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As someone who was once an avid twitter user, my sense is that Mastodon--after a somewhat hopeful start just never gained the network momentum. Bluesky came clo
by ghaff 8mo ago
As someone who was once an avid twitter user, my sense is that Mastodon--after a somewhat hopeful start just never gained the network momentum. Bluesky came closest to Twitter's old reach but is still something of a shadow of the old Twitter (as Twitter/X is these days as well).
- lich_king 8mo agoBluesky is not just a shadow, it's on a pretty steady decline. Their DAU numbers are dropping every month. Which probably tells you something about the unspoken reason for this change.
- ghaff 8mo agoWithout researching actual numbers, it feels like that whole category of social media is pretty much uninteresting at this point. Not sure what really replaces it given that Facebook seems increasingly infested with AI slop and sponsored posts.
- verdverm 8mo agoMore IRL time with other people hopefully.
- rekmarks 8mo agoNo they’re not? https://bsky.jazco.dev/stats https://bsky.jazco.dev/stats
- lich_king 8mo agoYes they are? E.g., https://api.backlinko.com/app/uploads/2025/11/bluesky-website-monthly-visits-1280x973.webp https://api.backlinko.com/app/uploads/2025/11/bluesky-websit... This is also visible in your stats if you extend the time window. They had a peak in 2024 and are pretty much declining month to month ever since.
- haunter 8mo agoAre we seeing the same? All the stats are steadily going down https://i.imgur.com/QJakG56.png https://i.imgur.com/QJakG56.png
- PaulHoule 8mo agoI’d describe that last six months as ‘sideways’ —- what was that surge near the end of last year?
- verdverm 8mo agoMy understanding was the end of year time off / holidays, as compared to the dip around thanksgiving.
- ajsalminen 8mo agoI believe that surge was Elon announcing AI image editing on X and a bunch of Japanese artists and their followers trying out Bluesky.
- verdverm 8mo agoJaz's stats are sus, use this instead: https://bskycharts.edavis.dev/edavis.dev/index.html https://bskycharts.edavis.dev/edavis.dev/index.html
- rekmarks 8mo agoAh, I didn't realize the link I shared was Jaz's (it was shared in another comment), but they look similarly sideways over the past 6 months, with a noticeable bump in Dec / Jan.
- verdverm 8mo agoThese specific stats are likely not as bad, I mainly take issue with the "user" count they promote.
- rakovsky89 8mo ago[dead]
- ghaff 8mo agoWe may have different interests and networks. Pretty much everyone I know has moved on. I don't even look at it any longer.