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Instagram VS Pinterest_

As of 30 October 2026, Pinterest is named by 721 companies and Instagram by 5,841; Instagram skews to companies under 200 people (66% vs 62%), Pinterest to companies over 1,000 (18% vs 14%).

As of 30 October 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Instagram's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Pinterest rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Instagram: 2–200 employees
66%
Pinterest: 2–200 employees
62%
Instagram: 1,000+ employees
14%
Pinterest: 1,000+ employees
18%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.1 · 2.0
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 87,758
5,841companies name Instagram
721companies name Pinterest
707name both
12,552 · 1,464postings in 90 days, Instagram · Pinterest
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentInstagramsharePinterestshareLeans
Self-employed1613%223%even
2-10 employees89715%669%Instagram
11-50 employees1,68929%22031%even
51-200 employees1,26422%16323%even
201-500 employees63811%6910%even
501-1000 employees3676%487%even
1001-5000 employees4578%689%even
5001-10000 employees1252%213%even
10,001+ employees2434%446%even
By industry
SegmentInstagramsharePinterestshareLeans
Business & finance services1,22021%21830%Pinterest
Technology & software76313%6910%Instagram
Commerce & trade59810%14821%Pinterest
Consumer services & leisure59610%365%Instagram
Public, community & associations56310%253%Instagram
Manufacturing & industry5129%9613%Pinterest
Media & content5119%608%even
Property & construction3426%284%even
Health care2364%172%even
Hospitality & travel2224%172%even
Automotive1262%41%even
Transport, logistics & rental882%––outside top 12
Utilities & infrastructure––20%outside top 12
By country
SegmentInstagramsharePinterestshareLeans
United States2,59244%35750%Pinterest
Germany95116%10114%Instagram
United Kingdom3566%558%even
India2745%193%Instagram
France2284%335%even
Netherlands1833%243%even
Canada1603%223%even
Australia882%162%even
Singapore811%––outside top 12
United Arab Emirates641%––outside top 12
Italy631%81%even
Poland631%112%even
Austria––81%outside top 12
Belgium––81%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentInstagramsharePinterestshareLeans
Marketing & communications10,73760%1,48472%Pinterest
arts media and entertainment1,3407%191%Instagram
Design & UX8595%1015%even
Sales4683%472%even
real estate and property3052%201%even
Administration & office2591%100%even
Retail & store operations2331%––outside top 12
Business development & strategy2061%90%even
personal care and wellness1701%––outside top 12
Customer service & success1691%281%even
Product, program & project management1371%90%even
Travel, leisure & events1301%––outside top 12
Data & AI––231%outside top 12
Software engineering––221%outside top 12
Unclassified––201%outside top 12
Cite this

Quote the sentence with the date and the link. The numbers change daily; the link always shows the current ones.

Pinterest is named by 721 companies in job postings and Instagram by 5,841; 707 name both. (Breaknorm, 30 October 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/instagram-vs-pinterest)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

Instagram vs Pinterest: questions

Which is more used, Instagram or Pinterest?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Instagram (5,841) over Pinterest (721). By website-and-DNS footprint, Pinterest (87,758 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Instagram?

66% of Instagram companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 62% for Pinterest. 14% of Instagram companies have over 1,000 employees, against 18% for Pinterest.

Do companies run both?

707 companies name both in their postings, usually Instagram in marketing and Pinterest in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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