Threads reaches 175 million active users; celebrates first anniversary with custom icons<div class="feat-image">
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</div><p>It’s been almost a year since Threads, Meta’s microblogging platform, <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/2023/07/05/threads-now-available/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">became available to the public[/url]. Over the last 12 months, Threads has achieved some major milestones, such as <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/2023/07/10/threads-x-100-million/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">hitting 100 million registered users in its first five days[/url]. A year later, Threads now has 175 million monthly active users, and the app is getting custom icons as part of its first anniversary celebrations.</p>
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Threads reaches 175 million active users; celebrates first anniversary with custom icons