Mark Zuckerberg announced the acquisition of Instagram on April 9, 2012. The deal was valued at approximately $1 billion in a combination of cash and shares of Facebook. This acquisition was a significant move for Facebook as it was the first time they had acquired a product and company with so many users.

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