I don’t want to be mean (also I’m not using threads and am using mastodon and Lemmy), but threads is multiple times more a thing than Lemmy or mastodon.
There were 100 million users after the first weekend, there’s certainly more now. Threads is using an Instagram account but people still sign up for it and have to download the app. It’s easier, but not automatic.
And this right here is 100 million monthly active users.
Do we have any metrics on that number other than Zucc saying "trust me bro"? That would be ridiculously impressive if they've actually kept those sort of numbers!
That was during an earnings call, I think that has a little bit of weight to it and I’m not expecting that to be on the same level as "trust me bro". But I obviously don’t have any insider info there.
Very anecdotal but I've asked my normie friends about Threads and they think it was hardly ever a thing. It may be 100 million active users but that's still a small percentage of the population it's available to, and given it's for profit that might not even be enough to sustain it. With Mastodon and Lemmy it's quality over quantity, I'm happy to be smaller, just hope we can keep Threads out if they last long enough to get around to federating.