June 16 : Meta Platforms said on Tuesday its Threads app had reached 500 million monthly active users, nearly three years after the social network platform was launched as a competitor to Elon Musk's X.The social media company also announced new customization and community features on the platform.Here

Meta’s Threads surpassed competitor platform X in daily active users on mobile devices last year, Forbes previously reported.

Meta's Threads passed 500 million monthly users and added 'Your Algo', a private feed-control tool X lacks, as it leans into communities and live chat.