Bluesky is a decentralized social media platform organized as a Public Benefit Corporation that was founded by Jack Dorsey and builds on the open AT Protocol. Bluesky's Twitter Score is 294 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of August 2026, ranking #1,133 (top 0.5%) among 483,944 tracked accounts.
Bluesky was initially funded and sponsored by Twitter, though that affiliation is now in the past. The platform raised a $15 million Series A led by Blockchain Capital, with participation from Alumni Ventures, True Ventures, and SevenX. Seed funding came from Neo as lead investor, alongside Automattic and Protocol Labs.
Bluesky has stated explicitly that its app and the AT Protocol do not use blockchains or cryptocurrency, and that it will not introduce tokens, crypto trading, or NFTs into the social experience. As of October 2024, the platform reported exceeding 13 million users and more than 1,000 independent personal data servers operating outside of Bluesky itself. Bluesky works with Namecheap as a custom domain partner and with Buffer as an integration partner, and supports the ATmosphere developer ecosystem built around the AT Protocol.
Bluesky has published 548 posts on the platform and has 424,842 followers as of August 2026. The account has been mentioned by 454 accounts, with 787 total mentions.
Who follows Bluesky on X?
The accounts that follow Bluesky include 1,344 founders, 352 angel investors, 480 influencers and 22 VCs. Among them are vitalik.eth, Toly, Laura Shin, Stani, Chris Burniske and Fred Ehrsam.