Meta's Threads hits 500 million monthly users with new personalization and community features

TechCrunch—The milestone, announced alongside a slate of new platform features, cements Threads as a significant social network less than three years after launch. New features focus on personalization and community tools aimed at deepening engagement. The figure puts Threads within striking distance of X's reported active user count.

• TechCrunch — new personalization + community features launched alongside the 500M user milestone
• Channel News Asia — Meta's Threads hits 500 million monthly users and rolls out new features
• The Verge — Meta says Threads now has 500 million monthly active users passing a major social media milestone