Northern Africa was the region with the largest number of Instagram users. As of April 2022, there were over 40 million accounts on the social media platform. Western and Eastern Africa came with around 15 million and 10 million, respectively. On the other hand, Middle Africa only had two million users on Instagram.
Number of Instagram users in Africa in 2022, by region
(in millions)
The source adds that the values are connected to Instagram's potential advertising reach and therefore may differ from the number of monthly active users.
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