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

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.

According to Bsky Stats, a website that tracks Bluesky signups, posts, and other analytics, the platform now has more than 14.6 million users. Bluesky user Jaz, who runs the stats website, says that Bluesky has seen more than 100,000 new user signups every day since the U.S. presidential election on Nov. 5th.

With one million new accounts added since the U.S. elections, Bluesky has solidified itself as an option for people looking to change their social media service.

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.

Following Donald Trump's reelection a wave of exits from X, the platform run by Trump's political ally Elon Musk, has been underway. Some users have moved to Bluesky, which has 14.5 million users to date in November,

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.