Championed by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Bluesky was an invitation-only space until it opened to the public in February.

As of Tuesday, Threads was the top rated “free” app on Apple’s App Store. Bluesky was seventh on the list — ahead of Instagram, Facebook and X.

Bluesky, the alternative social media platform which is the brainchild of ex-Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, has gained over 1 million new users since the US election. But why is this happening? Which celebrities have said goodbye to X and are joining Bluesky?

Threads and Bluesky, rival social networks that look a lot like Elon Musk’s X, have seen an influx of new users since election night in the US as people seek alternatives to Musk’s more right-leaning platform following Donald Trump’s presidential victory.

Many users noted a steady loss of hundreds or even thousands of followers as accounts were deactivated, continuing a downward trend in activity since Musk’s takeover of the social network in late 2022.

Hundreds of thousands of people have signed up for a rival social media platform after Elon Musk’s X helped propel Donald Trump to a second term in the White House. In the week since the election, more than 700,

Elon Musk may have helped Donald Trump win the U.S. presidential election — but one of his companies is facing post-election losses.