Koo, India’s social media app, is shutting down as Dailyhunt talks fail: Report

Indian microblogging platform Koo, an alternative to X (formerly Twitter), is shutting down, The Morning Context reported, citing an unnamed source. The four-year-old startup’s decision to wind up was triggered after acquisition talks with online media firm Dailyhunt fell through, the report claimed. Koo was launched as a homegrown alternative to X and was promoted extensively by celebrities and ministers. The company even managed to garner investor attention and expand to Nigeria and Brazil.

Founded in 2020 by entrepreneurs Aprameya Radhakrishna and Mayank Bidawatka, it was the first Indian microblogging site available in over 10 languages. The app had a yellow bird as its logo and nearly 60 million downloads since its launch.