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Bluesky activity peaked as US midterm election results came in
Bluesky recorded its highest daily totals of posts, replies and likes so far in 2026 during the US midterm elections on Tuesday. The surge shows how major political events can drive activity on social platforms, particularly among users who follow the results closely.
Posts and likes rose 30% and 70% respectively against their previous 30-day averages, while link clicks increased 20%. Open-source data recorded 44 million likes, 4.8 million posts and 2 million new follows on 4 November, close to the platform’s record of 45 million likes in one day, set in November 2024. Data traffic reached 35.8 GB/s, about 200% above usual; activity peaked between 8 pm and 10 pm Pacific Time as results came in.
In short
- Bluesky hit its highest daily usage of 2026 on US election night.
- It recorded 44 million likes and 4.8 million posts.
- Traffic rose to 200% above usual levels.
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Originally published by TechCrunch as “Bluesky hit peak usage for the year on Election Night”.