Bluesky gains users as X faces exodus after U.S. election results

Following the U.S. presidential election, many users are leaving X, formerly Twitter, for Bluesky. The decentralized platform has grown from over 9 million users in September to more than 14.6 million, with a surge of 700,000 new users in just one week. Bluesky briefly became the second most popular iPhone app in the U.S. App Store after the election results. Its downloads have increased significantly, with a 933% growth year-to-date, while X's downloads have only risen by 48%. Bluesky's CEO noted that user engagement is higher on their platform compared to X. Users can customize their experience, which may help prevent Bluesky from becoming a partisan platform like X has been perceived under Elon Musk's ownership.