Number of Threads Users
Written by Backlinko Team
Threads is a microblogging app, new X (Twitter) rival operated by Meta.
Launched in July 2023, Threads gained 2 million signups in 2 hours since its launch. By day 5 since launch, Threads already had crossed a milestone of 100 million signups.
Following the initial interest in new social media, Threads growth has declined but it still generates over 26 monthly million downloads in 2024 and has a 320 million monthly active user base.
Continue reading to find the latest Threads stats.
Threads Key Stats
- Threads has over 320 million monthly active users.
- Threads has around 115.1 million daily active users.
- In the US alone, Threads has 30 million monthly active users.
- Threads had 100 million signups in less than 5 days since launch.
Threads Monthly Active Users
According to a recent announcement, Threads reached 320 million monthly active users in January 2025. Threads added 20 million monthly active users since December 2024.
Here’s a table with Threads monthly active user growth:
| Date | Threads Monthly Active Users |
|---|---|
| October 2023 | 100 million |
| February 2023 | 130 million |
| April 2024 | 150 million |
| July 2024 | 175 million |
| August 2024 | 200 million |
| November 2024 | 275 million |
| December 2024 | 300 million |
| January 2025 | 320 million |
According to eMarketer estimates, there are 30 million Threads monthly active users in the US alone in 2024, up from 23.7 million in 2023. Thread’s monthly active user base is forecasted to grow to 33.9 million in 2025.
It took the platform less than 5 days to reach 100 million signups. Since then, there has been a decline in the number of new users.
Here’s a table with a number of Threads signups since launch:
| Time Since Launch | Threads Signups |
|---|---|
| 2 hours | 2 million |
| 4 hours | 5 million |
| 7 hours | 10 million |
| 12 hours | 20 million |
| 16 hours | 30 million |
| 2 days | 70 million |
| 4 days | 90 million |
| 5 days | 100 million |
Sources: Meta, Threads 1, Threads 2, eMarketer, The Verge, TechCrunch
Threads Daily Active Users
According to recent estimates, Threads had 115.1 million daily active users worldwide as of June 2025. That’s up from 100 million in December 2024 as reported earlier by company.
Sources: TechCrunch 1, TechCrunch 2
Threads User Count vs X (Twitter)
According to recent company announcements, Threads has 130 million monthly active users vs. 550 million accessing X (Twitter) on a monthly basis.
According to Sensor Tower data, X (Twitter) had around 349 million monthly active users vs. 85 million for Threads app in Q1 2024.
In the US alone, X (Twitter) had 27 million daily active users vs 1.6 million daily active users for Threads (as of February 2024).
Sources: Meta, X/Twitter, Sensor Tower, NBC News
Threads App Downloads
Threads generated 265.44 million downloads across Google Play and App Store to date.
In March 2024 alone, Threads app was downloaded 27.98 million times worldwide across Google Play and App Store, up from 26.11 million installs in February 2024.
Here’s a detailed breakdown of Threads monthly downloads since July 2023:
| Date | Threads App Downloads |
|---|---|
| July 2023 | 73.14 million |
| August 2023 | 25.06 million |
| September 2023 | 20.87 million |
| October 2023 | 13.18 million |
| November 2023 | 12.58 million |
| December 2023 | 35.78 million |
| January 2024 | 30.74 million |
| February 2024 | 26.11 million |
| March 2024 | 27.98 million |
Source: Statista
Most Followed Accounts on Threads
Neymar Jr is the most followed account on Threads with 14.5 million followers, followed by Selena Gomez (13.6 million) and Kylie Jenner (11.9 million).
Here’s a list of the most followed accounts on Threads:
| Rank | Account | Current Followers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neymar Jr | 14.5 million |
| 2 | Selena Gomez | 13.6 million |
| 3 | Kylie Jenner | 11.9 million |
| 4 | Kim Kardashian | 10.5 million |
| 5 | Jennifer Lopez | 8.6 million |
| 6 | Shakira | 7.8 million |
| 7 | MrBeast | 7.7 million |
| 8 | Will Smith | 7.3 million |
| 9 | Khloe Kardashian | 7 million |
| 10 | Miley Cirus | 6.8 million |
| 11 | Chris Hemsworth | 6.6 million |
| 12 | Katy Perry | 5.8 million |
Source: Threads
Conclusion
That’s all for my collection of Threads stats. Hopefully, you found the data interesting.
After early explosive growth, Thread’s user engagement has slowed. Yet, it remains a popular Twitter alternative.
So it will be interesting to see what’s coming next for Threads.
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