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Elon Musk's 'Instagram is for girls' comment sparks gender debate, data shows otherwise
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Moneycontrol•03-10-2026, 15:42
Elon Musk's 'Instagram is for girls' comment sparks gender debate, data shows otherwise
- •Elon Musk reignited a social media debate by stating "Instagram is for girls" on X, following a post from Geiger Capital.
- •This isn't Musk's first time making the claim; he previously made similar remarks in May 2026.
- •Data from Statista cited by India Today indicates Instagram's global audience is almost evenly split, with 50.6% male and 49.4% female users.
- •In the US, women constitute a larger share of Instagram users at 55.2%, compared to 44.8% men.
- •The comment comes amidst intense rivalry between Musk's X and Meta's platforms, Instagram and Threads.
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Elon Musk posted on X that “Instagram is for girls,” responding to a post by Geiger Capital which stated they had deleted Instagram and described the Meta-owned platform as an “inherently female app” with “zero benefit”.
Data cited by India Today from Statista showed that globally, Instagram's audience in October 2025 was almost evenly divided by gender, comprising 50.6 percent male and 49.4 percent female users.
Musk's comments sparked a major online debate, with some users agreeing or turning the remark into memes, while others accused him of reinforcing gender stereotypes and criticized his statements as misogynistic.
