Meta\u2019s social network Threads is expanding the number of topics available through its newer communities feature<\/a>, the company announced on Monday. This expansion might nudge people to use communities less on Reddit and X.<\/p>\n The platform initially launched over 100 communities in October,<\/a> including those dedicated to basketball, television, K-pop, books, and more, to better compete with other social networks. With today\u2019s expansion, Threads now has more than 200 communities, with additions that include team-specific spaces like Lakers Threads, Knicks Threads, and Spurs Threads.<\/p>\n The company is testing flairs within the community as well, which is also very common on Reddit. This feature lets you add a customizable label underneath your username. For instance, in the NBA community, you can show off which team you support using a flair, or in the books community, you can indicate if you\u2019re an author.<\/p>\n Threads is also testing a \u201cChampion\u201d badge to reward members who are highly engaged in a community. The company said that it is giving badges to only a limited number of people who are highly followed in the community and who converse actively.<\/p>\n The social platform, which competes with Elon Musk\u2019s X and startups like Bluesky, crossed 400 million users in August<\/a>, two years after its launch. The company also noted this fall<\/a> that more than 150 million people now visit the site daily. <\/p>\n To date, Threads has been focusing on engaging and retaining users with features like DMs<\/a>, Group chats<\/a>, and ephemeral posts<\/a>, and other additions. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Threads_Flair.jpeg?w=544\")
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