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title: "Meta's Threads reaches 500 million users, surpassing X"
description: "Most outlets highlighted that Threads has reached 500 million active users and is now surpassing X, with a focus on Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s declaration. The News International added context about engagement metrics and the platform's performance relative to its chief rival, while BOL News emphasized the milestone and Meta’s expansion into real-time conversations and advertising."
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# Meta's Threads reaches 500 million users, surpassing X

technology · updated 9 Sep 2026, 9:21 PM PKT · 9 Sep 2026 · 4 articles from 3 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets highlighted that Threads has reached 500 million active users and is now surpassing X, with a focus on Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s declaration. The News International added context about engagement metrics and the platform's performance relative to its chief rival, while BOL News emphasized the milestone and Meta’s expansion into real-time conversations and advertising.

## Same story from 3 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Minute Mirror** — [Mark Zuckerberg declares, ‘Threads is bigger than X’](https://minutemirror.com.pk/mark-zuckerberg-declares-threads-is-bigger-than-x-627526/) · 9 Sep 2026, 9:21 PM PKT
  > Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg claims Threads has outgrown X, as growing active-user numbers strengthen the platform’s position in real-time social media.
- **BOL News** — [Meta's Threads overtakes 'X' as Zuckerberg reveals more than 500 million active users](https://www.bolnews.com/technology/metas-threads-overtakes-x-as-zuckerberg-reveals-more-than-500-million-active-users) · 9 Sep 2026, 4:43 PM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Threads reaches 500 million monthly users, challenging X as Meta pushes deeper into real-time conversations, news and digital advertising.
- **The News International** — [Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg declares, 'Threads is bigger than X,' as active users surpass Musk's platform](https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1415491-meta-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-declares-threads-is-bigger-than-x-as-active-users-surpass-musks-platform) · 9 Sep 2026, 1:42 PM PKT · 87% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Meta platforms milestone data indicates that Threads has effectively closed the gap with Elon Musk’s X, matching or outperforming its chief microblogging rival across key engagement...

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