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verdverm • today at 7:58 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

Has Bluesky turned negative user "growth" around?

Last I checked a few months ago, their metrics were still in a slow decline. Many of the good sites that tracked this have gone offline


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eek2121 • today at 10:38 PM

Based on the stats I've seen, active users did drop a bit from peak, but things have long since stabilized.

I personally use BlueSky and don't use X. Ignoring the Musk factor for a moment, X pushes app use and requires you to log in. It is also filled to the brim with ads and promoted posts. BlueSky doesn't require an app at all (sure, everything I stated could change down the road, but we can't measure things on a "possibly/maybe", we need to compare what the platforms currently do)

What holds Bluesky back is exactly things like these: Big accounts refusing to migrate from X (or use both). The more big folks that migrate, the more folks will switch.

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