Meta’s Threads overtakes X in mobile usage as audience shifts:
With features like longer posts, topic-based communities, and enhanced content controls ...
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Threads has overtaken X in daily users, but only on mobile: On the web, Elon Musk's social network still reigns supreme.
mashable.com/article/threads-x-daily-mobile-users
Threads has more global daily users than X on mobile for the first time: Mobile traffic on Threads has been growing considerably.
engadget.com/social-media/threads-has-more-global-daily-users-than-x-on-mobile-for-the-first-time-144936831.html
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Key FactsZuckerberg says Threads reaches 30 million users
Jul 8, 2023 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: foxbusiness.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: foxbusiness.com
- According to Zuckerberg, more than five million people signed up within hours, reaching 30 million by early afternoon.
- Instagram product executive Connor Hayes confirmed Threads was developed as a direct competitor to Elon Musk’s platform.
- Threads uses Instagram logins, allows posts of up to 500 characters, and supports videos lasting up to five minutes.
- Musk responded with criticism and mockery of Threads; the app launched without advertising.
It is infinitely preferable to be attacked by strangers on Twitter, than indulge in the false happiness of hide-the-pain Instagram.— Elon Musk, in response to Threads' launch, commenting on the Twitter-Threads vs Instagram dynamic.
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