Meta’s Twitter Rival Threads Surges to 100 Million Users Faster Than ChatGPT

Meta Platforms’ Threads, which rivals Twitter, crossed 100 million sign-ups within five days of launch, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday, dethroning ChatGPT as the fastest-growing online platform to hit the milestone.
Threads has been setting records for user growth since its launch on Wednesday, with celebrities, politicians, and other newsmakers joining the platform.
“That’s mostly organic demand, and we haven’t even turned on many promotions yet,” Mr. Zuckerberg said in a Threads post announcing the milestone.
The app’s sprint to 100 million users was much speedier than that of OpenAI-owned ChatGPT, which became the fastest-growing consumer application in history in January about two months after its launch, according to a UBS study….