Mastodon has been around since 2016 and has 804k MAU.

The platform has 57 third party apps.

The platform is decentralized and has community ran servers.

  • @BT_7274
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    577 hours ago

    You have to understand we are not normal users. Anyone even remotely interested in federated software are not normal users.

    Bluesky may not have 57 third party apps and that’s why people are flocking to it. It’s easy. The signup process through the app involved no selecting of servers, no understanding of what it actually is under the hood, and users are greeted by a default algorithm that feels very much like old Twitter before Musk.

    Basically, regular users do not care about the fediverse and just want a competent and polished app and site experience.