INSTAGRAM fans will know that the approach of the New Year means the return of the cult Top Nine.
It’s a collage of your top nine Instagram posts from the past year, and has become something of a tradition – here’s how to find yours.
Here’s how you can find your Top 9 on Instagram
- Head to Top Nine – you can use their desktop version, or the app which is available on the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.
- If your account is private however, you’ll need to use the app.
- Next enter your Instagram handle (your @) and your email address into the box.
- This is where the fun starts! Top Nine starts generating your collage – and they’ll email you once its ready.
- Enjoy!
Just be aware when creating your collage that the apps are flooded with users checking their end of year stats, so some might take a while.
If you use Top Nine, they’ll also offer you an option to see your average likes per post, and also to create a video of your collage – but you’ll have to pay for that.
All that’s left is to get sharing.
Instagram – the key facts
Here’s what you need to know…
- Instagram is a social network for sharing photos and videos
- It was created back in October 2010 as an iPhone-exclusive app
- A separate version for Android devices was released 18 months later
- The app rose to popularity thanks to its filters system, which lets you quickly edit your photos with cool effects
- When it first launched, users could only post square 1:1 ratio images, but that rule was changed in 2015
- In 2012, Facebook bought Instagram for $1billion in cash and stock
- In 2018, some analysts believe the app is worth closer to $100billion
- In October 2015, Instagram confirmed that more than 40billion photos had been uploaded to the app
- And in 2018, Instagram revealed that more than a billion people were using the app every month
In other news, find out how to change your Facebook password.
Apple recently revealed all the ways Facebook tracks you.
And the UK has vowed to crack down on rogue behaviour by US tech giants.
Are you going to post your Instagram ‘Top 9’? Let us know in the comments…
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