--- title: "Threads Now Has More Daily Users Than X" description: "Meta's Threads has had more daily active users in the US than Elon Musk's X-formerly-Twitter since at least December, according to estimates." date: "2024-04-24" modified: "2024-04-24" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/threads-more-daily-users-than-x" categories: - "Future Society" tags: - "elon musk" - "the digest" - "threads" - "twitter" --- # Threads Now Has More Daily Users Than X ![Meta's Threads has had more daily active users in the US than Elon Musk's X-formerly-Twitter since at least December, according to estimates.]() *\Image: Getty / Futurism\* ## Falling Behind Meta's Twitter killer Threads has now had more daily active users in the US than Elon Musk's X-formerly-Twitter since at least December, according to estimates by data intelligence platform Apptopia. "Threads DAUs in the US passed X in December 2023 and it has not looked back," Apptopia's VP of research Thomas Grant [told *Business Insider*](). In Apple's App Store, Threads is the third most downloaded free app at the time of writing, while Musk's X — formerly Twitter, if you've been living under a rock — ranks 41st. The news highlights X's struggles to attract new users in light of Musk's repeated moves to turn it into a [hate speech-infested](), and [barely functional]() hellhole. ## X-ed Out Despite Musk [originally promising]() to address the issue of bots on the platform, the social media network has also been [overrun by bots and other spam]() during his tenure. The number of daily users [has been plummeting]() as well, with market analysis firm Sensor Tower finding last month that X had just 27 million active daily app users in the US this February, down 18 percent year over year. Meanwhile, Musk is only adding to the chaos with a series of [astonishingly racist tirades]() on the platform. Last year, X [sued the nonprofit researchers]() at the Center for Countering Digital Hate after it released a report finding that hateful content was proliferating under Musk's rule. The lawsuit was [promptly thrown out]() by a judge last month. The platform has floated a number of harebrained schemes, including [charging users a fee]() to post on the website, and most recently announcing a [separate TV app to watch X videos]() that absolutely nobody asked for. Meta's Threads, on the other hand, has fared much better, estimating an average 28 million daily active users, a 55 percent increase from December, according to *BI*. However, X still has far more *monthly* active users than Threads, according to Apptopia. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg seems unperturbed, [telling investors]() in February that he's "optimistic we can keep the pace of improvements and growth going, and show that a friendly discussion-oriented app can be as widely used as the most popular social apps." **More on Twitter:** *[Elon Musk Is Launching App to Watch X Videos On Your TV]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()