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Orkut is a non-factor in Brazil currently and has been for years now. Facebook and whatsapp is used by basically everyone who has internet access [1][2] Edit:
by skuzye 10y ago
Orkut is a non-factor in Brazil currently and has been for years now.
Facebook and whatsapp is used by basically everyone who has internet access [1][2]
Edit: Of course number of users does not imply in revenue, but the Facebook office in Brazil is also a gateway to other Latin American countries. So I would argue that the country might not be as unimportant as you seem to imply.
[1]http://www.statista.com/statistics/268136/top-15-countries-based-on-number-of-facebook-users/ http://www.statista.com/statistics/268136/top-15-countries-b...
[2]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/05/03/whatsapp-shutdown-in-brazil-blocks-100-million-users/ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/05/03/whatsapp-sh...
- schoen 10y agoApart from (and maybe due to) its declining popularity in Brazil, Orkut was ultimately shut down by Google: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orkut https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orkut
- bubbleRefuge 10y agoI second this . Was visiting Brazil for the new year and was kind of astonished to see whatsApp logos on store fronts along with store phone number.