Bluesky announced that it had passed 40 million registered accounts. Registered accounts are cumulative signups rather than a measure of active use: by mid-2026 the platform reported roughly 46 million registrations against about 10.7 million monthly active users, well below its post-2024-election peak.
Bluesky reaches 40 million registered accounts
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Perez, S. (2025). Bluesky hits 40 million users, introduces dislikes beta. TechCrunch. Reports the milestone as announced on 31 October 2025. Bluesky published no blog post for it.
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Bluesky. Bluesky's 2025 $100M Series B Lays Foundation for Open Social Web. (2026). Bluesky's own post of 19 March 2026, stating growth from 13 million to over 43 million global users. Used to corroborate the registered-account scale.
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Perez, S. (2026). Bluesky's active user base is shrinking as its focus expands beyond the app. TechCrunch. Source for the gap between registered accounts and active use: roughly 10.7 million monthly active users in Q2 2026, down from a Q4 2024 peak.
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October 2025
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