Since the US presidential election, Bluesky has snagged more than 1 million new members, a company spokesperson told The New York Times on Tuesday, The platform now has more than 15 million users, according to the latest stats, up from 9 million in early September and 12 million around mid-October.

In the week following the U.S. presidential election, X alternative Bluesky gained over a million new users, most of whom live in the U.S., Canada, and Britain, according to a Bluesky spokesperson.The influx of new users propelled Bluesky to a new milestone on Wednesday: The platform crossed the 15 million user mark.

After Donald Trump was reelected, interest in Bluesky Social has soared. Here's how the Twitter alternative differs from Elon Musk's X platform.

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.