Published on 06:32 PM, February 16, 2023

Who is Xavier, the meme-Star?

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If you're a frequent social media user, you've probably seen memes posted by a man named Xavier. This Indian moustache guy has been on Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, and even 9gag! But the real issue is, who is Xavier?

For those who are curious, the popular Facebook meme page is a parody of information shared on Twitter. Xavier's Facebook profile photo is really a profile photo of a person named Pakalu Papito.

According to the "Know Your Memes" website, Pakalu Papito (@pakalupapito) is a "novelty Twitter account" that debuted in 2013. His first tweet, posted on July 13, 2013, reads, "Hello Twitter, I'm single."

Pakalu Papito went viral and achieved tremendous fame in 2015 as a result of his amusingly excellent use of puns and unrelated comedy in his joke tweets. Over the next two years, the aforementioned tweet received over 17,000 retweets and 6,000 likes, and the account grew to 700,000 followers.

On September 2, 2013, the Pakalu Papito Facebook page was also opened, which reposts items from the @pakalupapito Twitter account. In just two years, the page got almost 478,000 likes.

Unfortunately, his fame was fleeting. Pakulo's Twitter account was suspended in 2018, and his Facebook profile was deleted. However, the cause for the disappearance of the two social media profiles remained unknown.

After @pakalupapito was blocked, a copycat account called @pakalupapitow rose to online fame, using the same strategy in its material. However, fans are unsure whether the account is controlled by the same individual.