The social network Bluesky has been growing at a rapid rate ever since the US presidential election concluded. And now it shows no signs of anything but continued expansion. Bluesky is currently No. 1 on the free app section of the US iPhone App Store,

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.

Will the new social media platform Bluesky replace Elon Musk's X? Following Donald Trump's victory and his appointment of

Youd be forgiven, in the not-so-distant past, for writing Bluesky off as merely a fringe social media network. Today, however, the outlook couldnt be more different, as evidenced by the fact that a comparison with Facebook is warranted. Lets see if Bluesky can handle the bright lights.

Bluesky was created in 2019 by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey as a project. The app opened to the public in 2023 and now has a confirmed 16 million users, according to Tech Crunch. While there is a rapid spike in growth for Bluesky, X still serves a hefty platform of 250 million users.

Bluesky reported one million new users after President-elect Trump tapped X owner Musk for his next administration.

While it remains small compared to established online spaces such as X, it has emerged as an alternative for those looking for a different mood.

Bluesky, a decentralized social network that started under Twitter, is now thriving with over 19 million users, benefiting from X's user losses post-election. While it has surpassed Threads in web visits,

Following the US election, X has seen hundreds of thousands of users leave, driven by rising hate speech and Elon Musk's pro-Donald Trump stance.