The Guardian
@theguardian.comBluesky profile
followers
Synced with Bluesky every 5 seconds, estimated in between
3,796 to go, about 17 days at the current pace
How this number moves. We read Bluesky every 5 seconds. Between readings the count is an estimate: it moves at the account's recent pace, taken from our daily history and this session's readings, one reading behind, so each new reading continues the count instead of correcting it. A reading that comes in a little lower makes it pause rather than step back.
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Daily followers history
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The Guardian on Bluesky: the numbers
| Bluesky followers at page load | 796,204 |
|---|---|
| Handle | @theguardian.com |
| Reading taken | 2026-10-29 02:39 UTC |
| Synced with Bluesky | every 5 seconds |
| Between readings | Estimated at the recent pace, one reading behind |
| Precision | Exact integer at each reading |
| Average daily change, last 7 days | +222 |
| Change over 140 days | +18,638 (+2.4%) |
| Measured by | PlayerSells, from the platform's public profile data |
How this Bluesky counter works
@theguardian.com has 796,204 Bluesky followers as of 2026-10-29 02:39 UTC. The counter above re-reads that number every 5 seconds while the page is open. Between readings it moves at the account's recent pace, taken from our daily history and from this session's readings, and is timed to land on each new reading just as the next one is due. Running one reading behind means a new reading continues the count instead of correcting it; one that comes in a little lower makes the counter pause rather than step back.
No social platform pushes follower counts to anyone in real time, ours included. Every live counter on the internet, including the ones streamers put on screen, polls a number on an interval and fills the gap between readings. Read live from the public Bluesky AppView API. Exact follower count and the fastest refresh we can offer anywhere.
Bluesky exposes the exact integer, so every reading is a measured number rather than a rounded one; only the digits shown between readings are estimated. When a reading fails, the counter stops on the last measured value and labels it instead of running on.
The daily chart above is not from this session: it is 133 daily readings from the Bluesky directory we run, which has tracked @theguardian.com since June 10, 2026. Over that window the account went from 777,538 to 796,176 followers.
Frequently asked
- How many followers does The Guardian have on Bluesky?
- @theguardian.com has 796,204 Bluesky followers as of 2026-10-29 02:39 UTC.
- How often does this Bluesky counter update?
- It syncs with Bluesky every 5 seconds while the page is open, and between readings the number moves at the account's recent pace, one reading behind, so it does not run ahead of the measurements. Read live from the public Bluesky AppView API. Exact follower count and the fastest refresh we can offer anywhere.
- Is this The Guardian's exact follower count?
- Each reading is. Bluesky publishes the exact integer, and every 5 seconds the counter lands on it. Between readings the last digits are an estimate that moves at the account's recent pace, one reading behind the measurements. When a reading fails the counter stops on the last measured value and says so.
- How fast is The Guardian growing on Bluesky?
- Over the last 140 days @theguardian.com went from 777,538 to 796,176 followers, a change of +18,638 (+2.4%). That works out to about 133 followers per day.
- Do live follower counts update in real time?
- Not strictly. No social platform pushes followers counts to third parties as they happen, so every live counter, this one included, takes a reading on an interval and fills the time between readings. This one reads Bluesky every 5 seconds and, in between, moves at the account's recent pace, one reading behind, so it does not run ahead of the measurements.
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