Bluesky hit peak usage for the year on election night

Bluesky saw a surge in activity on election night, with a 30% increase in daily posts and a 70% increase in likes compared to the previous 30-day average. This resulted in the platform's highest daily number of posts, replies, and likes in 2026, with 4.8 million posts, 44 million likes, and 2 million new follows. The data traffic was also 200% higher than usual, reaching up to 35.8 GB/s. This peak usage was seen between 8pm to 10pm PT, when many election results were being announced.