Threads reaches 500 million monthly active users
▼ Summary
– Threads has surpassed 500 million monthly active users, reaching the milestone just before its third birthday.
– The platform initially gained 100 million users faster than ChatGPT after its 2023 launch.
– CEO Mark Zuckerberg has stated his belief that Threads could eventually reach 1 billion users.
– Meta reports that daily active users continue to increase strongly worldwide.
– This growth is driven by communities, which Meta is expanding by bringing them out of beta and adding a communities hub.
Threads has officially crossed the 500 million monthly active users mark, as Meta confirmed on Tuesday. The milestone arrives just before the platform’s third anniversary, a rapid ascent that began with a blistering launch in 2023. Back then, Threads hit 100 million users faster than ChatGPT, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has long expressed confidence that the app could eventually reach 1 billion users.
According to Meta, daily active usage on Threads is “increasing strongly across the globe,” with nearly all of that growth attributed to communities. These topic-based groups let users discover and participate in conversations around specific interests. Meta is now moving communities out of beta, introducing a dedicated communities hub in the Threads menu and rolling out additional tools to help users engage more deeply.
(Source: The Verge)
