Threads, the Twitter alternative by Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, is one of the most talked about topics on the Internet right now. In fact, Threads was one of the trending topics on Twitter in Nigeria with over 2 million tweets as of Friday, July 8, 2023. Threads is not just a direct competition to Twitter, it is what some people have described as a better version of Twitter. “Thread UI is nice sha, I like it,” one Twitter user said. Thread UI design is nice sha, i like it— Oghenekaro (@DifferentKaro) July 6, 2023 But whether you like it or not, Threads is growing fast. Per Search Engine Journal, it now has 80 million users, just two days after launch. Threads is nothing short of a master’s stroke by Zuckerberg. But it’s not his first time doing something like this. Here are 5 apps that Zuckerberg has cloned over the years and how they performed. 1. Facebook Dating, a Tinder clone Meta announced Facebook Dating, a Tinder clone in 2018. Unlike Tinder, Facebook Dating wanted to eliminate the hook-up culture on dating apps, so it connected users based on shared experiences. Was it successful? In 2020 when Facebook Dating launched
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5 apps Mark Zuckerberg has cloned and how they performed – Techpoint Africa
