Since its launch on July 5, Threads has taken the media world by storm. To say the reviews have been mixed would be an understatement: some have called it a “Twitter killer” while others have called ...

Threads, a social media platform developed by Instagram, took the world by storm, with 100 million signups in just one week after its launch. This rapid success is due to Instagram’s effective ...

Update January 2026: Threads has now overtaken X (formerly Twitter) on mobile. This is users on mobile, not total active users. Threads has 141.5 million daily active users, compared to X’s 125 ...