Facebook vs Threads

Facebook

Meta Platforms, Inc.
App Store
$2.63M/mo
~$31.52M/yr · 1.5B installs
VS

Threads

Instagram, Inc.
App Store
$10.32M/mo
~$123.89M/yr · 345.8M installs
Revenue winner Threads wins +293% vs other
Installs winner Facebook wins +328% vs other
MAU winner Facebook wins +33% vs other
Rating winner Threads wins +3% vs other

Why Threads is winning

Top 2 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Threads earns roughly 4× more per month than Facebook - $10.32M vs $2.63M.
  2. Premium pricing. Threads charges $12.99/mo vs Facebook's $2.49/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.

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Side-by-side metrics

Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.

Facebook
vs
Threads
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$2.63M
$10.32M
Annual revenue (est.)
$31.52M
$123.89M
Lifetime installs (est.)
1.5B
345.8M
Monthly active users (est.)?
32.6M
24.5M
App Store rating
4.52★
4.64★
Total ratings
26.9M
2.0M
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$2.49
$12.99
IAP tiers detected
9 tiers
4 tiers

Facebook

Meta Platforms, Inc.
App Store
Category
Social Networking
Price
Free
Released
Feb 5, 2019
Last updated
Jun 18, 2026
File size
452.7 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
566.1
Languages
Arabic, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English +26 more
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Threads

Instagram, Inc.
App Store
Category
Social Networking
Price
Free
Released
Jul 5, 2023
Last updated
Jun 22, 2026
File size
201.4 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
435.0
Languages
Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish +25 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Facebook or Threads? v
Threads earns about $10.32M per month, while Facebook earns about $2.63M. That is a 3.9× revenue gap (~$7.70M more per month for Threads). Annual revenue: Facebook ≈ $31.52M/year, Threads ≈ $123.89M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Facebook or Threads? v
Facebook leads with about 1.5B estimated downloads vs 345.8M for Threads - a 4.3× gap. Facebook's App Store downloads are estimated from 26.9M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Threads's App Store downloads are estimated from 2.0M ratings.
Are Facebook and Threads in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Social Networking category, which means they compete directly for the same paying users and category-level wallet share. Direct competitors, head-to-head.
What in-app purchases and subscription pricing do Facebook and Threads offer? v
Facebook: IAP range 9 tiers detected. Threads: IAP range 4 tiers detected. Facebook runs a "Subscription (~$2.49/mo)" monetization model; Threads runs "Subscription (~$12.99/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Facebook or Threads? v
Threads edges ahead with ★ 4.6 vs ★ 4.5 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: Facebook 26.9M ratings, Threads 2.0M ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Facebook vs Threads revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $2.63M for Facebook and $10.32M for Threads are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Social Networking) - net of the 15-30% Apple/Google store cut. Real revenue depends on country mix, retention, refunds and ad fill rate, none of which Apple or Google publish.
How do I compare Facebook or Threads to a different App Store app? v
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