Will Thread trump Elon Musk’s Twitter? Ten million people signed up for Threads, Meta’s new platform that competes with Twitter, in the first seven hours after it launched today.
“Threads just passed 2 million sign-ups in the first two hours,” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted earlier. “Just passed 5 million sign-ups in the first four hours…,” he posted in the update. The latest post marks the crossing of the 7-million mark.
On whether Threads will perform better than Twitter, opinions are extremely divided. Some claim that its connections to Instagram, which give it a ready user base, will be advantageous, particularly as Elon Musk and the new CEO of Twitter, Linda Yaccarino, work to turn around the faltering company. Others, however, believe that Instagram, which focuses primarily on visual content, will struggle to replace Twitter’s news-focused outlook.
Will Thread trump Elon Musk’s Twitter?
In fact, Meta only needs one-fourth of its Instagram users to switch to Threads for its user base to catch up to that of Twitter.
Responding to a question on whether Threads can become bigger than Twitter, Zuckerberg said, “It’ll take some time, but I think there should be a public conversations app with 1 billion+ people on it. Twitter has had the opportunity to do this but hasn’t nailed it. Hopefully, we will.”
Earlier, he introduced Threads as an “open and friendly public space for conversation”. He added that the idea is to “take the best parts of Instagram and create a new experience”.
“Our vision is to take the best parts of Instagram and create a new experience for text, ideas, and discussing what’s on your mind. I think the world needs this kind of friendly community, and I’m grateful to all of you who are part of Threads from day one. Threads is available in the app store now,” he said.
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On a user’s remark, if Threads can focus on kindness, the Meta CEO said, “We are definitely focusing on kindness and making this a friendly place.”
Interestingly, Zuckerberg returned to Twitter after 11 years to drop a meme after the Threads launch.
— Mark Zuckerberg (@finkd) July 6, 2023
The Meta CEO shared a meme, showing a man dressed as Spiderman pointing at another. The image is from the 1967 Spider-Man cartoon “Double Identity” in which a villain attempts to impersonate the hero.
