Threads vs Reddit
Threads
Instagram, Inc.
App Store
$16.57M/mo
~$198.83M/yr · 327.8M installs
VS
reddit Inc.
Google Play
$4.32M/mo
~$51.85M/yr · 238.4M installs
Revenue winner
Threads wins
+283% vs other
Installs winner
Threads wins
+38% vs other
MAU winner
Threads wins
+57% vs other
Rating winner
Threads wins
+1% vs other
Why Threads is winning
Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.
- Threads earns roughly 4× more per month than Reddit - $16.57M vs $4.32M.
- Premium pricing. Threads charges $21.99/mo vs Reddit's $19.95/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
- More monetization surfaces. Threads runs 3 IAP tiers vs 0 - more chances to convert users at the right price.
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Side-by-side metrics
Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.
Threads
vs
Reddit
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$16.57M
◀
$4.32M
Annual revenue (est.)
$198.83M
◀
$51.85M
Lifetime installs (est.)
327.8M
◀
238.4M
Monthly active users (est.)?
23.3M
◀
14.8M
App Store rating
4.64★
◀
4.60★
Total ratings
1.9M
▶
4.6M
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$21.99
◀
$19.95
IAP tiers detected
3 tiers
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0 tiers
- Category
- Social Networking
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Jul 5, 2023
- Last updated
- May 5, 2026
- File size
- 187.8 MB
- Content rating
- 12+
- Version
- 428.0
- Languages
- Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish +25 more
- Category
- Social
- Price
- Free
- Released
- Apr 6, 2016
- Last updated
- May 4, 2026
- File size
- -
- Content rating
- Mature 17+
- Version
- VARY
- Languages
- -
Threads trajectory
Reddit trajectory
FAQ
Which makes more money, Threads or Reddit? v
Threads earns about $16.57M per month, while Reddit earns about $4.32M. That is a 3.8× revenue gap (~$12.25M more per month for Threads). Annual revenue: Threads ≈ $198.83M/year, Reddit ≈ $51.85M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store / Google Play signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Threads or Reddit? v
Threads leads with about 327.8M estimated downloads vs 238.4M for Reddit - a 1.4× gap. Threads's App Store downloads are estimated from 1.9M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Reddit reports 100,000,000+ installs on Google Play.
Are Threads and Reddit in the same App Store category on each store and competing for the same money? v
No - Threads is in Social Networking and Reddit is in Social. They share screen-time attention but earn money in different niches: Threads from social networking monetization patterns, Reddit from social.
What in-app purchases and subscription pricing do Threads and Reddit offer? v
Threads: IAP range 3 tiers detected. Reddit: IAP range $1.99 - $199.99 per item. Threads runs a "Subscription (~$21.99/mo)" monetization model; Reddit runs "Subscription (~$19.95/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Threads or Reddit? v
Threads edges ahead with ★ 4.6 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.0 stars). Rating volume: Threads 1.9M ratings, Reddit 336K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Threads vs Reddit revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $16.57M for Threads and $4.32M for Reddit are derived from App Store grossing rank / Google Play install ranges, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Social Networking / Social) - 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 Threads or Reddit to a different App Store app? v
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