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Bluesky hits 20 million users and counting - watch it keep growing here Headline from ZDNet, on the newest of 2 developments
Bluesky now has more than 20 million users and shows no signs of slowing down.
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Nov 14, 2024
Bluesky has added 1 million users since the US election as people seek alternatives to X
Headline from ABC 7 San Francisco · 9 reports in this development
Nov 18, 2024 Newest
Bluesky hits 20 million users and counting - watch it keep growing here
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Rolling Stone
Bluesky Pulled a Million New Users After Election as More Abandoned Musk's X ↗ (opens Rolling Stone) Published Nov 12, 2024
Rolling Stone's feed description Elon Musk's right-wing X continued to lose users in the week after Trump won the election, with rivals Bluesky and Meta's Threads seeing rapid growth
Forbes
What To Know About Bluesky—The Buzzy Social Media App Siphoning Users From Elon Musk’s X ↗ (opens Forbes) Published Nov 13, 2024
Forbes's feed description Bluesky has added 1.5 million users over the past week as former President Donald Trump’s election victory prompted users to flee X, the platform owned by Trump ally Elon Musk.
Time
Bluesky Gains Million Users Since Election as People Flock From X ↗ (opens Time) Published Nov 13, 2024
Time's feed description Across the platform, new users—among them journalists, left-leaning politicians and celebrities—have shared that they’re looking forward to using a space free from advertisements and hate speech.
ABC 7 San Francisco
Bluesky has added 1 million users since the US election as people seek alternatives to X ↗ (opens ABC 7 San Francisco) Published Nov 13, 2024
Same headline from 3 more outlets ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description Social media site Bluesky has gained 1 million new users in the week since the U.S. election, as some X users look for an alternative platform.
Al Jazeera
Bluesky adds 1 million users after US election as users ditch X ↗ (opens Al Jazeera) Published Nov 13, 2024
Al Jazeera's feed description Micro-blogging site says it now has more than 15 million users, up from nine million in September.
Boston
Bluesky has added 1 million users since the U.S. election as people seek alternatives to X ↗ (opens Boston) Published Nov 13, 2024
Boston's feed description Championed by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Bluesky was an invitation-only space until it opened to the public in February.
Deutsche Welle
Bluesky surges as users seek social media alternatives to X – DW ↗ (opens Deutsche Welle) Published Nov 14, 2024
Deutsche Welle's feed description Is Bluesky stepping out of the shadow of Elon Musk's X in the wake of the US election? The latest X-odus has seen a series of prominent departures and a massive spike in users at the social media rival.
Boston
What is Bluesky, the fast-growing social platform welcoming fleeing X users? ↗ (opens Boston) Published Nov 15, 2024
Same headline from 8 more outlets Boston's feed description SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Disgruntled X users are again flocking to Bluesky, a newer social media platform that grew out of the former Twitter before billionaire Elon Musk took it
CBS News
What is Bluesky, the online platform welcoming users leaving Elon Musk ↗ (opens CBS News) Published Nov 16, 2024
Same headline from 1 more outlet CBS News's feed description Bluesky reported one million new users after President-elect Trump tapped X owner Musk for his next administration.
CNET
Bluesky Explained: Why This Social Media Network Is Growing by 1 Million Users a Day ↗ (opens CNET) Published Nov 17, 2024
CNET's feed description Bluesky has been attracting new users at an exponential rate as it's poised to become a strong competitor to Elon Musk's X.
Forbes
Post Election, X Rival Bluesky Is Adding Millions Of Users ↗ (opens Forbes) Published Nov 17, 2024
Forbes's feed description Bluesky which was developed by Twitter in 2019 has become one of the fastest growing apps as users become disenchanted with X in the aftermath of the election.
BNO News
Twitter alternative Bluesky hits 19 million users amid post-election surge ↗ (opens BNO News) Published Nov 17, 2024
BNO News's feed description Bluesky, an alternative to the social networking website previously known as Twitter, reached 19 million users Sunday amid a surge of interest in the wake of the U.S. election, according to the company.
ZDNet
Bluesky hits 20 million users and counting - watch it keep growing here ↗ (opens ZDNet) Published Nov 18, 2024
ZDNet's feed description Bluesky now has more than 20 million users and shows no signs of slowing down.
Engadget
Bluesky hits 20 million users ↗ (opens Engadget) Published Nov 18, 2024
Engadget's feed description Bluesky has reached a new milestone as the decentralized service gains momentum.
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