Homegrown Koo crosses 3 million users amid govt spat with Twitter
Koo, which has startling similarities with Twitter, now has over three million users.Downloads of Koo app surged 10-fold this week. Koo has a yellow bird as its logo in contrast to the blue bird of Twitter
PTI | February 11, 2021 | Updated 19:44 IST
Koo had raised USD 4.1 million in series A funding
Koo has in the last few weeks seen a massive surge in user base as Union ministers and government departments have endorsed the homegrown microblogging platform amid a spat with Twitter.
From information technology ministry using Koo to broadcast its stand on Twitter not fully complying with its order to take down inflammatory content to ministers, including Piyush Goyal, urging people to switch platform, these developments have led to a surge in the userbase of the Indian rival.