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Elon is getting alarmed, exactly how many users does Threads have now?
Threads, the new Twitter killer from Meta has had millions of downloads. On the second day of Threads, (July 6th) Mark Zuckerberg reported that there have been over thirty million new signups. In this fertile period of Threads, the user base seems to be growing at an impressive pace. According to ‘Threaders’ and supporters of the Zuck have responded to this Thread with requests like “Give us the edit button and it will be 100 million soon enough.”
Even without the edit button, or even the ability to post GIFs or use hashtags, Threads has now hit the 100 million mark and counting, according to Quiver Quantitative. This makes it the fastest growing social media platform, faster than any other platform including ChatGPT, TikTok and Instagram.
How many users does Threads have?
According to the number badge appearing on Instagram profiles that tell us when someone joined Threads, there are now over 100 million users and counting! It’s impossible to get an exact number of users on Threads, but you can see what number user you were when you joined. To put that 100 million number into perspective, we’ve also discussed how many users Threads has compared to Twitter.
How big is Threads?
It’s looking like it could be pretty big. Although we have our reservations and data privacy concerns, Threads has potentially become the best Twitter alternative yet, mostly because of the sheer number of users it’s already garnered.
How many users does Twitter have?
In July 2023, Twitter approximately has over 353.9 million users according to BankMyCell, meaning Threads still quite a lot of catching up to do. For reference though, Instagram has a whopping 1.628 billion users as of April according to DataReportal, and this number will only grow with the launch of Threads. In other words, Elon Musk should definitely be worried, and by the looks of things, he is. On July 7th, the news emerged that Twitter is threatening to sue Meta over effectively stealing their idea. The plot certainly thickens as it becomes increasingly likely that Instagram Threads is here to stay.
Final word
As the total number of users for Instagram Threads grows by the hour, make sure you’re clued up to get the most out of it. That includes how to follow everyone, and get verified on Threads. For desktop fans, we’ve even found a cheeky way to use Threads on your PC ahead of the launch of a web browsing Threads app.
