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Beyoncé’s iconic pregnancy photo is 2017’s most liked Instagram post

Beyoncé’s iconic pregnancy photo is 2017’s most liked Instagram post

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'Love' was the most used hashtag

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2017 has been a depressing year. From mass shootings, to noxious political discourse on platforms like Facebook and Twitter, to the countless sexual harassment stories that have come to light in recent weeks, news has been a bit bleak to say the least. But there is one platform that’s been an escape and immune to the toxicity; where a few taps and scrolls will produce countless photos of friends brunching and cute pugs in sweaters. That’s right, it’s Instagram.

The Instagram community of 800 million users embraced the themes of unity and family in 2017, according to the company’s year-in-review data. Beyoncé's iconic pregnancy photo received the most likes of the year, with 11.1 million people double-tapping the post. She was the fourth most followed celebrity (108 million followers) behind singer slash actress Selena Gomez who topped the list with over 130 million followers, soccer star Christiano Ronaldo (116 million), and singer Ariana Grande (115 million). Ronaldo had the second most liked photo of the year, which celebrated the birth of his twins.

Tellingly, the word “love” was the most used hashtag, while Instagram’s most used face filter for Stories was the puppy.

The most Instagrammed cities were New York, Moscow, and London. Disneyland in Anaheim was the most popular place in the world for posts, followed by Times Square, Central Park, and the Eiffel Tower. The most important list though — the most-followed pets — saw Jiffpom (7.1 million followers) beating out Nala the cat (3.5 million), and Doug the Pug (3 million).

Poor Doug, he, like Snapchat, was so clearly robbed.