X (formerly Twitter) banned in Brazil, Bluesky rises to the top of App Store rankings



In Brazil, where the use of X (formerly Twitter) is banned, demand for competing social networking sites is on the rise, and it has become clear that the number of users of Bluesky in particular is rapidly increasing.

Bluesky tops app charts and sees 'all-time-highs' after Brazil bans X | TechCrunch

https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/31/bluesky-tops-app-charts-and-sees-all-time-highs-after-brazil-bans-x/

On August 31, 2024, the Brazilian Supreme Court ordered X to suspend its services in Brazil.

Brazilian Supreme Court orders X to suspend service in the country - GIGAZINE



In response, Bluesky announced that it had signed up over 500,000 new users in the past two days.

over 500k new users in the last two days 🤯

— Bluesky ( @bsky.app ) Aug 31, 2024 at 12:45



Additionally, Bluesky posted, 'Brazilians, we're breaking new records for activity on Bluesky!', revealing that Brazil is recording its highest user activity ever.

Brazil, you're setting new all-time-highs for activity on Bluesky! 🥇

🥇

— Bluesky ( @bsky.app ) Aug 31, 2024 at 5:56



Additionally, Bluesky is ranked #1 in the free app rankings on the Brazilian App Store , with other top 10 free apps including Threads (#2), X (#5) and TikTok (#6).

Following Brazil's success, Bluesky's Jay Glover posted, 'Go Brazil, you made the right choice.'

Bom trabalho Brasil, você fez a escolha certa

(good job Brazil, you made the right choice)

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— Jay 🦋 ( @jay.bsky.team ) Sep 1, 2024 at 5:54



According to the official Bluesky FAQ , Bluesky has over 6 million users as of May 2024. Bluesky announced that it gained over 500,000 new users in just two days, so you can see how amazing this number was.

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