Threads (app)

Threads

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Developer(s)	Meta Platforms
Initial release	July 5, 2023; 19 months ago (2023-07-05)
Operating system	iOS, iOS 15.4 and later Android, Android 9 and later
Size	Varies per device
Available in	31+ languages
Type	Photo and video
Website	threads.net

Threads is an social media microblogging service. It was developed and owned by Meta Platforms.^[1] The was started on July 6, 2023.^[2] Threads reached 30 million users.^[3][4][5][6] It is similar to 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]

1. ↑ 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.
2. ↑ 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.
3. ↑ 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.
4. ↑ Kelly, Samantha (2023-07-05). "Meta officially launches Twitter rival Threads | CNN Business". CNN. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
5. ↑ "Threads app netted over 30 million users in less than 24 hours". Scripps News. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
6. ↑ "Threads: Thirty million join Meta's Twitter rival, Zuckerberg says". BBC News. 2023-07-05. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
7. ↑ Isaac, Mike (2023-07-05). "Threads, Instagram's 'Twitter Killer,' Has Arrived". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
8. ↑ "Meta appears poised to compete with Twitter with new app Threads". 2023-07-05.