You might be surprised to learn that the platform that’s leading all others in terms of downloads on the App Store is Bluesky.
The app first became known as Twitter’s next-best alternative and an archrival for the X platform. Now, we can confirm that downloads and popularity for Bluesky are at an all-time high. Today, in Social Networking category, it ranked number 2 among free App Store apps in America, falling a little behind Meta's Threads. But the amazing fact is how it’s racing ahead of Whatsapp, Facebook and Telegram.
On the other hand, X is not found in the top 10 or 20 lists. Therefore, you can see how that might not make Elon Musk too happy, who does take competition very seriously.
It’s quite an odd classification but as per the latest studies from Pew Research, most users enter the X app for news. People are quite wary about misinformation getting slammed around.
As far as Android is concerned, Bluesky is at number 8 in terms of free platforms around America’s PlayStore, according to Appfigures data. Still, it’s ahead of X who stands at position 56 currently. Bluesky ranked closely with the top social media platforms including Threads, TikTok, and Meta’s Instagram .
So where all of these installs come from is a question on people’s minds. It’s all thanks to the high number of signups after X's controversial moves. Meanwhile, third-party counts suggest the total number of users count has neared 12M.
The figures are strong growth for any social media app but Bluesky appears to be one of the least likely candidates to enter the boom like this one. It’s competing with apps under the ownership of the world’s richest person. What is even more interesting is how it started life as Twitter’s experiment or research that was curated to build decentralized social networks on open protocols.
Before, you needed invite codes to sign up and after a little research, you’ll be amazed at how it featured hashtags, video shares, and direct messages. It is unique in its own sense too. There are user-based programmable feeds that dictate the algorithm. The independent verification featuring the domain name and chances to move the account to your preferred server is another point.
Bluesky did get one more feature that X didn’t and that includes freedom from Musk’s rule of turning part of the app into an infomercial, hiding likes, and declaring block functions that don’t make any sense. It won’t hide posts from people blocked either.
We agree that the app is very new and has a long way to go. But we cannot deny the fact that it’s a great start to a successful future, provided demand remains the same.
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The app first became known as Twitter’s next-best alternative and an archrival for the X platform. Now, we can confirm that downloads and popularity for Bluesky are at an all-time high. Today, in Social Networking category, it ranked number 2 among free App Store apps in America, falling a little behind Meta's Threads. But the amazing fact is how it’s racing ahead of Whatsapp, Facebook and Telegram.
On the other hand, X is not found in the top 10 or 20 lists. Therefore, you can see how that might not make Elon Musk too happy, who does take competition very seriously.
It’s quite an odd classification but as per the latest studies from Pew Research, most users enter the X app for news. People are quite wary about misinformation getting slammed around.
As far as Android is concerned, Bluesky is at number 8 in terms of free platforms around America’s PlayStore, according to Appfigures data. Still, it’s ahead of X who stands at position 56 currently. Bluesky ranked closely with the top social media platforms including Threads, TikTok, and Meta’s Instagram .
So where all of these installs come from is a question on people’s minds. It’s all thanks to the high number of signups after X's controversial moves. Meanwhile, third-party counts suggest the total number of users count has neared 12M.
The figures are strong growth for any social media app but Bluesky appears to be one of the least likely candidates to enter the boom like this one. It’s competing with apps under the ownership of the world’s richest person. What is even more interesting is how it started life as Twitter’s experiment or research that was curated to build decentralized social networks on open protocols.
Before, you needed invite codes to sign up and after a little research, you’ll be amazed at how it featured hashtags, video shares, and direct messages. It is unique in its own sense too. There are user-based programmable feeds that dictate the algorithm. The independent verification featuring the domain name and chances to move the account to your preferred server is another point.
Bluesky did get one more feature that X didn’t and that includes freedom from Musk’s rule of turning part of the app into an infomercial, hiding likes, and declaring block functions that don’t make any sense. It won’t hide posts from people blocked either.
We agree that the app is very new and has a long way to go. But we cannot deny the fact that it’s a great start to a successful future, provided demand remains the same.
Read next: WhatsApp To Soon Launch New Chat Memory Feature For Meta AI
