Social networking website owned and operated by Google
For the name, see Orkut (given name).
Orkut
Orkut's login screen
Type of business
Private
Type of site
Social networking service
Available in
Multilingual (45)
Founded
January 24, 2004; 20 years ago (2004-01-24)
Dissolved
September 30, 2014 (2014-09-30)
Successor(s)
Google+
Area served
Worldwide
Owner
Google
Founder(s)
Orkut Büyükkökten
Industry
Internet
URL
www.orkut.com
Advertising
AdSense
Commercial
Yes
Registration
Required
Orkut was a social networking service owned and operated by Google. The service was designed to help users meet new and old friends and maintain existing relationships. The website was named after its creator, Google employee Orkut Büyükkökten.[1]
Orkut was one of the most visited websites in India and Brazil in 2008.[2][3][4] In that year, Google announced Orkut would be fully managed and operated in Brazil, by Google Brazil, in the city of Belo Horizonte. This was decided due to the large Brazilian user base and growth of legal issues.[5][6][7][8]
On June 30, 2014, Google announced it would be closing Orkut on September 30, 2014.[9] No new accounts could be created starting from July 2014. Users could download their profile archive by Google Takeout.[10][failed verification]
In April 2022, the website was reactivated.[11]
^Steven Levy (April 12, 2011). In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives. ISBN 9781416596714.
^"India - Alexa Top 100 Sites". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on September 19, 2008.
^"Brazil - Alexa Top 100 Sites". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on September 19, 2008.
^Pereira, Fabiano (April 22, 2008). "Os sites mais acessados do Brasil" [The most popular sites in Brazil]. iMasters (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
^"Folha Online – Informática – Orkut passa para as mãos do; empresa muda diretoria no país – 07/08/2008". .folha.uol.com.br. January 1, 1970. Archived from the original on September 11, 2008. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
^Do G1, em São Paulo. "Filial brasileira do Google vai assumir controle mundial do Orkut". G1.globo.com. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^Amit kumar; do Plantão INFO. "Google Brasil assume administração do Orkut – INFOvvvbb Online – (07/08/2008)". Info.abril.com.br. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
^"Tecnologia: Google Brasil assumirá o controle mundial do Orkut". Estadao.com.br. August 15, 2010. Archived from the original on December 8, 2009. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
^"Adeus ao Orkut" (in Portuguese). June 30, 2014. Archived from the original on July 7, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
^"orkut Blog". Archived from the original on August 14, 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2007.
^"Is the long-extinct social network Orkut on the verge of a comeback?". AppleMagazine. April 28, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
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