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without doing any further research I assume AOL Instant Messenger got pretty close. Windows Live Messenger, on the list, had 330 million active monthly users
by riffic 3y ago
without doing any further research I assume AOL Instant Messenger got pretty close.
Windows Live Messenger, on the list, had 330 million active monthly users
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Live_Messenger https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Live_Messenger
India TV claims Orkut was exactly that popular (300 m)
https://www.indiatvnews.com/technology/news-orkut-farewell-mail-goes-viral-people-remembers-on-twitter-see-how-they-reacted-631992 https://www.indiatvnews.com/technology/news-orkut-farewell-m...
- scythe 3y agoOrkut didn't really die a natural death, though. It was cannibalized to juice Google+, which subsequently collapsed. "X" is definitely running right into a similar problem that Google+ faced: a good name can't save you but an awful name can sink you. I've never heard even the most ardent Musk fans defending the name change. It's ridiculous.