Orkut is 6 year old today (and there’s no surprise gift for ya) !

Orkut, which to many comes as an un-cool social networking site, unlike Facebook or Twitter is actually a Google product (as if you didn’t know) and is celebrating its 6th birthday today. Yay ! Cheers to all orkut fans in Brazil and India.

Image courtesy – Devils Workshop

Meanwhile, here are some interesting facts about Orkut.

1 – Orkut was created by a Google Employe called Orkut, and the site is named after him.

2 -How many users can Orkut boast of ? 100 Million, compared to facebooks 350 million.

3 – In which countries are Orkut most popular ? Brazil and India

4 – Where did Orkut start off ? USA of course.

5 – What’s Orkut most notorious for ? Fake profiles, Spam, Hate groups and Abusive content.

I bet you knew all of that.

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