Blogging Brazil

We alll heart about the Orkut phenomenon in Brazil, the rising number of Brazilian blogs. Now business magazine Exame caught up on the topic in their lastest magazine. And Tecnorati and Ibope/Nielsing reveal some interesting numbers:
- About 34 million blogs are existing in the world.
- 70.000 new blogs are created every day.
- The blog audience surpassed 50 millon people, 11% or internet users.
- 37% of all internet users in Brazil are reading blogs regularly.
- Brazilians spend 20% of their online/navegating time with visiting blogs and virtual communities.
Whereas in the US topics like politics and IT seem to to dominate the blogs, Brazilian blogs are about humour, fun and entertainment.
Claro que sim ;-)