🆚 Instagram vs. ResearchGate

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Social media platform
Science and research platform

About

Instagram is a photo and video sharing social media platform owned by Meta Platforms.

It allows users to post photos and short videos with built-in filters and effects, share disappearing Stories and Reels, send direct messages, and use hashtags and geotags for content discovery.

ResearchGate is a social networking platform for scientists and researchers that enables them to share publications, collaborate with peers, and engage in academic discussions online.

It allows users to upload and track research papers with metrics such as reads and citations, access a database with over 160 million publication pages, ask and answer questions through a dedicated Q&A system, follow topics and researchers, and maintain detailed profiles with publication lists, affiliations, and research statistics.

Headquarters

Menlo Park, California, United States
Berlin, Germany

Website

Pricing

Free ✔️
Free ✔️

Categories

Social Media › Rank #2
Social Media › Rank #39
Science And Research › Rank #2

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Instagram social media platform is 932 times more popular than ResearchGate.
Total websites

Market share

Social Media

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Instagram is more popular than ResearchGate in all countries.
United States
Germany
United Kingdom
Japan
Spain
Italy
Brazil
France
Australia
India

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Instagram is more popular than ResearchGate in all market segments.
Business
Online Shopping
Education/Reference
Blogs/Wiki
Travel
Entertainment
Internet Services
Health
Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO
General News

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

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Rank
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Rank
#15,000
#20,047
#20,994
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