Source: Engadget
“Bluesky may still be the underdog in the race for alternatives to X, but the once Twitter-affiliated service is gaining momentum. The app just passed the 15 million user mark after adding more than a million new users over the last week, the company said in an update. While Bluesky is still considerably smaller than Threads, which with 275 million users is its biggest rival, there are signs that Threads users have been increasingly curious about the upstart. … Its recent success also seems to be driven, at least in part, by frustration with Elon Musk and X following the US presidential election.” (11/13/24)