Threads is the fastest-growing app in history with 100 million new users in less than a week

Threads, Meta’s new social media app, has signed up 100 million new users less than a week since its launch, a significant milestone for the text-based platform that aims to challenge Twitter. Threads hit that mark early Monday morning, according to figures from data platform Quiver Quantitative, noting the Meta-owned platform has beaten a record previously held by Open AI’s ChatGPT app, which earned 100 million users in two months. Threads app facing possible legal and privacy issuesSince Threads’ launch, however, Twitter has threatened legal action against Meta. Threads launch comes amid turbulence at TwitterThreads’ launch comes amid a period of instability at Twitter, which was acquired by tech billionaire Elon Musk last year. Threads user count still significantly trails that of Twitter, which is estimated to have more than 350 million active monthly users.