According to a survey conducted in July 2023, 40.1 percent of Generation Z Threads users in the United States had downloaded the app because they thought it looked fun. Overall, 38.7 percent reported downloading the Meta app because they wanted to try a new platform, and one quarter of Gen Z Threads users in the United States were on Threads because their friends and family were. Additionally, one in five users said they were looking for an alternative to X/Twitter.
Reasons for downloading Threads according to Generation Z users in the United States as of July 2023
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Insider Intelligence. (September 19, 2023). Reasons for downloading Threads according to Generation Z users in the United States as of July 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416617/gen-z-us-reasons-downloading-threads/
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Insider Intelligence. (2023). Reasons for downloading Threads according to Generation Z users in the United States as of July 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416617/gen-z-us-reasons-downloading-threads/
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