As a special holiday treat, on December 25th, the social media app Bluesky announced that it has added a new feature to its mobile app: a list of Trending topics that lets you know what subjects are popular among its users.

Social network Bluesky said on Christmas that it is testing a trending topics view. The trending topics are visible both on the desktop and mobile apps of

This specific feature has been available to X/Twitter already but is not on Threads as users need to search for a specific keyword or topic before they are given results of the posts they get to see.

Bluesky is taking another step to enhance its user experience with the introduction of a "Trending Topics" feature, now available in beta. The social media platform announced on December 25 that both mobile app and desktop users can now explore trending topics worldwide. However, this feature is currently only available in English.

Bluesky has implemented several user-friendly features within the Trending Topics section. Users can opt out of seeing trending topics by navigating to Settings > Content and Media and disabling the option. Additionally, any words or phrases that users have muted will not appear in the trending feed, allowing for a more personalized experience.

Interestingly, in the past few months (mainly during the U.S. presidential election), Bluesky witnessed rapid growth in terms of users, as millions of people alleged X (formerly Twitter) of biased feeds and accused Musk of manipulating algorithms to show a feed that was more pro-Trump.

Trending Topics. "Merry Christmas from us to you ??? We launched Trending Topics today, and you can find it by tapping the search icon on the bottom bar of the app or the right sidebar on desktop," Bluesky posted on its app on Dec.

Bluesky has grown fast recently, adding over 11 million users since early November. By December 20th it reached 25 million users. The Trending Topics feature is currently in the b