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We could split hairs about numbers or acknowledge that X (and TikTok, and Instagram) still owns the zeitgeist. No normie gives a shit about BlueSky and Threads

We could split hairs about numbers or acknowledge that X (and TikTok, and Instagram) still owns the zeitgeist. No normie gives a shit about BlueSky and Threads is anemic considering they gave every Instagram user a free account. I'm being real here.

Brybry 12d ago
Certainly it didn't implode and is not failing but it's not clear to me that its user base is increasing from pre-Musk. And Threads supposedly has a similar number of active users. Twitter had around 230 million monetizable daily active users in 2022 before Elon Musk acquisition. They didn't publish monthly active users. [1] Twitter IPO S-1 in 2013 said 500 million tweets per day from 215 million MAU and 100 million DAU. "We currently estimate that false or spam accounts represent less than 5% of our MAUs." [2] 2024 Elon Musk claims 600 million monthly active users [3] 2025 SpaceX S-1 Filing 520 million monthly active users. [4] 2026 Also SpaceX S-1 Filing 550 million monthly active users. 350 million daily posts. "The total number of supported accounts may include fake, spam or bot accounts if they are active" [4] Threads hit 500 million monthly active users in June 2026 [5] [1] https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/28/twitter-twtr-earnings-q1-2022.html https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/28/twitter-twtr-earnings-q1-202... [2] https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418091/000119312513390321/d564001ds1.htm#:~:text=500%C2%A0million%20Tweets https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418091/000119312513... [3] https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1793779530282443086 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1793779530282443086 [4] https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1181412/000162828026036936/spaceexplorationtechnologi.htm#:~:text=550%20million%20MAUs,-%2C%20up https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1181412/000162828026... [5] https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/metas-threads-reaches-500-million-monthly-users-rolls-out-new-features-2026-06-16/ https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/metas-threads...

Brybry 12d ago

Certainly it didn't implode and is not failing but it's not clear to me that its user base is increasing from pre-Musk. And Threads supposedly has a similar number of active users. Twitter had around 230 million monetizable daily active users in 2022 before Elon Musk acquisition. They didn't publish monthly active users. [1] Twitter IPO S-1 in 2013 said 500 million tweets per day from 215 million MAU and 100 million DAU. "We currently estimate that false or spam accounts represent less than 5% of our MAUs." [2] 2024 Elon Musk claims 600 million monthly active users [3] 2025 SpaceX S-1 Filing 520 million monthly active users. [4] 2026 Also SpaceX S-1 Filing 550 million monthly active users. 350 million daily posts. "The total number of supported accounts may include fake, spam or bot accounts if they are active" [4] Threads hit 500 million monthly active users in June 2026 [5] [1] https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/28/twitter-twtr-earnings-q1-2022.html https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/28/twitter-twtr-earnings-q1-202... [2] https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418091/000119312513390321/d564001ds1.htm#:~:text=500%C2%A0million%20Tweets https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418091/000119312513... [3] https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1793779530282443086 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1793779530282443086 [4] https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1181412/000162828026036936/spaceexplorationtechnologi.htm#:~:text=550%20million%20MAUs,-%2C%20up https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1181412/000162828026... [5] https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/metas-threads-reaches-500-million-monthly-users-rolls-out-new-features-2026-06-16/ https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/metas-threads...