Bluesky has added 1.5 million users over the past week as former President Donald Trump’s election victory prompted users to flee X, the platform owned by Trump ally Elon Musk.

With 9,000,000 people joining rival Bluesky since September – a million of them in the last week – it seems a wave of users searching for an alternative has been unleashed. Bluesky spokesperson Emily Liu said: ‘We’re excited to welcome all of these new people,

Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey launched Bluesky in 2019, but it’s seen a surge in users migrating to the platform since Trump’s presidential election victory. The company says it gained more than 1.5 million users in the past week. Bluesky’s CEO told NewsNation its growth “marks a new era of social media — one where users are put first.”

Championed by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Bluesky was an invitation-only space until it opened to the public in February.

Social media site Bluesky has gained 1 million new users in the week since the U.S. election, as some X users look for an alternative platform to post their thoughts and engage with others online.

Bluesky may still be the underdog in the race for alternatives to X, but the once Twitter-affiliated service is gaining momentum. The app just passed the 15 million user mark after adding more than a million new users over the last week,

As Elon Musk’s social platform becomes swamped with political posts and partisan aggression, Bluesky reported 1 million new members in the week after the election.

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,