{"id":70329,"date":"2023-07-12T14:17:10","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T06:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iqiglobal.com\/blog\/?p=70154"},"modified":"2026-01-09T16:05:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T08:05:34","slug":"threads-fastest-growing-app-in-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iqiglobal.com\/blog\/threads-fastest-growing-app-in-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Threads Breaks Records As Fastest Growing App In History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Threads, the latest social media platform by Meta that’s rumoured to be confronting Twitter head-on has hit 1 million downloads in record-breaking time since its release.<\/p>\n
After Meta officially launched the app on July 6, it attracted users around the world and got 1 million downloads in just one and a half hours.<\/b><\/p>\n
And if that’s not impressive enough, Threads has surpassed 100 million users in just five days.<\/strong><\/p>\n
What does this mean for users everywhere? Continue reading to learn more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. What is Threads？<\/a>
\n 2. Threads vs Twitter<\/a>
\n 3. Fastest app to reach 1M downloads<\/a><\/strong><\/span>
\n 4. Fastest growing app in user history<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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<\/a>1. What is Threads？<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, introduced this platform that closely resembles Twitter.<\/p>\n
$\"Threads$ <\/a><\/p>\n
The platform allows users to share mostly text updates<\/strong>, along with the ability to upload photos and videos, and engage in real-time conversations.<\/p>\n
Users have the ability to interact with posts by responding, reposting, and quoting<\/strong> them, similar to the features available on Twitter. <\/p>\n
Users can seamlessly share posts from Threads to their Instagram Stories, incorporating the familiar user interface and functionality of Instagram.<\/p>\n
Once users sign up using their Instagram accounts, they have the option to customize their bio specifically for the platform, while keeping their login, password, and account name unchanged. <\/p>\n
Users can also effortlessly import their list of followed accounts directly from Instagram, making it incredibly convenient to start using the program.<\/p>\n
In sum, Threads is basically Twitter 2.0.<\/strong><\/p>\n
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<\/a>2. Threads vs Twitter<\/h2>\n
While Threads and Twitter are used in similar ways and purposes, the two platforms are unrelated.<\/p>\n
$\"Threads$ <\/a><\/p>\n
Threads is a new social media under Meta, owned by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg<\/strong>; while Twitter is owned by Elon Musk.<\/strong><\/p>\n
Meta says the platform is a “text version of Instagram”<\/strong> , which can be seamlessly connected with other platforms to realize the “Federal Universe”<\/strong> (Fediverse).<\/p>\n
Finally, unlike Twitter, Threads does not support private messaging<\/strong>, but Meta says it will consider adding this feature as users grow.<\/p>\n
However, since the app attracted more than 30 million users in less than a day after its launch, it seriously threatened the status of competitor Twitter.<\/p>\n
Therefore, Twitter accused Meta of misappropriating trade secrets and threatened to file a lawsuit against Meta.<\/p>\n
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Competition is fine, cheating is not<\/p>\n
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 6, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n