Meta’s Threads is pulling further ahead of Elon Musk’s X on mobile, based on recent estimates from analytics firm Similarweb, Forbes reports. In the first stretch of January, Threads averaged roughly ...

A report from market intelligence firm Similarweb suggests that Meta’s Threads is now seeing more daily usage than Elon Musk’s X on mobile devices. While X still dominates Threads on the web, the ...

While X is still the microblogging champion in web browsers, multiple reports are making Threads' ascent seem durable and convincing. Reading time 2 minutes Say what you will about the social media ...

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Update January 2026: Threads has now overtaken X (formerly Twitter) on mobile. This is users on mobile, not total active users. Threads has 141.5 million daily active users, compared to X’s 125 ...