Bluesky hit peak usage for the year on Election Night
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7:44 AM PST · November 5, 2026
The blue wave swept Bluesky on Tuesday night as the microblogging platform recorded its highest daily number of posts, replies, and likes in 2026.
“We’re seeing a wave of new people joining and old friends coming back,” Schneider posted.
According to Bluesky CEO Toni Schneider, posts and likes doubled during to the U.S. midterm elections on Tuesday.
COO Rose Wang told TechCrunch that usage began to peak between 8 pm to 10 pm PT, when many election results were rolling in. Daily posts and likes increased 30% and 70%, respectively, compared to the previous 30-day averages; Clicks on links also spiked 20%.
According to open-source data, Bluesky reached 44 million likes, 4.8 million posts, and 2 million new follows on November 4. This nearly eclipsed Bluesky’s all-time record 45 million likes in a single day, set in November 2024.
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