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.

X, formerly Twitter, is no longer the "digital town square" it once promised to be. Following the results of the U.S. presidential election, floods of

Typically, after a presidential election in the U.S., search queries about leaving the country spike as supporters of the losing candidate consider what to do next.While physically moving out of the country may be a bit complicated,

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.

Bluesky claims it welcomed 1 million new users since last week’s election, in what appears to be part of a mass exodus from X, owned by Trump supporter Elon Musk.

What is Bluesky? 700,000 new users sign up to X rival after Trump’s election win - Bluesky, started by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, now has 14.5 million users.

More than 700,000 people have joined the social media app Bluesky since last week’s US election, the firm has revealed. The sudden surge in new users, who mostly come from the US, appears to have been prompted by Elon Musk ’s endorsement of president-elect Donald Trump.