5 Fun Emoji Facts in Celebration of World Emoji Day!

We use them daily. You probably do too. We’re talking, (or, more importantly, typing) about the legendary emoji.

In honor of World Emoji Day (which, yes, is a thing!) Here are a few fun facts about the small but mighty icons we’ve all come to know, love, and use every day.

• Fact #1 Shigetaka Kurita, a Japanese artist, invented emojis in 1999
• Fact #2 About 36% of all Instagram posts contain 1-3 emojis
• Fact #3 95% of internet users have used an emoji
• Fact #4 Over 10 billion emojis are used daily
• Fact #5 In 2013, the word “emoji” was officially used in the Oxford Dictionary. (So you know it’s official!)

Your most recently-used emojis can say a hilarious amount about how your day’s going - which are on your list today? Let us know in the comments below!