Threads (app)
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| Developer(s) | Meta Platforms |
|---|---|
| Initial release | July 5, 2023 |
| Operating system | |
| Size | Varies per device |
| Available in | 31+ languages |
| Type | Photo and video |
| Website | threads |
Threads is an social media microblogging service. It was developed and owned by Meta Platforms.[1] The service was started on July 6, 2023.[2] Threads reached 30 million users.[3][4][5][6] It is similar to X (formerly Twitter).
Threads works "adjacent" to Instagram, users need to have an Instagram account and use their Instagram login details.[7] When Elon Musk bought Twitter in 2022, Meta workers talked about the creation of "Instagram Notes", a text-based feature of Instagram. They also talked about creating a separate and text-focused app, that helped create the idea of Threads.[8]
History
[change | change source]On April 19, 2022, Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion dollars.[9][10]
On July 10, 2023, Threads became the fastest growing apps in history.[11][12] Threads reached 100 million users in just five days.[13][14]
Threads quickly became available in 100 countries, but until December 14, 2023[15] had delayed its launch in the European Union as it waited to be cleared by the European Commission for its data collection policies.[16]
On October 30, 2024, Threads reached 275 million users.[17][18]
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ Duffy, Clare (2023-07-06). "What is Threads? Here's what you need to know about the potential 'Twitter Killer' | CNN Business". CNN. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
- ↑ Taylor, Josh (2023-07-04). "Instagram's Threads app to launch 6 July amid mass backlash against Elon Musk's Twitter". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
- ↑ Isaac, Mike (2023-07-06). "Threads Becomes Most Rapidly Downloaded App, Raising Twitter's Ire". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
- ↑ Kelly, Samantha (2023-07-05). "Meta officially launches Twitter rival Threads | CNN Business". CNN. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
- ↑ "Threads app netted over 30 million users in less than 24 hours". Scripps News. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
- ↑ "Threads: Thirty million join Meta's Twitter rival, Zuckerberg says". BBC News. 2023-07-05. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
- ↑ Isaac, Mike (2023-07-05). "Threads, Instagram's 'Twitter Killer,' Has Arrived". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
- ↑ "Meta appears poised to compete with Twitter with new app Threads". 2023-07-05.
- ↑ Conger, Kate; Hirsch, Lauren (2022-10-28). "Elon Musk Completes $44 Billion Deal to Own Twitter". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
- ↑ "Elon Musk takes control of Twitter in $44bn deal". 2022-10-28. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
- ↑ Shah, Simmone (2023-07-07). "How Threads Became One of the Fastest Growing Apps Ever". TIME. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
- ↑ "Threads becomes fastest growing app in history, hitting 100 million users in five days". CNBC. 2023-07-10. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
- ↑ Peters, Jay (2023-07-10). "Instagram's Threads surpasses 100 million users". The Verge. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
- ↑ "Threads becomes fastest-growing app ever, with 100 million users in under a week". ZDNET. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
- ↑ "Threads: Meta's rival to Elon Musk's X launches in EU". BBC News. 2023-12-14. Archived from the original on December 19, 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ↑ Kelly, Samantha (2023-07-06). "Meta officially launches Twitter rival Threads. 30 million have joined already". CNN Business. Archived from the original on July 9, 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
- ↑ Haddad, C. J. (2024-10-31). "Meta's Threads micro-blogging app now has 275 million monthly users, Zuckerberg says". CNBC. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
- ↑ Heath, Alex (2024-10-30). "Threads hits 275 million users". The Verge. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
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