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# Instagram Stories Cut Snapchat Growth by 82%
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/instagram-stories-cut-snapchat-growth-by-82/
- Published: 2017-02-07T09:42:49.000Z
- Updated: 2017-02-07T09:42:49.000Z
- Description: Snapchat was soaring early in 2016. But the launch of Instagram Stories appears to have led to an incredible drop in Snapchat user growth, according to new stats in its. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2017/02/instagram-stories-cut-snapchat-growth-by-82.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, Social Media, Evan Spiegel, Facebook, Initial public offering, Instagram, IOS, QR code, Search box, Snap, Snapchat, TechCrunch, Twitter, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:13

[![SNAPCHAT](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb097508c0970d-150wi "SNAPCHAT")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb097508c0970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Snapchat was soaring early in 2016\. But the launch of Instagram Stories appears to have led to an incredible drop in Snapchat user growth, according to new stats in its IPO filing last week.

[![snapchat](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c8d1e576970b-500wi "snapchat")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c8d1e576970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)

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