5 Interesting Facts about Google Photos, Which Is Now Used by Millions
Google Photos, the mobile and web app that Google introduced back in May, has gotten some serious traction. It’s been a mere 5 months since Google rolled out Photos, and its already being used by more than 100 million people. That’s… really impressive!
Twitter and Pinterest needed about 5 years to reach that number of monthly active users. Instagram reached the 100 million mark a bit faster than that, it only needed 2 and half years.
To mark this joyous occasion, the Google Photos team shared some interesting facts about how people use Google Photos. The 5 most interesting ones are listed below.
Most photographed things ever – People and Food
The number one thing Google Photos users photograph the most are people. Which makes sense. You want pics of your friends when you get together, you want pics of your family when you go home for a visit, and you want to snap a cool selfie when you’re all by yourself.
The second most photographed thing on Google Photos is food. Yes, food! Which reminds me about these 5 Android apps that will help you stay fit and in shape. They might come in handy if you overdo it with the food.
Most photographed events – Weddings and Concerts
The wheel in the above image presents the events that are photographed the most. The top 3 entries are weddings, concerts, and Christmas.
Can I just say that people who record videos at concerts are the worst! I can’t see the stage because you have to hold your huge phone up in the air and record? I know you’re never going to watch that video, so can’t you put your phone down and just enjoy the music? If you want something fun to watch, try these corky celebrity tech endorsements.
Most photographed animal – Dog
Just look at that little guy’s face. Is it any wonder that dogs are incredibly popular? So popular in fact, that Google Photos users take more photos of dogs than any other animal.
If you want good looking, high-quality images of animals, I invite you to check out these amazing 33 animal wallpapers that were published on Bing's Homepage Gallery.
Most photographed places – Paris and New York
The number 1 most photographed place on Google Photos is Paris. And for good reason. It has iconic landmarks like the Eiffel Tower and the Notre-Dame cathedral, it is a major art, fashion, and gastronomy center, it has those chic cafés and boutiques.
New York takes the number 2 spot on the list with Barcelona coming in 3rd.
If you’re planning on going abroad, security company Avast has 7 useful tips to share with you.
15 million animations and collages
Google Photos features the option to create animations and collages. People have used this option to create more than 15 million animations and collages. Creating a GIF animation is as simple as selecting a few photos, tapping the + button, and then selecting Animation.
Instagram, the social network that teens prefer above all else, has an app that can be used to create collages. It’s called Layout from Instagram and it is available for Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android.
As I mentioned at the start of this article, I picked the 5 most interesting facts the Google Photos team shared. See what other facts were shared here.
What is Google Photos?
Google Photos is a standalone product that helps you store an unlimited number of photos and videos, keeps all your media organized, lets you enhance photos and create collages, and makes it easy to share media with others.
Google Photos – Main Features
Googhe Photos is available as a web service. Click here to start using Google Photos on the web.
Google Photos is available as a mobile app for iOS and Android. Get Google Photos for iOS from the App Store, get Google Photos for Android from Google Play.
Twitter and Pinterest needed about 5 years to reach that number of monthly active users. Instagram reached the 100 million mark a bit faster than that, it only needed 2 and half years.
To mark this joyous occasion, the Google Photos team shared some interesting facts about how people use Google Photos. The 5 most interesting ones are listed below.
Most photographed things ever – People and Food
The number one thing Google Photos users photograph the most are people. Which makes sense. You want pics of your friends when you get together, you want pics of your family when you go home for a visit, and you want to snap a cool selfie when you’re all by yourself.
The second most photographed thing on Google Photos is food. Yes, food! Which reminds me about these 5 Android apps that will help you stay fit and in shape. They might come in handy if you overdo it with the food.
Most photographed events – Weddings and Concerts
The wheel in the above image presents the events that are photographed the most. The top 3 entries are weddings, concerts, and Christmas.
Can I just say that people who record videos at concerts are the worst! I can’t see the stage because you have to hold your huge phone up in the air and record? I know you’re never going to watch that video, so can’t you put your phone down and just enjoy the music? If you want something fun to watch, try these corky celebrity tech endorsements.
Most photographed animal – Dog
Just look at that little guy’s face. Is it any wonder that dogs are incredibly popular? So popular in fact, that Google Photos users take more photos of dogs than any other animal.
If you want good looking, high-quality images of animals, I invite you to check out these amazing 33 animal wallpapers that were published on Bing's Homepage Gallery.
Most photographed places – Paris and New York
The number 1 most photographed place on Google Photos is Paris. And for good reason. It has iconic landmarks like the Eiffel Tower and the Notre-Dame cathedral, it is a major art, fashion, and gastronomy center, it has those chic cafés and boutiques.
New York takes the number 2 spot on the list with Barcelona coming in 3rd.
If you’re planning on going abroad, security company Avast has 7 useful tips to share with you.
15 million animations and collages
Google Photos features the option to create animations and collages. People have used this option to create more than 15 million animations and collages. Creating a GIF animation is as simple as selecting a few photos, tapping the + button, and then selecting Animation.
Instagram, the social network that teens prefer above all else, has an app that can be used to create collages. It’s called Layout from Instagram and it is available for Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android.
As I mentioned at the start of this article, I picked the 5 most interesting facts the Google Photos team shared. See what other facts were shared here.
What is Google Photos?
Google Photos is a standalone product that helps you store an unlimited number of photos and videos, keeps all your media organized, lets you enhance photos and create collages, and makes it easy to share media with others.
Google Photos – Main Features
- A lifetime of memories – you can store an unlimited number of photos and videos to Google Photos for free! More info about Google Photos' storage options is available here.
- High quality photos and videos – Photos maintains the original resolution up to 16MP for photos and 1080p high-definition for videos.
- Everything is nicely organized – Photos automatically organizes your memories based on location, things, people, and so on.
- Quickly find photos – the app’s visual search function will help you find whatever photo you’re looking for.
- Enhance and combine photos – automatically adjust photos to make them look better, combine photos to create collages, use your photos to create animations or movies.
- Share your memories – share your photos and videos via Twitter, Whatsapp, Hangouts Facebook, and more. You can share individual photos, a group of photos, or an entire album.
Googhe Photos is available as a web service. Click here to start using Google Photos on the web.
Google Photos is available as a mobile app for iOS and Android. Get Google Photos for iOS from the App Store, get Google Photos for Android from Google Play.
