Vine Tops 40 Million Users

Instagram hasn't hurt Vine's user growth much, if the latest numbers from the 6-second video sharing app are any indication.

Vine revealed in a tweet Tuesday that it now has more than 40 million registered users, up from 13 million users in early June — about six weeks before Instagram launched its own video sharing feature

We've said this before and we'll say it again: this community - now more than 40 million of you - is amazing. Thank you for inspiring us.

— Vine (@vineapp) August 20, 2013

While that may sound like impressive user growth, especially when faced with a viable competitor like Instagram, it's important to note that Vine chose to reveal registered users rather than active users. The latter would give a better indication of how many people are using the app on a daily or monthly basis. Read more...