What Are The Most Popular Twitter Alternatives Right Now?

On the JJ Barnes Blog I look at where Twitter users are flocking to as Ryan Reynolds joins Tumblr and Elon Musk bans Parody accounts… and wonder will I stay or will I go?

I’m a huge fan of Twitter. I use it for work, for socialising, for information. I’m actively involved in the writing community on the platform, and find it an ideal place to promote not only my own work, but the creatives I feature on The Table Read. But… as Elon Musk continues to cause controversy amongst users… new platforms are springing up ready to take over, and a new study from Financial-World.org has found the social media platforms that could soon replace Twitter

Ryan Reynolds ironically trended on Twitter after making annoucing his move to Tumblr, but he isn’t the only one making changes to their social media habits, as data shows searches for ‘Twitter Alternatives’ has increased by 258% globally in the last 30 days. 

But where are social media users moving to? And which platforms are set to become the next big platform?  Using Google Trends data, the experts from Financial World analyzed which new social platforms have received the biggest spikes in searches over the last 30 days

Mastodon – 571.59% increase  

Decentralized social network Mastodon launched six years ago, but searches have skyrocketed 380.76% globally, reaching an all-time high from the last 12 months. This is the option I’ve seen discussed the most and seems to be drawing a lot of the people I follow. It has been reported that over 489,003 users signed up since Oct 27, taking their total number of users to over 1million.

Bluesky – 207.14% increase 

Jack Dorsey, former CEO of Twitter, is set to launch Bluesky in the coming months. Social media users seem like they can’t wait to jump ship and follow Dorsey, as searches for the platform increased by 207.14% in the last 30 days, and there are over 30,000 on the waitlist to join.

Counter Social – 159.06% increase  

Jay Bauer’s Counter Social platform promises ‘no trolls’ and searches are also soaring this month (159.06%).  The platform bans several countries, such as Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, Pakistan, and Syria, for being “origin points” for bots, and states that it does not allow trolls, abuse, ads, fake news or “foreign influence operations”.  

Tribel – 400% increase  

Director and Producer Ken Olin publicly announced on October 28th that he was moving to Tribel Social. This led to a staggering 400% increase in searches for the emerging social network on that date.  

“Unlike Musk’s Twitter, we don’t put ad revenue over decency & truth. Purveyors of racism and pro-Putin propaganda are not welcome on Tribel, our pro-democracy Twitter alternative,” was the platform’s statement after controversially banning Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and Kanye West.

Cohost – 146.91% increase  

While still in the beta phase, Cohost is another new social network that’s exploding right now, with global searches for the platform increasing by 146.91% in the last 30 days . In a similar style to Twitter, you follow the posts of other people, and you can request to follow someone’s page or someone can request to follow yours.   

Finanical World

A spokesperson from Financial-world.org commented: “In recent weeks, the controversy around Elon Musk’s plans for Twitter has continued to grow, with more celebrities and public figures publicly declaring they will move away from the platform. As they have such a huge influence over society  it’s no surprise to see such a huge increase in Google searches for Twitter alternatives. 

“2023 will be a very interesting year for social media, and from our study, it’s clear that the likes of Mastodon, Tribel, and Bluesky are set to be the next big internet trends.” 

Will I Stay On Twitter?

If Twitter falls I will be gutted. Over the years I’ve cultivated quite a wonderful feed full of creative and interesting and passionate people I’ve come to really care about. If they disperse across other platforms, I’ll feel stranded. Plus, and this is an age issue, am I too old to learn yet more social media?

I hope these new platforms find success and their users enjoy exploring their features… but I truly hope Twitter gets sorted out!

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