Over 1.25 million new users joined in the last week, with many leaving X due to Musk's support of President-elect Trump.

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.

X users are weighing the decision to keep their followings or build them back up on alternative platforms after the election.

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.

Bluesky is having a very good week as some users abandon Elon Musk's X after the U.S. presidential election. Elon Musk has certainly emerged victorious this past week, post-election. However, Musk and his social media platform X are not exactly winning on the mobile app charts.

Hundreds of Americans announced that they are leaving Elon Musk-led X, platform formerly known as Twitter, after Donald Trump's election win on November 5. Celebrities including Jamie Lee Curtis, Elton John,

Social media platform Bluesky has gained more than one million new users since the US presidential election, benefitting from an exodus of people unhappy with the direction of X under billionaire owner Elon Musk.