The photo-sharing social network, which was bought by Facebook for $1 billion, has attracted the likes of Selena Gomez and Wiz Khalifa.
By Jocelyn Vena
<P>With the announcement on Monday (April 9) that it had been <a href="http://newsroom.fb.com/Announcements/Facebook-to-Acquire-Instagram-141.aspx" target="_blank">bought by Facebook</a> for a cool $1 billion, <a href="http://instagr.am/" target="blank">Instagram</a> seems destined to be the next big thing. Especially when you consider the fact that celebrities like Taylor Swift and Kim Kardashian already smitten with the photo-sharing social network. </P><P> </P><P>Of the 30 million users on the site, a few A-listers have been using the site to connect to their fans and show a more personal side of themselves, giving fans an inside view of what it's like to be them. So who are the most avid Instagram users in the celebrity world? </P><P> </P><P><b>Taylor Swift</b> is a leader of the pack with more than 1 million followers. Her <a href="http://instagr.am/p/I56uD7DvGR/" target="_blank">more than 70 photos</a> include her hanging on the beach, chilling with her friends and, most recently, in Las Vegas, where she won Entertainer of the Year at the Academy of Country Music Awards. </P><P> </P><P>Like her pal Taylor, <b>Selena Gomez</b> connects by sharing a mixture of career-related and personal snaps with more than 1 million followers. <a href="http://instagr.am/p/I8XTTDxu6q/" target="_blank">Recently, she posted</a> a snapshot of her and her dog, accompanied by the caption, "Me and chippers laying outside. He looks scared lol." She has shared more than 150 photos on the social network. </P><P> </P><P><b>Meek Mill</b> has posted more than <a href="http://instagr.am/p/JMB_o8CkB5/" target="_blank">1,200 photos on his Instagram account</a> to his nearly 250,000 followers. He often shares lyrics and photos of himself in the studio, with messages like "Me & @bigseangood just made greatness we gone drop it on y'all getting it next week!" </P><P> </P><P><b>Rihanna</b> has <a href="http://instagr.am/p/JLkidohM0N/" target="_blank">used her Instagram</a> to create a sort of look book, sharing her fashion photos with nearly 450,000 followers. One of her most recent looks was a photo of herself at 13, smiling and sporting braids. </P><P> </P><P>And <b>Kim Kardashian</b> has found yet another way to let the world in on <a href="http://instagr.am/p/JNTzojuS7o/" target="_blank">her life through her account</a>, which has attracted just shy of 1 million followers. The reality starlet recently poked fun at stepdad Bruce Jenner when she shared a photo of an old cereal box from his Olympic days with the message "Breakfast of champions!!!!" </P><P> </P><P><b>Chris Brown</b>, under the handle <a href="http://instagr.am/p/JLKuDQPped/" target="_blank">f---yopictures</a>, has a following of nearly 250,000. His 69 photos feature him on set and hanging around shirtless at rehearsals as well as photos from his shoe collection. </P><P> </P><P><b>Wiz Khalifa</b>'s more than 350,000 followers get a sneak peek into his personal life with photos of the MC with his fiancé, Amber Rose, his dog and his family. </P><P> </P><P><I>Who's your favorite celebrity to follow on Instagram? Leave your pick in the comments section below!</i> </P><P> </P><P><center><a href="http://www.mtv.com/photos/?fid=1617615"><img src="http://www.mtv.com/news/photos/s/spotted/banner/spotted.jpg"></a></center></p>
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