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Some Opera statistics

Published August 21st, 2006 11:26 PM EDT By Daniel Goldman

Desktop browser

  • 10 million (10,000,000) downloads of Opera 9 to date.
  • Top markets for the desktop in terms of usage: Germany, USA, China, Russia, and Japan.

Opera Mobile browser

  • More than 40 million phones were distributed with the Opera Mobile browser.
  • The Opera Mobile browser is offered for more than 50 different phone models.
  • More than 2.5 million downloads of the Opera Mobile browser so far this year.

Opera Mini

  • Opera Mini has more than 5 million (5,000,000) active users.
  • Users of the Opera Mini browser surfed more than 1 billion (1,000,000,000) pages since the browser was first released 7 months ago.
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  1. 1 kyleabaker Aug 21st, 2006 at 11:30 pm
    using Opera Opera 9.01 on Windows Windows XP

    Nice to see that Opera seems to be doing well. I wish my verizon Razr came with Opera Mini, dangit. lol

  2. 2 IceArdor Aug 22nd, 2006 at 12:13 am
    using Opera Opera 9.01 on Windows Windows XP

    It seems like Opera for Desktop would be more than just twice Opera Mini and four times Opera Mobile. It seems like the number of Desktop downloads should be 100 times greater.

  3. 3 strat89 Aug 22nd, 2006 at 12:16 am
    using Opera Opera 9.01 on Windows Windows 2000

    missing from the article I notice is the addition
    of opera to new game systems.
    Now if i could only get opera for my sat.tv.system…….. :)

  4. 4 Daniel Aleksandersen Aug 22nd, 2006 at 1:08 am
    using Opera Opera 9.01 on Mac OS Mac OS X

    I really did not like the fact that your statistics do not have a source… Where did you get this information?

  5. 5 Saito Aug 22nd, 2006 at 4:10 am
    using Opera Opera 9.01 on Windows Windows 2000

    Daniel Aleksandersen, a source?
    Might be 2Q06 financial presentation.

  6. 6 PT Aug 22nd, 2006 at 9:39 am
    using Opera Opera 9.01 on Windows Windows XP

    And yesterday, after the financial presentation, the Opera share went down by, well, a lot! I think it was the fact that Nokia decided to ditch Opera in favor of developing their own open source browser for mobiles that caused it.

  7. 7 FTT Aug 22nd, 2006 at 2:46 pm
    using Opera Opera 9.00 on Windows Windows XP

    It’s been known for ages that Nokia has been working on its own browser. Review:

    http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/08/07/review_nokia_e70/page3.html

    The stock market is really messed up when something that is already known can do something like this to a company.

  8. 8 Daniel Goldman Aug 22nd, 2006 at 9:48 pm
    using Opera Opera 9.01 on Windows Windows XP

    Saito, you beat me :) The source for these stats are from the financial information, as you mentioned. I’m on vacation now, so I’m a bit slow respond to the comments.

  9. 9 Ben Aug 24th, 2006 at 2:10 am
    using Opera Opera 9.01 on Windows Windows XP

    not enough desktop downloads, phones are doing well however.

  10. 10 Cornex Aug 24th, 2006 at 7:28 am
    using Opera Opera 9.01 on Windows Windows XP

    I Love Opera ! :D

  11. 11 Mathias Aug 26th, 2006 at 1:17 pm
    using Opera Opera 9.01 on Windows Windows XP

    I agree with Ben, Opera needs a true advertising campaign like Firefox did in the New York Times.

  12. 12 Thorsten Aug 31st, 2006 at 5:18 pm
    using Mozilla Firefox Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.6 on Windows Windows XP

    Impressiv datas, especially for the mobile browser, but I´m missing a comparison with older data.

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Q: What is Opera?
A: Opera is one of the most powerful Web browsers around. A Web browser is the program that allows you to view Web pages. Opera is well known for innovation for PC browsers and bringing the full web to mobile phones and devices.

Q: Is Opera free?
A: Absolutely free.

Q: Why should I download a browser? Doesn't my computer already come with one for free?
A: It's about getting more out of the time you spend on the internet. Opera is designed to be much faster than these browsers and gives you powerful features that the default browser lacks. Default browsers like Internet Explorer are also more likely to be subjected to dangerous software such as viruses and spyware.

Q: Will Opera keep me safe from fraudulent websites and malicious hackers?
A: According to Secunia, a respected firm that tracks security in browsers, Opera has the best reputation and track record when it comes to browser security. Keeping our users safe from security vulnerabilities, fraudulent websites, and malicious hackers is a top priority for Opera. Opera is maintained by hundreds of engineers, developers and security experts who are constantly looking to make the browser even safer.

Q: Doesn't Opera copy all of their features from other browsers?
A: Absolutely not. In fact, many of the features that are popular in other browsers today were invented and pioneered by Opera a long time ago. Opera invented the precursor to tabs (in 1994), Page Zoom (1994), was the first browser to block pop-up ads (2000), first to add a Search field in the browser toolbar (2000), Sessions (1996), deleting private data (2000), Mouse Gestures (2000), User JavaScript (2005), BitTorrent support (2005), Widgets (2006), Speed Dial (2007), and much more.

Q: Does Opera support extensions, such as those found in Firefox?
A: Much of the functionality provided through Firefox extensions is already built directly into Opera, so you don't have to download additional extensions in Opera. In addition, Opera is highly customizable and supports all standard plug-ins.

Q: Can I also use Opera on my mobile phone?
A: Yes. And your Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS or almost any connected device and mobile phones. Opera Mobile oftens comes preinstalled from the manufacturers, but if it doesn't you can install Opera Mini which runs on nearly all phones.

Q: This all sounds great, so how do I download Opera?
A: -- Opera on your computer
-- Opera Mini on your phone
-- Opera Mobile on your phone
-- or learn more about Opera at www.opera.com