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Bluesky crosses the 15 million user mark

Vector illustration of the Bluesky logo.
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge

Short-form posting platform Bluesky crossed the 15 million user mark today amid a recent surge of user signups in the wake of the US presidential election. That’s according to a stat-tracking site put together by Bluesky developer Jaz, using the Bluesky API.

The platform, which rests on the decentralized AT Protocol, added about a million new users in the last week. Bluesky COO Rose Wang recently told The Verge that the “majority” of new users flocking to the platform have been from the US. The Bluesky app is currently at number one in the iOS app store, followed by Threads, ChatGPT, and the Google app.

Screenshot: iOS App Store

Bluesky is the number one free iOS app this morning.

Meta’s Threads is still…

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