New Delhi: Meta’s Threads has reached over 175 million monthly active users as it nears its first anniversary. Mark Zuckerberg announced this milestone on Wednesday. In April, Threads had 150 million users, up from 130 million in February. Threads launched on July 3, 2023, offering an alternative to X (formerly Twitter) after Elon Musk made major changes to X.
Musk recently said that X has 600 million monthly active users, with half using it daily, but he didn’t say if this includes automated accounts or spam bots.
Meta shared that most users on Threads post text rather than images, with 63% of posts being text-only. However, one in four posts includes an image. There have been over 50 million tags created, with the most popular being PhotographyThreads, BookThreads, and GymThreads.
Threads’ integration with Instagram has helped its growth. Since its launch, Threads has added features like a web app, trending topics, and an edit button. While Threads aims to offer similar features to X, it avoids political discussions and doesn’t promote news, unlike X, which is popular for live event discussions.
