{"id":240341,"date":"2023-07-18T04:43:24","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T08:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=298511"},"modified":"2025-07-01T18:40:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T01:40:20","slug":"threads-begins-to-shadow-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/threads-begins-to-shadow-twitter\/","title":{"rendered":"Threads vs. Twitter: The Battle for Social Media Supremacy Begins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Threads<\/strong>, the app that was created with the purpose of directly competing with <strong>Twitter<\/strong>, is taking the world by storm. The new creation from <strong>Meta<\/strong>, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, is making its mark and attracting users who are dissatisfied with <strong>Elon Musk<\/strong>&#8216;s Twitter (including celebrities like <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/jennifer-lopez-gordon-ramsey-celebrities-meet-in-threads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shakira and Gordon Ramsay<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just a few days after learning that <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/the-twitter-copy-of-meta-has-elon-musk-very-scared-and-it-is-not-for-less\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Threads had surpassed 100 million users<\/a>, new data emerges, highlighting the tremendous impact that <strong>Mark Zuckerberg<\/strong>&#8216;s app is having.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Threads\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-m\/p\/e07c30a6-9549-4bb9-9389-d91a74ffae11\/3938845856\/threads-from-instagram-Download-Threads-an-Instagram-app.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Threads<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/threads-from-instagram.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/threads-from-instagram.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.data.ai\/en\/insights\/market-data\/threads-crosses-150m-downloads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">data.ai<\/a><\/strong>, a company specializing in providing information about app usage, has released a new report detailing that Threads has already reached <strong>one-fifth of Twitter&#8217;s global weekly active user base<\/strong> and has far surpassed <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/cries-donald-trump-tantrum-own-social-network-after-indictment-judicial-return\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Truth Social<\/strong>, <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong>&#8216;s social network<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to estimates from the new data.ai report, Threads <strong>has already surpassed the 150 million download mark<\/strong> worldwide in just 6 days. These figures are incredible, especially considering that <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/pokemon-go-arrives-seven-years-later-at-the-beginning-of-its-inevitable-end\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/a><\/strong>, the popular game by Niantic, took 33 days to achieve the same number of downloads in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/Datos-dataai-descargas-Threads-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-240347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/Datos-dataai-descargas-Threads-1.jpg 760w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/Datos-dataai-descargas-Threads-1-300x284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/Datos-dataai-descargas-Threads-1-13x12.jpg 13w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/07\/Datos-dataai-descargas-Threads-1-150x142.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In its first week, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/how-it-works-threads-guide-step-by-step\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Threads<\/a> garnered an audience of approximately <strong>93 million active users worldwide<\/strong>. Furthermore, data.ai provides details that India tops the list of downloads, accounting for 33% of global downloads, followed closely by Brazil (22%), the United States (16%), Mexico (8%), and Japan (5%).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Threads\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-m\/p\/e07c30a6-9549-4bb9-9389-d91a74ffae11\/3938845856\/threads-from-instagram-Download-Threads-an-Instagram-app.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Threads<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/threads-from-instagram.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/threads-from-instagram.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All of this, <strong>excluding Europe<\/strong>, as Meta continues to restrict access to Threads with the alleged intention of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/mark-zuckerberg-wants-to-get-in-a-cage-with-the-eu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">indirectly pressuring the European Union<\/a> regarding its future implementation of the <strong>Digital Markets Act<\/strong>. If you want to know how to register for Threads from Europe, don&#8217;t miss our guides (for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/register-threads-europe-iphone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">iOS<\/a> <\/strong>and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/how-to-install-threads-on-your-mobile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Android<\/a><\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Some of the links added in the article are part of affiliate campaigns and may represent benefits for Softonic.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The number of users of Threads, Meta&#8217;s new social network, is skyrocketing and is already beginning to catch up with Twitter, its direct rival.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9256,"featured_media":240344,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[4756],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-240341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-app-subdomain-redirectionthreads-an-instagram-app"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9256"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=240341"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240341\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":319054,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240341\/revisions\/319054"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/240344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=240341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=240341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=240341"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=240341"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=240341"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=240341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}