Threads brings messaging to the web
Threads now supports one-on-one and group chats on the web, plus Live Chats for up to 150 active participants.
What's new
Meta is rolling out one-on-one and group messaging for Threads on the web. It adds:
- A Messages tab with a Requests section.
- Message search.
- Quick new chats.
By the numbers
- Users send 30% more messages per week than at the start of the year.
- About 350 million DMs are sent weekly.
Live Chats
- Up to 150 active participants, with others watching in spectator mode.
- Launching first in the NBA Threads community during the playoffs.
Connor Hayes, head of Threads: "A conversation app needs to work wherever you are, and now it does."
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