We are now 30 million on Bsky.
To put this figure in perspective:
Feb. 2023: invitation-only beta on iOS.
June 3, 2023: I was user #103.977.
Sept. 2023: 1 million users.
Feb. 6, 2024: Bsky opens to all.
Sept. 15, 2024: 10 million users.
Nov. 19, 2024: 20 million users.
Jan. 29: 30 million
To put this figure in perspective:
Feb. 2023: invitation-only beta on iOS.
June 3, 2023: I was user #103.977.
Sept. 2023: 1 million users.
Feb. 6, 2024: Bsky opens to all.
Sept. 15, 2024: 10 million users.
Nov. 19, 2024: 20 million users.
Jan. 29: 30 million
Comments
I immediately started trying to get all my favorite artists on by offering them a join code and 99.999% of them thought I was trying to scam them somehow 😅
Activity and engagement has remained brisk in recent months. It's no longer just a place where people go briefly because they're sick of X. So much so that I've been able to consider it my main network for the past two months.
In the meantime, you know that 350,000-character article I wrote in January 2024 that didn't get paid for? Still unpaid.
It's really become unbearable to work in the press, it was much better when I started 20 years ago.
YT is weird.
But I'll keep Mastodon. It's safe space.
If only there were only real people.
User number in the 400-500k range here, I think, so I’ve been delighted with the activity growth over time 🤗