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Bluesky surpasses 20 million users as it closes gap with Instagram Threads

techcrunch.com — November 19, 2024, 05:01 PM UTC

Bluesky, a social network competing with X, has surpassed 20 million users, benefiting from users leaving the Elon Musk-owned platform. Its growth is narrowing the gap with Instagram Threads, which has over 275 million monthly active users. Recent data shows Bluesky's daily active users have increased significantly, reducing Threads' lead from five times to 1.5 times. Bluesky has also overtaken Threads in daily website visits in the U.S. and U.K., indicating rising interest. Bluesky's app usage surged 519% in the U.S. after the election, making it the top app on the U.S. App Store. Since opening to the public in February, Bluesky has more than doubled its user base, gaining about 100,000 users daily.

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  1. [3.9]
    Bluesky social media platform reaches 20 million users following U.S. elections (news.yahoo.com)
    6h
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  2. [4.6]
    Bluesky reaches 20 million users as it offers unique features for new members (zdnet.com)
    7h
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  3. [3.8]
    Bluesky sees surge in users as CEO Jay Graber leads decentralized social media push (standard.co.uk)
    10h
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  4. [4.4]
    Bluesky sees surge of nearly 1 million new users daily as X users migrate (thehill.com)
    11h
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  5. [4.3]
    Bluesky sees surge in new users as disillusioned social media users migrate from X (popsci.com)
    12h
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  6. [4.4]
    Bluesky surpasses 20 million users as it competes with X (thehindu.com)
    16h
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  7. [4.4]
    Bluesky reaches 18.3 million users but struggles to compete with X and Threads (hindustantimes.com)
    18h
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  8. [3.6]
    Starmer confirms no plans to join Bluesky social media platform (bbc.com)
    1d 2h
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  9. [4.9]
    Bluesky sees 500% traffic surge after election as user base grows rapidly (npr.org)
    1d 5h
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  10. [3.7]
    Bluesky grows to 20 million users but lacks diverse audience engagement (businessinsider.com)
    1d 10h
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  11. [3.9]
    Bluesky CEO Jay Graber leads platform through rapid user growth to over 19 million (newsweek.com)
    1d 12h
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  12. [5.0]
    Bluesky surpasses 20 million users as growth accelerates (japanese.engadget.com)
    1d 13h

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  13. [4.7]
    Bluesky surpasses 20 million users as growth accelerates after U.S. election (zdnet.com)
    1d 14h
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  14. [4.3]
    Bluesky reaches 20 million users as migration from X accelerates (hollywoodreporter.com)
    1d 14h
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  15. [4.7]
    Bluesky attracts 20 million users with customizable social media experience (newscientist.com)
    1d 16h
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  16. [3.8]
    Bluesky gains momentum as a rising alternative to X and Threads with 15 million users (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
    1d 16h
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  17. [3.3]
    Celebrities flock to Bluesky as platform gains traction during election season (thesun.co.uk)
    1d 18h
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  18. [4.0]
    Bluesky attracts millions of users seeking a new social media experience (tomsguide.com)
    1d 19h
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  19. [4.7]
    Bluesky sees rapid user growth as it offers a positive alternative to Twitter (irishtimes.com)
    1d 22h
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