Instagram has released its year-end round-up of who and what made waves on the picture-sharing service in Canada this year and it appears that Stratford, Ontario’s own megastar is at the top of the list.
A number of Canadian celebrities continued to amass legions of followers on the picture sharing service in 2015. Not surprisingly though, popstar Justin Bieber topped the list, with nearly 28 million new Instagram pals. He now has 46 million followers. Rapper Drake came a distant second, with 10 million new followers, while singer Shawn Mendes picked up 4 million.
Toronto YouTube star Lily Singh (AKA Superwoman) gained more than 1.6 million new followers in 2015, while Canadian actress and ‘Arrow” star Emily Bett racked up another 800,000 followers.
A number of Canadian celebrities also signed up in 2015 and quickly gained thousands of followers. Instagram newcomers include songstress Celine Dion, actress/model Marie Avgeropoulos, Maple Leafs goalie Jonathan Bernier, actor Victor Garber and singer Robby Johnson.
Some of the most liked moments on Instagram this year were also celebrity-focused.
A picture of Bieber playing with Kourtney Kardashian's son mason in a pool garnered 1.8 million likes.
An image of Taylor Swift getting thousands of fans to sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to Shawn Mendes got 634,000 likes.
A touching sonogram singer Michael Buble shared of his unborn son or daughter was liked by more than 108,000 people.
Aside from celebrities, it appears Canadian Instagramers also love holidays. Halloween, Mother’s Day, New Year’s Day and Easter round out the top five most Instagrammed days in Canada. But the biggest day of all for Canadian Instagramers – significant others take note – Valentine’s Day.
In terms of the most Instagrammed locations in the country, four out of the top five are in in the GTA. They include the Rogers Centre, the Air Canada Centre, the CN Tower and Canada’s Wonderland. However Niagara Falls takes the cake as the most Instagrammed spot in the country.
Other heavily Instagrammed spots around Canada include Montreal’s old port, Stanley Park in Vancouver and Whistler Blackcomb, B.C.
