The singer and her husband, Jay-Z, already have a daughter, Blue Ivy, aged 5.
There has been no official confirmation of the birth from Beyonce and Jay-Z themselves.
Other photos Beyonce posted after her pregnancy announcement showed her swimming under water, reclining on a bed of roses and sitting on a floral throne.
Speculation about the twins’ birth had grown in recent days after a woman was photographed entering a Los Angeles hospital on June 16 holding a card that read “B + J”.
Beyonce is the most-nominated star in the history of the Grammy awards, and her album Lemonade was the world’s best-selling record of 2016.
Using Instagram make the big announcement, the singer and her husband Jay Z said they “have been blessed two times over”.
“We are incredibly grateful that our family will be growing by two,” Beyonce and Jay Z wrote, and “we thank you for your well wishes”.
The post, signed “The Carters”, has a photo of Beyonce with a baby bump.
Beyonce and Jay Z already have a daughter, Blue Ivy, who has just turned five.
The singer has been nominated in nine categories for the 2017 Grammy Awards, extending her lead as the most-nominated woman in Grammys history.
Beyonce, 35, is due to headline the Coachella music festival in southern California in April.
The announcement gave no indication of the babies’ due date.
In 2011, Beyonce revealed her pregnancy to fans during the MTV Awards.
She opened her performance of Love On Top by announcing: “I want you to feel the love that’s growing inside of me.”
During the closing bars of the song, Beyonce opened her jacket to reveal her baby bump. The camera then cut to Jay Z, who was being congratulated by Kanye West.
Blue Ivy went on to inspire a song on Beyonce’s self-titled album, and appeared several times in last year’s Lemonade.
Jay Z revealed in the lyrics to his track Glory that Beyonce suffered a miscarriage before the birth of Blue Ivy.
New reports claim Beyonce is pregnant with baby No 2.
Recent pictures show Beyonce with a rounded tummy on stage in London.
And another report claims the singer’s much derided Met Gala look was designed to conceal her growing pregnancy figure.
Beyonce – who welcomed her first child, daughter Blue Ivy Carter, into the world in January 2012 – is said to be expecting again with her rapper husband Jay-Z.
The New York Post claims “multiple sources” told them Beyonce, 31, is pregnant following her attendance at the star-studded Met Ball last week, where the star’s rumored pregnancy was the talk of the night.
Beyonce is reportedly pregnant with baby No 2
The singer is said to have “carefully” hidden her baby bump in a high-waisted Givenchy gown, but according to the report, multiple photos have surfaced of Beyonce sporting a growing stomach on her 65-date Mrs. Carter Show world tour, which touched down in Dublin, Ireland, on Sunday.
Blog Media Takeoutran photos showing Beyonce’s rounded tummy.
Beyonce and Jay-Z – real name Shawn Carter – remained tight-lipped about her first pregnancy until sensationally announcing it live at the MTV Video Music Awards in August 2011.
She recently admitted she would love to give her 18-month-old daughter a sibling, because she enjoyed such a close relationship with her younger sister Solange Knowles, 26, when they were growing up.
Beyonce said: “I would like more children. I think my daughter needs some company. I definitely love being a big sister.”
When pressed on when she may have another child, Beyonce added: “At some point, when it’s supposed to happen.”
Beyoncé has announced that she is expecting her first baby at the MTV Video Music Awards 2011.
Beyoncé, 29, made the surprising announcement by revealing her baby bump on the red carpet at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night.
She worn a long orange dress by Lanvin and clutched her visible bump while was telling the press: “I have a surprise!”
Beyoncé revealed her baby bump on the red carpet at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night
Beyoncé didn’t let her pregnancy prevent her from bringing the house down with an energetic performance.
The singer cheered on her husband Jay-Z, who performed new single Otis with Kanye West, before taking to the stage herself.
Beyoncé took the stage in a purple glittery blazer and black trousers by Dolce & Gabbana and said:
“I want you to feel the love that’s growing inside of me.”
After she performed Love On Top, which attracted a standing ovation from the audience, Beyoncé ripped open her jacket and proudly rubbed her baby bump.
Beyoncé ripped open her jacket and proudly rubbed her baby bump after she performed Love On Top
In the next moment, cameras moved on the audience, where Jay-Z was beaming, as his friend Kanye West jumped up and down, smacking the future father on the back and shaking him.
Beyoncé performed two weeks ago at the Roseland Ballroom in New York and covered up her stomach with a special costume that draped lightly across her protruding bump.
“Now I’m a woman, and because I gave it my all, I can focus on my marriage,” she said.
“I can decide I want to have kids. I can be the mother I want to be and dedicate myself to my children.”
Beyoncé, who married rapper Jay-Z in 2008, said during an interview she gave two months ago:
“I always said I was going to have a baby at 30. I’m 29 now.”
“But I also said I was going to retire at 30. So I don’t know,’ she said, adding: “I am not retiring, I tell you.”
And she continued: “Only God knows, only God knows.”
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