Threads, Meta’s text-based social media platform that launched in 2023 as a challenger to the Elon Musk-owned X, for the first time beat X in global daily active mobile users for the month of October, ...

Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter (now known as X) wasn’t the smoothest acquisition we’ve seen. It was mired in controversy, leading to many wondering about the future of the platform. This uncertainty ...

Threads now has more daily users on mobile devices than X, according to data from one market intelligence company. Meta's answer to Elon Musk's rebranded Twitter has grown to 141.5 million daily ...

A report from market intelligence firm Similarweb suggests that Meta’s Threads is now seeing more daily usage than Elon Musk’s X on mobile devices. While X still dominates Threads on the web, the ...

Instagram Threads is close to catching up to top competitor X in terms of mobile app users, according to new data from market intelligence provider Similarweb. In June 2025, Threads’ mobile app for ...

Instagram's Threads is rapidly closing the gap with X in mobile daily users. Credit: Photo by Anna Barclay/Getty Images Threads, It looks like Instagram's Twitter alternative, is catching up to X in ...

While X is still the microblogging champion in web browsers, multiple reports are making Threads' ascent seem durable and convincing. Reading time 2 minutes Say what you will about the social media ...

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