Threads hits 500 million users, and adds a feed control even X doesn’t have

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By Ana Maria ConstantinJun 16, 2026, 8:23 am194 ptsTrendingTop
Meta’s Threads has crossed 500 million monthly users, the company said on Tuesday, almost exactly three years after it launched to chase Elon Musk’s X. 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. Alongside the milestone,…

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