Photos which moved mankind - the most viral Instagram posts of 2015
THESE are the iconic images which sum up our year - and they sent the internet mad.
These are the top photos on Instagram over the last 12 months
From the ‘blue-gold’ dress which started the 2015 with a good old healthy row, to the photo of Prince George kissing his baby sister, these all went viral on Instagram in 2015.
They include pop icons, political figures such as Donald Trump and some touching sombre moments like ‘Je Suis Charlie’ and Eiffel Tower logos to express solidarity with victims of terrorism in France.
Prince George and Princess Charlotte's picture tugged at the heartstrings
Astronaut Tim Peake made history by posting to Instagram from space
The most favourited photo of the year on the sharing site was when Taylor Swift - the popstar with nearly 60million followers - posted an image of flowers sent to her by Kanye West. It was liked 2.6million times.
Adele also made her mark with a memorable image after she first joined Instagram in November.
The global superstar has already amassed an eye-watering 3.2 million followers.
That pales into comparison with David Beckham as the former Manchester United player has 16.1m followers since joining in May.
We’ve filtered through posts to find the best news items which spread around the world on Instagram.