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30 million Opera desktop users

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 Published December 1st, 2008 7:47 PM EST By Daniel Goldman

In its third quarter financial results Opera revealed that it now has 30 million users of its desktop Opera browser. Nice.

For those of you keeping score at home, the usage is up by 40% since the end of 2007 and 55% in the past 12 months.

Some other desktop stats for you: Usage of the desktop browser in Russia, where Opera apparently has a 25% market share, has grown by 112% in the past 12 months, while Indonesia has grown by 115%.

Opera Mini, on the other hand, had 21 million users in October.

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  1. 1 Максим Леонидович Dec 2nd, 2008 at 1:11 am
    using Opera Mini Opera Mini 9.50

    Yes! Entire Russia!.. With you, guys. Keep going!

  2. 2 Steve Barker Dec 2nd, 2008 at 2:15 pm
    using Opera Opera 9.23 on FreeBSD FreeBSD

    Why is Opera so popular in Russia?

    Are there lessons we can learn, to help make it wider used in the rest of the world?

  3. 3 Daniel Goldman Dec 2nd, 2008 at 9:41 pm
    using Opera Opera 10.00 on Windows Windows XP

    Russia has a high proportion of users with dial-up connections. Opera’s fine caching mechanism and it’s ability to turn off images on a per-tab basis makes life a whole lot easier with a slow internet connection.

  4. 4 Liu Yun Dec 3rd, 2008 at 11:29 am
    using Opera Opera 9.62 on Windows Windows XP

    daniel you using opera 10?

  5. 5 Maro Dec 3rd, 2008 at 7:12 pm
    using Opera Opera 9.62 on Windows Windows XP

    Daniel is one step ahead ;-) .

    But this also sounds like we are gonna see a weekly soon!

    Congrat’s on the 25% in Russia!
    Any way to back this number up by some (third party) sources?

  6. 6 Maro Dec 4th, 2008 at 8:53 am
    using Opera Opera 10.00 on Windows Windows XP

    So my prediction was not too far off ;-) .

    Great to finally have an inline spell-checker!

  7. 7 bluzark Dec 15th, 2008 at 1:34 am
    using Opera Mini Opera Mini 9.50

    Hear hear.. now it is up to rest of the world to see the light and realise Opera is the way. :D

  8. 8 mihmanz Dec 18th, 2008 at 3:22 pm
    using Opera Opera 9.63 on Windows Windows XP

    Dial-up is not a reason of Opera popularity in Russia (you hardly find dial-up users in Russian big cities now, i live in a small town and believe me even here people play WoW not through dial-up). The actual reason is that there wasn’t any brainwashing with foxes for a long time, and Russians had a clear choice of what they really like. Now brainwashing’s actually begun. So fox has got a good portion here now too. Anyway, Opera is an important part of internet history in Russia, that’s why we still love Opera no matter foxy brainwashing going on in runet now.

  9. 9 tkdchen Dec 29th, 2008 at 12:12 am
    using Opera Opera 9.63 on Windows Windows Server 2003

    :) I like Opera.

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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