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Austin, Texas (CNN) -- Instagram, the iPhone photo-sharing app that turns almost anyone into an artful photographer, is growing at an astonishing rate.
The app now has 27 million registered users -- up from 15 million in December, its co-founders announced Sunday. And a long-awaited version of Instagram for the Android platform is coming soon.
"We've been able to put together one of the most incredible Androidapps you will ever see," said CEO Kevin Systrom told audience members during a session at the South By Southwest Interactive conference, waving an Android phone with a prototype on it. "It's extremely fast."
Systrom said he's been using the Android phone since shattering his iPhone while climbing out of an Austin pedicab.
Systrom said the Android app is in private beta but will be released to the public "really soon." Instagram also is looking at WIndowsPhone 7 as another possible future platform, he said.
"It's a very exciting time for us. We're growing faster more quickly than anyone right now," he said.
Launched by Systrom and partner Mike Krieger less than two years ago, Instagram already has more users than location-based network Foursquare, despite only being available on Apple's iOS.
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