Bluesky Brand Building Guide: New Marketing Opportunities in Decentralized Social

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By mid-2026, Bluesky had accumulated 70 million registered users, of which 28 million are monthly active users. This decentralized social platform built on the

Bluesky has accumulated seventy million registered users as of mid-2026, of which twenty-eight million are monthly active users. This decentralized social platform built on the AT Protocol is attracting a group of users who have grown weary of algorithmic control on traditional social platforms. According to TechCrunch's March 2026 user analysis report , the median age of Bluesky users is thirty-two, sixty-three percent hold a university degree or higher, and practitioners in tech, media, and academia account for over forty percent. This highly educated, highly information-sensitive user base is both an opportunity and a challenge for brands. Concrete Advantages the AT Protocol Brings to Brands Custom Domains as Account Names The AT Protocol allows users to use their own domain name as their account name. For example, a company named Acme can set its account to "@acme.com" instead of "@acme.bsky.social". This feature is revolutionary for brand verification: anyone can instantly verify that the account is genuinely controlled by the organization that owns the domain, without needing a platform-issued blue check. Setup involves adding a specific TXT record to your domain's DNS records, pointing the domain to your Bluesky DID (Decentralized Identifier). The whole process takes about ten to fifteen minutes. Brand Applications of Custom Feeds One of Bluesky's most distinctive features is Custom Feeds. Any user can create a public feed, define its content filtering rules, and other users can subscribe to it. According to data from the official Bluesky feed directory , more than eighty thousand custom feeds have been created so far, with popular feeds holding hundreds of thousands of subscribers. This is a unique opportunity for brands: you can create a feed themed around your area of expertise, attract users with matching interests to subscribe, and thereby build brand influence. Three Ways Brands Can Use Custom Feeds First: Industry Information Aggregation Create a feed

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