Threads has already gotten more than 15 million signups this month, according to Adam Mosseri — Bluesky just hit that number for total users.

For better or worse, there are currently two major options for X-pats looking to cultivate a Classic Twitter experience: Threads and Bluesky. If X has become microblogging’s past, one of these two just may be its future—the proverbial marketplace of ideas where posts go viral and people find community,

Bluesky, a social media platform similar to X, gained over 1 million users in the week following the U.S. election as former X users look for alternative online spaces.

There is an exodus underway from 'X' -- the social media company formerly known as Twitter.Some users are moving over to competitors like 'Blue-sky' in the wake of the U-S presidential election -- Saying they're unhappy with 'X' owner Elon Musk.

Actors, directors, musicians and journalists are among the millions that have joined up to Bluesky since the presidential election.

Data tracked on the Bluesky API by Bluesky developer Jaz shows an increase of approximately one million users in the past week alone. Bluesky's Chief Operating Officer, Rose Wang, told Variety that the majority of this new user base originates from the United States.