Threads Usage Overtakes X on Mobile

[MacRumors]

Meta's Threads has now reportedly surpassed its rival X (formerly Twitter) in daily mobile usage globally.

Market intelligence firm Similarweb (via TechCrunch) reports that Threads recorded 141.5 million daily active users across iOS and Android worldwide as of January 7, 2026, compared with 125 million daily active mobile users for X.

The data indicates that Threads crossed ahead of X on mobile sometime between late October and early November 2025, following a prolonged period of steady growth rather than a sudden spike. While X continues to attract more mobile users than Threads in the United States, Similarweb estimates that X's U.S. daily active mobile user base has declined significantly, falling to roughly half of what it was a year earlier, as Threads continues to gain ground.

Despite Threads' gains on mobile, Similarweb's data shows that X maintains a decisive lead when web usage is included. As of January 13, 2026, X was attracting an estimated 145.4 million daily web visitors, compared with approximately 8.5 million daily web visitors for Threads. When mobile and web audiences are combined, X is estimated to exceed 270 million daily users, while Threads totals roughly 150 million daily users across platforms.

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[k1121j]

They both probably have more bots then actual users.

 

[I7guy]

I’m happy to report I use neither x or threads.

 

[karnac]

I'll believe that when me shid turns purple and smells like rainbow sherbet.

 

[FloridaScrubJay]

I’m happy to report I use neither x or threads.

As I’m just as happy to report I would never use either toxic platforms.

 

[gleepskip]

It's wild people would flee Elon for Zuckerberg. I understand people being averse to Elon, but they don't hesitate giving all their data to Meta?

 

[ugahairydawgs]

I have no idea if this is true or not, but just anecdotally I don't know a single person that uses Threads while X still seems pretty ubiquitous, especially for news feeds and sports. Understand the disdain for Musk, but I'm not sure running away from him to the open arms of Zuckerberg and Meta is somehow better.

 

[Joe Mac User]

Do we still need “formerly Twitter”? It’s been years.

 

[Kaiserschmarrn]

Sincerely doubt that, must be including views you get shoved on in the IG app as a user.

 

[1037]

Meta cooks the books.
How many are bots?

 

[Downundermac]

Deleted my twitter account years ago and tried threads for a day or two. Both were dumb.

 

[fatTribble]

I’m happy to report I use neither x or threads.

I do use BlueSky but only to stalk the Star Trek actors 🤭🖖

 

[Coleman2010]

I have no idea if this is true or not, but just anecdotally I don't know a single person that uses Threads while X still seems pretty ubiquitous, especially for news feeds and sports. Understand the disdain for Musk, but I'm not sure running away from him to the open arms of Zuckerberg and Meta is somehow better.

People who use Instagram. Instagram displays Threads posts in the Instagram feed so one click you're in Threads.

 

[robvalentine]

Meta cooks the books.
How many are bots?

Probably same bots as Twitter (I try not to use x because reasons)

 

[locovaca]

Do we still need “formerly Twitter”? It’s been years.

“iCloud, formerly MobileMe, formerly .Mac, formerly iTools”

 

[kotaKat]

Do we still need “formerly Twitter”? It’s been years.

Do you one better - should change the headline to "Facebook's Instagram".

 

[Eric_WVGG]

Threads: adbots
X: nazibots

 

[mikekow80]

Has anyone ever met or heard someone publicly admit they use Threads? Hell, anyone who knows what it even is. I'm sure this is just forced logins from IG/FB.

 

[boswald]

You're basically choosing the lesser of 2 evils to hand your data over to. 🤷‍♂️

 

[DougieS]

Do you one better - should change the headline to "Facebook's Instagram".

Meta’s, formerly Facebook, Instagram

 

[SnowPenguin]

Do we still need “formerly Twitter”? It’s been years.

It will always be Twitter for me. It is a much better name than Xx

 

[Hajj.david]

I have never seen anyone use threads, nor talk about threads and I am heavily in a tech business. Also "formerly Twitter" at this point is stupid, its been four years.

 

[Corefile]

Threads is the modern day Google+.

 

[joshwithachance]

I don't use either. I'm just personally not a fan of this particular type of social media. It's just a bunch of people talking **** about nothing more often than not.

 

[RadMac]

Oh, oh. Musk will lose it now.