Facebook buys Instagram app for $1bn

10 April 2012 Last updated at 09:23 ET Help

Facebook has announced it is to buy Instagram, the popular photo-sharing smartphone app.

Facebook is paying $1bn (£629m) in cash and stock for the takeover.

Instagram is a free application, but it has proved hugely popular and is now very profitable for its founders as well.

Emma Simpson reports.

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