--- title: The Internet Is Losing It Over Beyonce's Private Snapchat description: After Beyonce posted an Instagram using a Snapchat filter, the Internet lost their minds trying to find her private Snapchat account. canonical: https://time.com/4681768/beyonce-snapchat-internet-reactions/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-02-24T17:57:12.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:41:24.061Z og:title: The Internet Is Freaking Out Over Beyoncé's Snapchat Photo og:description: Time to call the Beygency og:url: https://time.com/4681768/beyonce-snapchat-internet-reactions/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2d9482a9e4af6244/6988bbb80a4a2295be9cd0a2/beyonce-blue-ivy-snapchat.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: Celebrities Attend The 66th NBA All-Star Game og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Internet Is Freaking Out Over Beyoncé's Snapchat Photo twitter:description: Time to call the Beygency twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2d9482a9e4af6244/6988bbb80a4a2295be9cd0a2/beyonce-blue-ivy-snapchat.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Beyoncé Posted a Snapchat Photo and The Internet Can't Handle It > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images) NEW ORLEANS, LA - FEBRUARY 19: (L-R) Jay Z, Blue Ivy Carter and Beyoncé Knowles attend the 66th NBA All-Star Game at Smoothie King Center on February 19, 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images) Theo Wargo—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Feb 24, 2017 5:57 PM UTC While [Beyoncé cancelling her Coachella appearance](http://time.com/money/4681140/beyonce-coachella-festival-tickets/) might have bummed out some [Bey Hive members ](http://time.com/3912684/beyonce-vegan-fans-angry/)on Thursday, they had no time to lament because Queen Bey graciously provided an engrossing diversion: a photo suggesting she has a secret Snapchat. In an Instagram posted on Thursday following her Coachella announcement, Bey selected a photo of her and the one true Carter heir ([at least, until the twins arrive](http://time.com/4657826/beyonce-pregnant-twins-photos/),) [Blue Ivy](http://time.com/4599168/beyonce-mariah-carey-family-photo/) using [the popular deer Snapchat filter](http://time.com/4486189/desigual-snapchat-makeup-nyfw/). Needless to say, the Internet immediately freaked out about the potential of a private Beyoncé Snapchat account, with responses ranging from utter disbelief to strategic planning to find the account. Of course, the most popular query was what Bey’s Snapchat name actually is, but knowing how famously private Beyoncé is, we won’t be holding our breath for her making her account public anytime soon. With that being said, here’s a look at the thirstiest responses on the web to Beyoncé’s photo. > [](https://twitter.com/ANTlFatima/status/834888291208024064) > [](https://twitter.com/SylviaObell/status/834891136053432320) > [](https://twitter.com/oscarGosei/status/834920191033241600) > [](https://twitter.com/IBeenDranking/status/834899571457273857) > [](https://twitter.com/surfyonce/status/834892042241261568) > [](https://twitter.com/BeeKaY%5FNY/status/834888671333597184) > [](https://twitter.com/tu%5FZer0/status/834943545144389633) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4681768/beyonce-snapchat-internet-reactions/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4681768/beyonce-snapchat-internet-reactions/"},"headline":"Beyoncé Posted a Snapchat Photo and The Internet Can't Handle It","datePublished":"2017-02-24T17:57:12.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:41:24.061Z","description":"Time to call the Beygency","url":"https://time.com/4681768/beyonce-snapchat-internet-reactions/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","viral","snapchat","Beyonce","Instagram","celebrity","Culture"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2d9482a9e4af6244/6988bbb80a4a2295be9cd0a2/beyonce-blue-ivy-snapchat.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2d9482a9e4af6244/6988bbb80a4a2295be9cd0a2/beyonce-blue-ivy-snapchat.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Celebrities Attend The 66th NBA All-Star Game","caption":"Celebrities Attend The 66th NBA All-Star Game","creditText":"Theo Wargo—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4681768/beyonce-snapchat-internet-reactions/","name":"Beyoncé Posted a Snapchat Photo and The Internet Can't Handle It"}}]}] ```