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Threads Reaches 150 Million Daily Users as Meta Launches Global Ads and Expands Ad Formats

Meta credits AI recommendations for a 10% lift in time spent, marking a pivot from pure growth to active monetization.

Overview

  • Mark Zuckerberg announced the 150 million daily active user milestone during Meta’s third‑quarter earnings call, following August’s report of 400 million monthly users.
  • Time spent on Threads has risen about 10%, which Meta attributes to improvements in its AI recommendation systems.
  • CFO Susan Li said ads are now running globally in the Threads feed after earlier limited tests in roughly 30 countries.
  • Meta is broadening ad options with new video ads and taller 4:5 single‑image and video placements to optimize performance.
  • Threads continues to add controls and features, launching reply approvals and new activity filters, rolling out disappearing “ghost posts,” and exploring algorithm tuning tools.