In celebrating 30 years of the GIF, social media giant, Facebook, had decided to join in the fun by making GIFs in comments available to everyone on Facebook. Just tap the GIF button when you go to make a comment, type in what you’re looking to say, and add the GIF that really nails it!
Facebook also shared these awesome facts: Since the introduction of GIFs in Messenger in 2015,
- People on Messenger sent nearly 13 billion GIFs in the last year, or nearly 25,000 GIFs every minute
- GIF sends on Messenger have tripled in the past year
- New Year’s Day 2017 was the most popular day ever for GIF sends on Messenger, with more than 400 million GIF sends.
Facebook is also celebrating the 30th anniversary the best way they know how — a GIF party with some big stars.
GIPHY Studios created 20 GIFs featuring some of the internet’s most recognizable faces: DNCE, Logan Paul, Amanda Cerny, DREEZY, Patrick Starr, Violet Benson, Wuz Good, Brandi Marie, and Landon Moss.
Each GIF is a unique and shareable morsel of human expression. They are available to use by searching #GIFparty when sharing a GIF on Facebook or Messenger or by visiting GIPHY.com/Facebook.
