<p>As the popular photo and video sharing app Instagram turns 5, take a look at the most followed Instagram accounts across the world.</p>
<p>The social networking app, <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Instagram</strong></span>, was first launched on October 6, 2010. Instagram's official account has over 103 million followers, which is the maximum till date. Instagrammers around the world use the platform to share their moments captured in pictures and videos.</p>
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<p>Popular country singer <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Taylor Swift</strong></span> has a massive following of about 49.7 million Instagram users. She is the most followed person on the photo sharing platform. Swift uses her account to share pictures of her pets and her day-to-day life.</p>
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<p>Reality star <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Kim Kardashian</strong></span> has a massive following on Twitter as well as Instagram. Her Instagram account boasts of about 48.2 million followers. Kim is very active on social media and shares pictures and videos from her show and other red carpet events. She recently launched a book titled Kim Kardashian Selfish which includes some never seen before intimate pictures that she later shared on her Instagram account.</p>
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<p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Beyonce Knowles</strong></span> is the third most followed person on Instagram with 47.3 million followers. The platinum selling singer uses her account to share pictures and videos from her concert tours and also to give her fans a glimpse of her life.</p>
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<p>Singer <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Selena Gomez</strong></span> has a massive fan following across the globe and has around 46 million followers on Instagram. Post her on and off relationship with Justin Bieber, she has been very active on Instagram and keeps her fans updated about her life through photos and videos.</p>
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<p>American singer and actress <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Ariana Grande</strong></span> is the sixth most followed account on Instagram with 44.7 million followers. She uses the platform to share moments from her life and for promotion of her music albums.</p>
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<p>Teen sensation and popular singer <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Justin Bieber</strong></span> features as the seventh most followed Instagrammer with 40.2 million followers. He is pretty active on his account and shares pictures and videos of his travel and also keeps his fans up to date about his life.</p>
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<p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Kylie Jenner</strong></span> is the second most followed member from the Kardashian-Jenner family with 38.3 million followers. The 18-year-old model goes by the username King Kylie and is known for regularly posting selfies.</p>
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<p>Another member of the Kardashian-Jenner family featuring in the list is <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Kendall Jenner</strong></span> with 38.2 million followers. She uses her account to share post on her family and their massively popular show 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians'.</p>
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<p>The only rapper to feature in the top 10 list is <span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong>Nicki Minaj</strong></span>. She has around 35.3 million followers as of now. The female rapper is known for her colourful costumes and wigs.</p>
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