW4LoqjgExn/

New animal in the building Bugatti Chiron 🎉🎉🎉✌️👌✈️

A post shared by Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano) on Sep 28, 2017 at 10:32am PDT

Most liked celebrity videos of 2017:

1. Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano) – https://www.instagram.com/p/BZl9v6YFStc/
2. Leo Messi (@leomessi) – https://www.instagram.com/p/BXSt62SFYWj/
3. Selena Gomez (@selenagomez) – https://www.instagram.com/p/BY_-Fc7A0jH/
4. Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano) – https://www.instagram.com/p/BYLE2kRFAiG/
5. Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano) – https://www.instagram.com/p/BZx78l3FrZT/
6. Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano) – https://www.instagram.com/p/BagdW4FFMox/
7. Leo Messi (@leomessi) – https://www.instagram.com/p/BWGv3BWlPMe/
8. Selena Gomez (@selenagomez) – https://www.instagram.com/p/Bao3FRQg2Yx/
9. Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano) – https://www.instagram.com/p/BX0cac2lm3B/
10. Emilia Clarke (@emilia_clarke) – https://www.instagram.com/p/BX5_r1xFWFX/

Top hashtags of 2017:

1. #love
2. #fashion
3. #photooftheday
4. #photography
5. #art
6. #beautiful
7. #travel
8. #happy
9. #nature
10. #picoftheday

Most-Instagrammed cities of 2017:

1. New York, New York
2. London, United Kingdom
3. Moscow, Russia
4. Sao Paulo, Brazil
5. Paris, France
6. Los Angeles, California
7. Saint Petersburg, Russia
8. Jakarta, Indonesia
9. Istanbul, Turkey
10. Barcelona, Spain

Most-Instagrammed locations of 2017:

1. Disneyland, Anaheim, USA
2. Times Square, New York City, USA
3. Central Park, New York City, USA
4. Tour Eiffel, Paris, France
5. Tokyo Disneyland, Tokyo, Japan
6. Disney’s Magic Kingdom, Orlando, USA
7. Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
8. Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn, USA
9. Disney California Adventure Park, Anaheim, USA
10. Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas, USA

Most-followed celebrities of 2017:

1. Selena Gomez (@selenagomez) – 130M+ Followers
2. Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano) – 116M+ Followers
3. Ariana Grande (@arianagrande) – 115M+ Followers
4. Beyoncé (@beyonce) – 108M+ Followers
5. Kim Kardashian West (@kimkardashian) – 104M+ Followers
6. Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) – 104M+ Followers
7. Kylie Jenner (@kyliejenner) – 99.5M+ Followers
8. Dwayne Johnson (@therock) – 96M+ Followers
9. Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) – 93.9M+ Followers
10. Kendall Jenner (@kendalljenner) – 84.8M+ Followers

Celebrities who gained the most followers in 2017:

1. Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano) – 30M+ New Followers
2. Selena Gomez (@selenagomez) – 24M+ New Followers
3. Ariana Grande (@arianagrande) – 22M+ New Followers
4. Kylie Jenner (@kyliejenner) – 23M+ New Followers
5. Dwayne Johnson (@therock) – 22M+ New Followers
6. Leo Messi (@leomessi) – 21M+ New Followers
7. Neymar Jr (@neymarjr) – 20M+ New Followers
8. Beyoncé (@beyonce) – 17M+ New Followers
9. Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) – 16M+ New Followers
10. Kim Kardashian West (@kimkardashian) – 15M+ New Followers

Hashtags that increased most in popularity throughout 2017:

1. #photography
2. #travelphotography
3. #memes
4. #summer2017
5. #naturephotography
6. #meme
7. #travel
8. #fitnessmotivation
9. #bts
10. #photographer

Accounts with the most-viewed Instagram Stories of 2017
Methodology: Verified accounts with over 5 million followers who garnered the most views on Instagram Stories in 2017 (January 1 – present, global)

1. LeLe Pons (@lelepons)
2. Neymar Jr. (@neymarjr)
3. Olga Igorevna Buzov (@buzova86)
4. Kim Kardashian (@kimkardashian)
5. Amanda Cerny (@amandacerny)
6. Chiara Ferragni (@chiaraferragni)
7. Maluma (@maluma)
8. Anitta (@anitta)
9. Ariana Grande (@arianagrande)
10. Kourtney Kardashian (@kourtneykardash)

Most-used Instagram Filters of 2017:

1. Clarendon
2. Gingham
3. Juno
4. Lark
5. Moon

Most-used Instagram Stories Face Filters:

1. Puppy
2. Bunny
3. Koala
4. Genius
5. Love

Most-followed Pets on Instagram in 2017:

1. jiffpom (@jiffpom) – Pomerian, US
2. nala_cat (@nala_cat) – Cat, US
3. Doug the Pug (@itsdougthepug) – Pug, US
4. Marutaro (@marutaro) – Shiba Inu, JP
5. Grumpy Cat (@realgrumpycat) – Cat, US
6. Marnie the Dog (@marniethedog) – Shih Tzu, US
7. Tuna (@tunameltsmyheart) – Chihuahua, US
8. Juniper&Fig (@juniperfoxx) – Fox, US
9. Lil BUB (@iamlilbub) – Cat, US
10. Loki (@loki_the_wolfdog) – Husky, US