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 313 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of July 2026, ranking #1,068 (top 0.5%) among 389,587 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 547 posts on the platform and has 426,984 followers as of July 2026. The account has been mentioned by 439 accounts, with 759 total mentions.
Who follows Bluesky on X?
The accounts that follow Bluesky include 1,196 founders, 273 angel investors, 644 influencers and 35 VCs. Among them are vitalik.eth, Laura Shin, Toly, Stani, Chris Burniske and Anthony Pompliano.