Bluesky Social
Bluesky Social is a decentralized social app for public posts, feeds, communities, and conversation.
Bluesky Social is a social networking app built around public posts, follows, custom feeds, moderation controls, and an open protocol for portable social identity and interoperable services.
The product competes with X and Threads by emphasizing decentralized architecture, user-chosen algorithms, community moderation tooling, and an open social graph for public conversation and creator communities.
Bluesky Social is a decentralized social app for public posts, feeds, communities, and conversation.
TikTok
tiktok.com
Threads by Instagram
threads.com
X
Snapchat
snapchat.com
YouTube — Video Sharing Platform
| Attribute | Bluesky Social | TikTok | Threads by Instagram | X | Snapchat | YouTube — Video Sharing Platform | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provider |  Bluesky |  ByteDancebytedance.com$9.5B raised · Late Stage Private |  Metaabout.meta.com$24.6B raised · Public |  X Corp.$0 raised · Acquired | Metaabout.meta.com$24.6B raised · Public |  Snapsnap.com$6.4B raised · Public |  YouTube$1.7B raised · Acquired Subsidiary | Metaabout.meta.com$24.6B raised · Public | |
| Founded | — | 2012 | 2004 | 2023 | 2004 | 2011 | 2005 | 2004 | |
| Sells To | — | Consumers, Enterprises | Consumers, Enterprise | Enterprises, Individuals | Consumers, Enterprise | Enterprises, Individuals | Consumers | Consumers, Enterprise | |
| Pricing Model | — | Advertising, Subscription | Advertising | Advertising | Advertising | Advertising | Advertising, Transactional | Advertising | |
| Ownership | — | Private | Public | Private | Public | Public | Public | Public |
Provider Bluesky
Founded —
Sells To —
Pricing Model —
Ownership —
Provider ByteDancebytedance.com$9.5B raised · Late Stage Private
Founded 2012
Sells To Consumers, Enterprises
Pricing Model Advertising, Subscription
Ownership Private
Provider Metaabout.meta.com$24.6B raised · Public
Founded 2004
Sells To Consumers, Enterprise
Pricing Model Advertising
Ownership Public
Provider X Corp.$0 raised · Acquired
Founded 2023
Sells To Enterprises, Individuals
Pricing Model Advertising
Ownership Private
Provider Metaabout.meta.com$24.6B raised · Public
Founded 2004
Sells To Consumers, Enterprise
Pricing Model Advertising
Ownership Public
Provider Snapsnap.com$6.4B raised · Public
Founded 2011
Sells To Enterprises, Individuals
Pricing Model Advertising
Ownership Public
Provider YouTube$1.7B raised · Acquired Subsidiary
Founded 2005
Sells To Consumers
Pricing Model Advertising, Transactional
Ownership Public
Provider Metaabout.meta.com$24.6B raised · Public
Founded 2004
Sells To Consumers, Enterprise
Pricing Model Advertising
Ownership Public