{"id":47497,"date":"2024-11-02T22:23:54","date_gmt":"2024-11-02T22:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/metas-threads-app-rival-to-x-reaches-275m-monthly-active-users"},"modified":"2024-11-02T22:41:34","modified_gmt":"2024-11-02T22:41:34","slug":"metas-threads-app-rival-to-x-reaches-275m-monthly-active-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/metas-threads-app-rival-to-x-reaches-275m-monthly-active-users","title":{"rendered":"Meta&#8217;s Threads app, rival to X, reaches 275M monthly active users"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>Meta Platforms&#8217; Threads app, which is a rival to X, formerly known as Twitter, now has reached almost 275 million monthly active users, according to CEO Mark Zuckerberg.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It has been growing more than 1 million sign-ups per day,&#8221; he said on an earnings call late Wednesday after the release of Meta&#8217;s financial results.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Engagement is growing too. 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