Orkut Creator Gathers Signatures to Relaunch Pioneer Social Network

9 Oct 2026, 6:20 pm · 3h ago · 1 min read · YourStory

Orkut Büyükkökten, creator of pioneer social network Orkut, is seeking to revive the platform focused on authentic connections and genuine community. Büyükkökten invited users to sign an online petition on the Orkut website, garnering over 270,000 signatures as of October 9, predominantly from Brazil, Portugal, Ireland, and Paraguay. Originally launched in January 2004 as a side project while Büyükkökten worked at Google, Orkut gained massive popularity across India and Brazil before shutting down in September 2014. The founder previously launched social app Hello.com following Orkut's initial closure.