who owns threads

Threads, the social media app that rivals X/Twitter, is owned by Meta Platforms , the same company that owns Facebook and Instagram.

Who owns Threads?

• Threads is developed and owned by Meta Platforms, Inc., the U.S.-based tech company behind Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

• Meta’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, ultimately controls the product direction for Threads through his leadership of Meta.

How Threads fits into Meta

• Threads was built by the Instagram team and is tightly integrated with Instagram accounts and social graph.

• Users sign up to Threads using their Instagram login, and Meta positions it as a text-focused companion to Instagram and a competitor to X (formerly Twitter).

Any naming or ownership confusion?

• There is a separate UK company, Threads Software Limited, that has used the “Threads” name and has publicly objected to Meta’s use of the brand.

• Despite that dispute, the social network app people refer to as “Threads” (threads.net) is operated and controlled by Meta Platforms.

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