Threads is Instagram’s text-based conversation app that fuels real-time, topic-centered discussions across communities. It connects you with your Instagram circle, lets you share your point of view, and even taps into the fediverse for open, cross-server conversations. With 500,000,000+ total downloads and a 4.0647 rating from 2,357,885 reviews, Threads maintains top Social rankings in Japan, Finland, and Canada.
Pros & Cons
Strong international footprint with top regional ranks (jp/fi/ca)
Instagram-integrated experience that leverages existing follower networks
Free-to-use app with a rich feature set and robust community guidelines
Limited built-in analytics and follower-growth tools compared to some competitors (e.g., lack of hashtags-focused analytics)
Hashtags, widespread profile features, and some traditional 'post' analytics are not core to Threads
Recent download activity shows 0 in the last 30 days, indicating growth opportunities in some markets
About Threads
Threads is a social app developed by Instagram.
Download Statistics
Threads has been downloaded 660 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 17 million times. It is ranked #3 in social.
User Ratings
Threads is rated 4.06 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 2.5 million ratings.
App Information
Threads is FREE to download. The APK download size is 141.18 MB. The latest version available is 440.0.0.47.86. The last update was on July 27, 2026.
Technical Requirements
Threads requires Android 9.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Medium Maturity. The app has been available on Google Play July 2023.
Description
Say more with Threads — Instagram’s text-based conversation app.
Threads is where communities come together to discuss everything from the topics you care about today to what’ll be trending tomorrow. Whatever it is you’re interested in, you can follow and connect directly with your favorite creators and others who love the same things — or build a loyal following of your own to share your ideas, opinions and creativity with the world.
A few things you can do on Threads…
■ Access your Instagram followers Your Instagram username and verification badge are reserved for you. Automatically follow the same accounts you follow on Instagram in a few taps, and discover new accounts too.
■ Share your point of view Spin up a new thread to express what's on your mind. This is your space to be yourself, and you control who can reply.
■ Connect with friends and your favorite creators Jump to the replies to get in on the action and react to commentary, humor and insight from the creators you know and love. Find your community and connect with people who care about whatever it is you’re interested in.
■ Control the conversation Customize your settings and use controls to manage who can see your content, reply to your threads, or mention you. Accounts you’ve blocked will carry over from Instagram, and we’re enforcing the same Community Guidelines to help ensure everyone interacts safely and authentically.
■ Find ideas and inspiration From TV recommendations to career advice, get answers to your questions or learn something new from crowd-sourced conversations, thought leaders and industry experts.
■ Never miss a moment Stay on top of the latest trends and live events. Whether it’s about new music, movie premieres, sports, games, TV shows, fashion, or the latest product releases, find discussions and receive notifications any time your favorite profiles start a new thread.
■ Leap into the fediverse Threads is part of the fediverse, a global, open, social network of independent servers operated by third parties around the world. Servers share information with each other to enable people to connect and discover new things across the fediverse.
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I love Threads, but these bugs are driving me crazy. I update a draft from 14 threads to 30, hit Update, and it creates a duplicate instead. When scheduled, it posts the old 14-thread version, not the updated one. I even edited a post by changing just one number, and it became a separate post. Anyone else experiencing this? What happened?
★★★★★Satellite Babbie· Jul 9, 2026
its nice app, but I didn't get people to talk with just fake people and no get likes
★★★★★Mizan ismail· Jul 19, 2026
A lot of good information can be shared with followers and receive positive feedback.
★★★★★Nimit Pandya· Jul 5, 2026
How reply rqst send & accept I don't know
★★★★★Alonzo Chambers· Jul 24, 2026
Smith layout and easy to navigate. Differentiates itself from other social media by being very streamlined. The design may be simple but the layout is superb when it comes to scrolling through posts. The simplicity of it is what makes it really good.
★☆☆☆☆Arthur Liu· Jul 5, 2026
This app is just people lying and spreading false information to rage bait and get views. Almost all posts on app and from users is false, fake, lies and rage bait.
★☆☆☆☆Abductor· Jul 5, 2026
Today marks the fifth of July 2026 when I just found out that Threads made an update, however the new update sucks, the algorithm is not supportive anymore, I don't post daily but my effort is consistent, my content is controversial, and I didn't need too many followers to get engagement, now, it's different, and it's really bad for people like me who just started content creation especially in their first year, I suggest that you bring back the old algorithm
★☆☆☆☆rahul singh· Jul 9, 2026
There's some accounts which are sexually explicit but this app is actively preventing people from reporting it, since I was able to find the options for reporting due to adult content option on other account except the once which are actually explicit and 18+ for example- anushka deokate.
★☆☆☆☆Abdallah Mohamed· Jul 5, 2026
My Threads account is still active and visible to everyone, but I can't access it because it always shows "Content Unavailable." People can still see and interact with my posts, but I can't view, edit, or delete them. I can't even deactivate or delete my Threads account. I've tried everything, but nothing works. This is a terrible bug with no explanation or support. Please fix it as soon as possible.
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