We Love To See It: Bluesky, Crosses The 20 Million User Mark While X Continues To Bleed Subscribers
Written by djfrosty on November 19, 2024
Source: Anna Barclay / Getty / Bluesky
Hey Elon, you hear those footsteps? That’s Bluesky coming for your spot.
Spotted on Engadget, Bluesky has officially crossed 20 million as its growth shows no signs of slowing down. This latest milestone for X, formerly Twitter’s direct competitor, comes on the heels of the platform crossing 15 million users less than a week ago and tripling its user base in only three months.
While boasting 20 million users is impressive, Bluesky is still far behind X and Meta’s Threads platforms. However, if Bluesky can maintain its popularity and the mass eXodus continues, there is no reason it can’t be up there with the big boys.
Per Engadget:
Though it’s still far smaller than its rivals Threads and X, Bluesky’s current momentum is notable. The app has had several days over the last week where it added a million new users in a single 24-hour period. That’s similar to the growth rate of Threads, which has been getting a million new sign-ups a day for “going on three months,” according to an update last week from Meta’s Adam Mosseri. Threads reached 275 million monthly users earlier this month and has added at least 15 million since the start of November.
Bluesky Tops Both Apple and Google’s App Stores
Bluesky still has some ground to make up, but all signs point upward for the social media platform. It’s been the number one app in Apple’s App Store for the last six days and the top non-gaming app in the Google Play Store for the previous four days. Threads is holding down the second spot in the App Store.
Meanwhile, X continues to bleed subscribers following Musk’s ridiculous changes to the platform, and many users are complaining about how much Trump/right-wing propaganda has taken over timelines since Musk got in bed with sweet potato Hitler.
Celebrities like Gabrielle Union, Stephen King, Mark Hammill, and more have also said goodbye to X for Bluesky’s greener pastures.
Journalists and other organizations also have left X in large numbers for Bluesky.
Consider us on board for Elon Musk taking an L.