The great social media showdown at the end of 2025: Bluesky, Threads or X?
It’s November 2025. Three years have passed since Elon Musk acquired Twitter, and a year has gone by since the massive exodus of 2024 reshuffled the deck. The speculation is over—the dust has settled.
Anyone still talking about a “Twitter successor” is out of touch with reality. We haven’t gotten a single successor, but rather a three-way split of the internet.
In this status report for the end of 2025, we analyze where digital society stands today, which platform serves which purpose, and where you should be maintaining your profile in 2026.
Bluesky: The new cultural center
What began as a beta testing ground in 2023 and exploded in late 2024 has established itself as the gold standard for discourse, media, and culture by 2025.
The Status Quo 2025
Bluesky has made the critical leap. It is no longer just the place for “tech nerds,” but where news is created.
The Custom Feeds Revolution: Bluesky’s greatest victory was moving away from the one-size-fits-all algorithm. Users now curate their own world. Whether it’s “Breaking News Germany,” “Science Only,” or “Local Sports”—algorithms are now tools, not guardians.
Video & Direct Messages: The introduction of robust video features and encrypted DMs in spring 2025 closed the last functional gaps with X.
The Return of the Media: Almost all major German and international media outlets have shifted their primary presence from X to Bluesky. Anyone wanting to know what’s happening in the world looks here first.
The Verdict 2025: Bluesky has become the “digital living room.” Less noise, more substance. It’s the platform for everyone who wants to read and discuss, instead of just scrolling.
Threads: The algorithmic entertainment machine
Meta (Facebook/Instagram) won the battle for mass appeal with Threads, but lost the battle for relevance.
The Status Quo 2025
Threads boasts impressive user numbers, but by the end of 2025, the platform feels completely different from Bluesky.
Pure Commerce: Since the full rollout of ads in mid-2025, the feed has become heavily monetized. Between two posts from friends, you see three sponsored posts.
The “Comfort Cage”: Meta’s strategy of algorithmically throttling political content (a decision that drew considerable criticism in 2024) has been maintained. Threads is now a place for lifestyle content, memes, influencer marketing, and light entertainment.
Pure Commercialism: Fediverse Integration: While the promises of opening up to the “Fediverse” (Mastodon) have been technically fulfilled, they play virtually no role for the average user. Most remain within the closed meta-ecosystem.
The Verdict 2025: Threads is the “TikTok for text.” Perfect for quick chats, shopping tips, and influencer content, but useless for real-time news or in-depth political debates.
X (formerly Twitter): The niche for “pay-to-play”
X still exists, but it’s a shadow of its former self—or rather, it’s become something entirely different.
The Status Quo 2025
Under Elon Musk, X has transformed into an “everything app” for a very specific target audience.
The Paywall: By the end of 2025, X will be virtually unusable for free users. Those who don’t pay for “Premium+” will have limited visibility and restricted features. It has become a pay-to-play network.
AI and Crypto: The platform will be dominated by AI-generated content, trading bots, and financial news. It will remain the most important place for crypto traders and tech libertarians.
The Information Collapse: During major events in 2025, it became increasingly clear that X was no longer a reliable source due to a lack of moderation and algorithmic bias. Misinformation spreads faster than corrections here.
The 2025 verdict: X is no longer a global marketplace, but a specialized tool for financial markets, political hardliners, and Musk’s own AI projects (Grok). It has become irrelevant to the general public.
The comparison: Where will you be at the end of 2025?
| Feature | Bluesky | Threads | X (Twitter) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominant feeling | Community & Exchange | Consumerism & Entertainment | Fight & Transaction |
| algorithm | User-controlled (freedom of choice) | Meta-controlled (binding) | Pay-to-View (money) |
| Advertising | Discreet / Creator Support | Fully integrated | Dominant & spam-heavy |
| Media & News | Primary source 2025 | Secondary / Lifestyle | Often unreliable |
| User base | Journalists, creatives, politics | Mass market, Instagram users | Crypto, Tech Bros, Bots |
Conclusion: The great disentanglement
We’ve learned that we don’t need one app for everything. The situation at the end of 2025 can be summarized as follows:
- Want news, discussions, and that “old internet” feel? Then you’re already on Bluesky. It’s the winner in both hearts and minds. This is where social discourse takes place.
- Want to be entertained and follow your favorite influencers? Then you use Threads. It’s convenient, colorful, and perfectly integrated into your Instagram life.
- Trading stocks, crypto, or looking for unmoderated debates? Then you’re probably still paying for X.
The “battle” is over because the opponents have divided up the playing field. The question is no longer which platform is the best, but which version of the internet you want to visit today.
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