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Threads earns about
$8.17M/month
range $4.50M – $11.85M · $98.08M/year
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Per Day
$272.4K
$149.8K – $395.0K
Per Week
$1.91M
$1.05M – $2.77M
Per Month
$8.17M
$4.50M – $11.85M
Per Year
$98.08M
$53.94M – $142.21M
Lifetime
$245.20M
$134.86M – $355.54M
Brand revenue ✓ Verified filing

Meta Platforms - full brand revenue

Annual brand revenue (2024)
$165B/year
Social Media & Advertising · SEC 10-K FY2024
App Store / Play Store share
1%
≈ $98M/year of in-app revenue
Off-store revenue (everything else)
$164B/year
99% of total brand revenue

Meta Platforms earns about $165B/year across the whole brand.

Most of that money comes from off-store revenue - trading fees, commissions, payment processing, ad sales, hardware, enterprise contracts - not in-app purchases or subscriptions on the App Store / Google Play.

App store revenue (in-app purchases, subscriptions, ads, paid downloads) Off-store revenue (trading fees, commissions, web subscriptions, ad sales, enterprise)
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A specific clone-and-improve plan for Threads

Auto-generated from this app's real revenue ($8.17M/month · $98.08M/year), monetization model, rating signals and category. Every line is calibrated to this app, not generic advice.

65/100
Opportunity
Decent target
0/100
Cloneability
Very hard (network effects, regulatory, or content-licensing moats);
$0
Revenue / install
Lifetime value per download (≈30-month app life). Higher = each user is worth more.

✓ Features to copy

  • subscription paywall (~$11.43/mo) - proven monetization
  • in-app purchase tier ladder for upsells

⚡ Improve / fix

  • subscription is $11.43/mo - undercut by 30-50% to win price-sensitive users

🛠 MVP scope

  • core feature loop
  • subscription gating
  • free-tier limits
  • trial period
  • analytics

💰 Pricing recommendation

Threads is at $11.43/mo. Consider going slightly lower with a longer free trial (14 days) to win price-aware users.

🔡 App Store title ideas

  • Pro: AI-Powered Social
  • Smart : Social Tracker
  • + - Faster, Cheaper

📺 TikTok / ad hook angles

  • "I tried Threads for 30 days - here's what I'd do differently"
  • "Why Threads costs $11.43/mo when ours costs $6.86"
  • "The social app Threads won't tell you these 3 things"

Monetization

Subscription (~$11.43/mo)
Revenue mix (estimated)
  • Subscriptions ~72%
  • One-time IAP ~22%
  • Ads ~6%
Paying users (est.)
515K
619.4M installs · 6% active · 1.4% pay
In-App Purchases
  • Sub Subscription tier $0.99/month
  • Sub Subscription tier $131.99/month
Subscription tiers parsed from store description.

App Details

Pulled from Google Play
Current Version
427.1.0.49.72
Released
May 1, 2023
Last Updated
May 4, 2026
Content Rating
Teen
Category
Social
Price
Free
Currency
USD
Developer
Instagram

Fun Numbers - share these

$3
every second
$189
every minute
$11.4K
every hour
$272.4K
every day
  • ☕ Buys 54K $5 coffees every day
  • 👨‍💻 Pays for 545 senior engineer salaries per year
  • 🚗 Earns enough for 2K Tesla Model 3s annually
  • ⏱️ Earns the price of a coffee in 2 seconds

12-Month Revenue Trajectory

Modeled from grossing rank, app score, and update cadence. Hover any point to see the value. Real growth depends on retention, marketing, and seasonality.

JunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMay
Total Installs
619.4M
Reported: 500,000,000+
Active Users (MAU est.)
37.2M
6% of installs · SOCIAL category benchmark · cumulative-install decay × 0.14
Rating
4.06 ★
36K reviews
Monetization
Subscription (~$11.43/mo)
IAP: $0.99 - $131.99 per item

Rating Distribution

5★
1.5M
4★
301K
3★
157K
2★
99K
1★
326K

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Frequently Asked About Threads

How much money does Threads make on Google Play?
Threads has an estimated Play Store revenue of $8.17M per month (~$98.08M per year, $272.4K per day) with a likely range of $4.50M to $11.85M. This sums earnings from in-app purchases, subscription revenue, ad monetization and any paid downloads on Google Play - directional estimates from public signals only.
How many Play Store downloads does Threads get?
Google Play publishes install ranges (e.g. 1M+, 10M+, 100M+). Threads reports 500,000,000+ installs. Rev.now combines that range with ratings, reviews, grossing rank and category trends to estimate roughly 619.4M total downloads and 37.2M monthly active users on Android.
Is Threads a top grossing Android app and what is its Play Store rank?
Threads is analyzed using Google Play grossing rank, category ranking, install range, ratings velocity, monetization model (subscription revenue, in-app purchases, paid downloads) and ad-revenue signals. Compare it to other highest-grossing Android apps on the Play Store leaderboard.
How is Threads Play Store revenue estimated?
Rev.now estimates Threads Play Store revenue from public app data: Google Play download ranges, monthly active users (MAU), Android paying-user conversion, scraped subscription pricing, in-app purchase ranges ($0.99 - $131.99 per item), ad monetization (eCPM × impressions × MAU) and the Social category ARPU benchmark - net of Google's 15-30% Play Store cut.
What in-app purchases and subscriptions does Threads offer on Android?
Threads offers in-app purchases ($0.99 - $131.99 per item) on Google Play, which usually means subscription tiers (weekly, monthly, annual), virtual currency or one-time unlocks. Subscription revenue and IAP earnings are usually the biggest contributors to monthly Play Store revenue.
Can I compare Threads Play Store revenue with another Android app?
Yes. Use the free compare tool to compare Threads side-by-side with any other Google Play app by estimated revenue, downloads, paying users, subscription pricing, in-app purchase tiers, grossing rank and monetization model.
Does Rev.now show exact Play Store revenue for Threads?
No - Rev.now shows estimated Play Store revenue, in-app purchase earnings and subscription revenue for Threads. Exact financial data, paying-user counts and ad income are private to Google and the developer; Rev.now does not have access to Play Console or developer payouts.