Opera Mini has reached 50 million users in India, according to an official press release from the company. The company's CEO, Lars Boilesen made the announcement to make a flash mob at Ambience Mall, in New Delhi.
With 50 million users, Opera Mini is now the third most popular application in India, second only to WhatsApp and Facebook.
In a press release, Opera said, "In India, the number of smartphone users Opera grew 110 percent over the past year and now represent 50 percent of the total base of Opera users. These users are spread across the portfolio of browsers, including Opera Mini and high-end smartphone browsers Opera Opera - Opera Costa iOS devices and Android Opera ".
Lars Boilesen, CEO of Opera Software, said, "The technology of famous compression Opera Mini, which makes browsing faster and helps users reduce costs of data is highly relevant for India. It feels fantastic to be embraced by many Indians and I am sure that India will play a key role in the global view of the Opera to bring the next billion people online. "
The Opera Mini browser supports 13 Indian languages, which include Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Oriya, Punjabi, Kashmiri and Assamese. The browser also supports data compression, which increases the speed during navigation, which is crucial in India given Internet slow speeds.
For Opera to claim 50 million users in India is a large number. This means that of the 117 million smartphone users in India more than 40 percent are relying Opera Mini to surf the web. Moreover, given that the company has partnered with brands like Celkon Micromax to ensure that the browser comes pre-installed on many devices, has obviously worked as a strategy to increase the user base operates in India.
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Opera CEO in front performs at a flash mob to make the announcement. Image from Facebook |
With 50 million users, Opera Mini is now the third most popular application in India, second only to WhatsApp and Facebook.
In a press release, Opera said, "In India, the number of smartphone users Opera grew 110 percent over the past year and now represent 50 percent of the total base of Opera users. These users are spread across the portfolio of browsers, including Opera Mini and high-end smartphone browsers Opera Opera - Opera Costa iOS devices and Android Opera ".
Lars Boilesen, CEO of Opera Software, said, "The technology of famous compression Opera Mini, which makes browsing faster and helps users reduce costs of data is highly relevant for India. It feels fantastic to be embraced by many Indians and I am sure that India will play a key role in the global view of the Opera to bring the next billion people online. "
The Opera Mini browser supports 13 Indian languages, which include Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Oriya, Punjabi, Kashmiri and Assamese. The browser also supports data compression, which increases the speed during navigation, which is crucial in India given Internet slow speeds.
For Opera to claim 50 million users in India is a large number. This means that of the 117 million smartphone users in India more than 40 percent are relying Opera Mini to surf the web. Moreover, given that the company has partnered with brands like Celkon Micromax to ensure that the browser comes pre-installed on many devices, has obviously worked as a strategy to increase the user base operates in India.
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