CALIFORNIA: Meta’s social media app Threads has overtaken Elon Musk’s X in daily mobile usage, according to a recent report.
In January 2026, Threads recorded 141.5 million daily users on iOS and Android devices, surpassing X, which had 125 million daily mobile users.
Over the past year, Threads’ daily user base has steadily increased, while X has seen a gradual decline in mobile engagement.
Both platforms were roughly equal in user numbers during the fall of 2025, but Threads has now pulled ahead, aided by Meta encouraging Facebook and Instagram users to adopt the platform.
The report noted that while Threads has surpassed X on mobile, X maintains a significant lead on its web version.
Threads’ web daily users reached only 8.5 million in January, compared to 145 million daily users on X’s web platform.
Earlier, just as the digital world was settling into its morning scroll, a wave of frustration rippled across the globe. Elon Musk’s X platform, the social media giant formerly known as Twitter, suddenly went dark, leaving thousands of users staring at frozen feeds and blank screens.
Panic, confusion, and memes erupted online as users struggled to access their favorite corners of the platform.
According to Downdetector, over 41,000 users in the U.S. reported issues by 10:35 a.m. ET, while thousands more across the U.K., Canada, and India faced similar disruptions.
The outage affected both the X app and website, with sections like “For You” and “Following” failing to update or show new posts. Earlier this week, the platform experienced a similar outage, peaking at more than 28,300 reported issues in the U.S. and over 8,000 in the U.K.
