Java tutorial
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService; import java.util.concurrent.Executors; import java.util.concurrent.ThreadFactory; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { final ThreadGroup threadGroup = new ThreadGroup("workers"); ExecutorService executor = Executors.newCachedThreadPool(new ThreadFactory() { public Thread newThread(Runnable r) { return new Thread(threadGroup, r); } }); System.out.println(threadGroup.activeCount()); } }