Meta Says Threads Reached 500 Million Monthly Users

Meta reported that its text-based platform Threads reached 500 million monthly active users in June 2026, nearly three years after launch. The figure, if accurate, would mark an increase of 100 million users since the company’s last disclosed total of 400 million in August 2025.

The company attributed the added scale primarily to its Communities feature, which organizes conversations around specific topics. Daily active user counts have not been released since October 2025, when Meta reported 150 million; the firm described current daily usage only as “growing strongly year-over-year globally.” No independent measurement firms have published corroborating data on either monthly or daily figures.

Alongside the announcement, Meta moved Communities out of beta and introduced a discovery hub plus distinct visual icons for each group. Live Chats, previously limited, will become available to all communities by July, allowing real-time discussion during events. A new “Your Algo” tool lets users in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand privately adjust feed preferences for one, three, or seven days at a time, extending an earlier public “Dear Algo” option.

Meta also noted faster time spent in South Korea and Japan, up 80 percent and 130 percent respectively from a year earlier, and said more users now open the app directly rather than through Instagram or Facebook referrals. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has previously stated a long-term target of one billion users. Chief Financial Officer Susan Li said in April that Threads is not expected to become a meaningful driver of revenue in 2026, even after ads began rolling out across 200 countries earlier this year.