{"id":733703,"date":"2026-06-16T15:55:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T12:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/threads-hits-500m-users-and-a-feed-tool-x-lacks\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T15:55:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T12:55:29","slug":"threads-hits-500m-users-and-a-feed-tool-x-lacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/threads-hits-500m-users-and-a-feed-tool-x-lacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Threads hits 500M users and a feed tool X lacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35a384b2e3b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35a384b2e3b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/threads-hits-500m-users-and-a-feed-tool-x-lacks\/#Leaning_into_communities_and_live_chat\" >Leaning into communities and live chat<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/threads-hits-500m-users-and-a-feed-tool-x-lacks\/#The_numbers_Meta_isnt_sharing\" >The numbers Meta isn\u2019t sharing<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.thenextweb.com\/2026\/06\/threads-app-mockup.avif\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n<p>Meta\u2019s Threads has crossed 500 million monthly users, the company said on Tuesday, almost exactly three years after it launched to chase Elon Musk\u2019s X.<\/p>\n<p>That is 100 million more than last August, and it puts Mark Zuckerberg halfway to the 1 billion-user goal he set on day one.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside the milestone, Threads is shipping a feature its rival does not have. \u2018Your Algo\u2019 lets you privately tell the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> to show you more or less of a topic, for one, three or seven days.<\/p>\n<p>It builds on February\u2019s \u2018Dear Algo\u2019, which did the same thing but only through a public post. Your Algo keeps the request to yourself, and is rolling out first in the US, Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand, in keeping with Threads\u2019 staggered regional approach, which saw it reach the EU months after its US debut.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Leaning_into_communities_and_live_chat\"><\/span>Leaning into communities and live chat<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Meta is also taking Threads \u2018Communities\u2019, topic spaces for the likes of basketball, K-pop and books, out of beta, with a discovery hub to help people find them and badges for top contributors. The company credits communities for \u2018all\u2019 of its recent daily-user growth, the same bet rivals are making: Bluesky has built its own strategy around group chats and communities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper channel-cta\">\n<div class=\"ica-text\">\n<p class=\"ica-text__title\">TNW City Coworking space &#8211; Where your best work happens<\/p>\n<p>A workspace designed for growth, collaboration, and endless networking opportunities in the heart of tech.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Its Live Chats feature, real-time threads pinned to events such as the World Cup, will reach every community by July. Threads boss Connor Hayes framed it as a \u2018second screen\u2019 that suits the app\u2019s quieter feel \u2018in a world where a lot of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> is video-centric and loud\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Together, the moves target the one thing X still does better: timeliness. Threads launched without search, hashtags or a chronological feed, and has spent two years bolting them on, right down to desktop direct messages. The algo controls and live chats are its bid to finally out-host X on real-time conversation, while keeping a calmer tone.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_numbers_Meta_isnt_sharing\"><\/span>The numbers Meta isn\u2019t sharing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The 500 million figure is monthly users, the flattering metric. Meta will not give a current daily-active number, the one that shows real engagement, and the last it disclosed was 150 million, back in October.<\/p>\n<p>It says daily users are \u2018growing strongly\u2019, and that growth is now more organic, with more people opening Threads directly rather than tapping through from Instagram. It also points to Asia, where time spent is up 80 per cent in South Korea and 130 per cent in Japan year on year, and notes that BTS just joined, gaining 4.2 million followers in days.<\/p>\n<p>The context matters: external trackers had recently estimated Threads\u2019 base was shrinking, so Meta\u2019s growth claim is partly a rebuttal. And the app still does not make meaningful money. It added ads in 200 countries this year, but Meta\u2019s finance chief said in April that Threads will not be a \u2018meaningful driver\u2019 of revenue in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>There is a limit to the new control, too. Your Algo requests deliberately expire after a week, so Meta keeps the final say over your feed. You can nudge the algorithm, but you cannot take the wheel, unlike on Bluesky, which has leaned into handing users full control of theirs.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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