Fun with misleading stats. Elon claims that ExTwitter is "numero uno" but that's ONLY because they self-labeled the app as news. On the full charts... they're #54 while Bluesky is #2. - ThreadSky

jbminn.bsky.social•99 days ago

i am not a math whiz (actually i am) but 2 and 54 seem different

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zoeylunaphd.bsky.social•99 days ago

😂😆😛

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onajkojikuca.com•99 days ago

Are charts reg locked? Where I am, Twitter is 11th and Bluesky 13th. Social, Top Charts, Free, Google Play.

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tomquixote.bsky.social•99 days ago

Lies, damned lies, and ExTwitter statistics

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w1rral.bsky.social•99 days ago

Breaking news: Elon Musk pushes blatant lies in an attempt to give himself credibility. When asked, Musk made a weird grunting sound and wobbled.

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clarksorley.bsky.social•99 days ago

Does everyone have to refer to that man as “Elon” like he’s a personal friend or family member? It elevates him too much and we could do with less of that. Trump is Trump, Musk is Musk, like em or hate em!

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jimc5.bsky.social•99 days ago

Indeed

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waynechow.bsky.social•99 days ago

You're being generous with "misleading".
Also, yay, I like Too Good To Go, which is beating X.

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abyzien.satan.social•99 days ago

Android rankings right now.

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ohnoitnoah.bsky.social•99 days ago

Imagine getting cooked by the Costco app

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licensedtokilt.bsky.social•99 days ago

I wouldn't be ashamed about being less popular than Costco. That place is amazing.

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ohnoitnoah.bsky.social•99 days ago

Sure no disagreement on which monthly subscription I’d want; but getting beat by a membership only grocery store serving a a couple dozen countries is pretty grim.

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drwh0.bsky.social•98 days ago

Do you mean dipXitter?

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davidnelsonnm.bsky.social•99 days ago

Have to admit, if there’s one thing he’s good at it’s misleading numbers.

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drysand.bsky.social•99 days ago

He's a profiteer, a drug addict and a liar.

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oggreeb.bsky.social•99 days ago

Maybe X would be a higher-rated app if the labeled themselves as junk food. McDonalds app is higher.

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denistheman.bsky.social•99 days ago

I just relegated X to the occasionally look category. Bluesky is the one

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katog617.bsky.social•99 days ago

Not a news app, kind of like fox is not a news station. Equally awful.

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cocobluesky.bsky.social•99 days ago

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cypherreports.bsky.social•99 days ago

You'd think self labeling would be against tos or something

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wickedsmartface.bsky.social•99 days ago

What's the criteria for top? Most downloaded? There will always be a plateau to that trend. Most frequently used? I don't want my device to be sending that info for these ratings, c'mon now. Most coolester? Definitely Bluesky.

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lyuber.bsky.social•99 days ago

In Play Store BlueSky and Threads are #1&2, X is#45 at this moment

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iamkanyetwitty.bsky.social•99 days ago

Threads sucks, too

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nunagoras.bsky.social•99 days ago

The main problems with Threads, JIMHO, are accessibility and aesthetics. The former is quite difficult to explain, but it is simply confusing to navigate that platform. The later is easy to understand: visually speaking Threads is quite like such a Windows XP time product in 2025! Weird.

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nunagoras.bsky.social•99 days ago

for me and for now Bluesky is the one!

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iamkanyetwitty.bsky.social•99 days ago

Agree

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dan.gwozdz.xyz•99 days ago

Kinda apropos that they gave themselves a fake "news" label.

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astrid.place•99 days ago

Holy crap they are beaten out by shopping apps which you need a membership for that is brutal

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robotictom.com•99 days ago

Was the app always categorized as news or is this a more recent change?

TBH I'm surprised to see Reddit also classified as News and ranking even lower.

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jakeout.com•99 days ago

It was pre Elon, near when they took on the "it's what's happening", vs just "what's happening?" branding, iirc... https://www.adsoftheworld.com/campaigns/it-s-what-s-happening
https://www.pcmag.com/news/twitter-were-a-news-app-now-okay

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jordansimonov.ski•99 days ago

Ouch, behind Snapchat. I didn’t think people still used Snapchat

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radix4801.bsky.social•99 days ago

[FO]X News

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louisgray.bsky.social•99 days ago

Bluesky is #1 on Android, full stop.

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emrsin.bsky.social•99 days ago

Here in Australia, Bluesky is #4, Xitter is #81.

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futuredave.bsky.social•99 days ago

Bluesky has dropped to #5 in the UK App store after floating in the top 3 for a few weeks. Threads has jumped back to #2, which will also likely be due to the X-odus. X is #95, or #2 in News.

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coranch.bsky.social•99 days ago

Hahaha pathetic liar Elonia needs to get in the right game. No way shitter is news

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tomaxwell.bsky.social•99 days ago

this change was actually made pre-elon

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coranch.bsky.social•99 days ago

The only news Leon has is Russian news network I GAS what he calls himself

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radamssmash.bsky.social•99 days ago

Please stop with the transphobia. There's plenty of ways to attack and criticize musk without resorting to transphobic attacks that validate the perspective of the GOP.

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universaldilemma.bsky.social•96 days ago

Not transphobia, but misogyny.

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newpaulin.bsky.social•99 days ago

Why is it transphobic?

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batyalee.bsky.social•99 days ago

Apparently some people are saying Elon is trans, which is meant to be an insult.

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newpaulin.bsky.social•99 days ago

Ive seen People saying Elon is trumps wife, not trans...
But yea i got your point

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batyalee.bsky.social•99 days ago

Yep. People are saying a lot of dumb things. Elon is calling himself the First Buddy. 😑

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palle.bsky.social•99 days ago

same old story... but I wonder why Apple allows this category for Twitter

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alexis8.bsky.social•99 days ago

Excellent news.

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midnightplat.bsky.social•99 days ago

What will Elon do for RFK Jr. to get X ranked over McDonalds? Besides boosting that Thomas Chatterton Williams diet and exercise Rx Xeet that he cribbed off a Crossfit whiteboard.

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mergesort.me•99 days ago

To be fair, Twitter was the one who put themselves into News — almost a decade ago if I remember right. They made the choice because it was easier to rank/be featured in News, so previous management is just as guilty/shrewd as current management.

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heyitsroman.bsky.social•91 days ago

Yes, but previous management isn’t touting it today as a way of trying to inhale a little copium while their platform is hemorrhaging users to a competing app.

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