Mobile web use explodes in Africa

July 28, 2010 · by Aleksander Aas

The State of the Mobile Web report is out, and this time we focus on how the World Cup affected mobile browsing. It might come as no surprise that browsing in South Africa grew, but the report also looks into Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, Ghana, Sudan, Libya, Tanzania, Ivory Coast, Namibia, Mozambique and Mauritius. Providing you with all the information you need about browsing in Africa!

In June 2010, Opera Mini had over 59.4 million users worldwide, a decrease from May 2010, but up more than 152% compared to June 2009.

Read the full report for more details on the Mobile Web in Africa and the rest of the world!

Readers' comments 10

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Dark FurieWednesday, July 28, 2010 9:51:32 AM
I wonder how many Nigerian princesses were rescued thanks to Opera Mini?
TamilWednesday, July 28, 2010 10:02:19 AM
Erik ShikerinWednesday, July 28, 2010 11:10:28 AM
Aleksander AasWednesday, July 28, 2010 12:41:42 PM
Originally posted by Furie:

I wonder how many Nigerian princesses were rescued thanks to Opera Mini?

Or how many people got to help a former prince now living in exile get his fortune back
Artur „Jurgi” JurgawkaWednesday, July 28, 2010 1:21:04 PM
Indeed.

http://e-cellphone-accessories.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/can-cell-phone-batteries-explode.jpg -
Charles SchlossWednesday, July 28, 2010 1:49:05 PM
Dark FurieWednesday, July 28, 2010 2:24:43 PM
Surely such barbaric images are banned by the terms and conditions?
Cutting SpoonWednesday, July 28, 2010 4:54:56 PM
Flashplugin flashplugin? Methinks an Android Mini with on-demand plugin support would rock the market all over again. Well, that and Mobile has plenty of candidate phones to run on. Hopefully the Mini share will be replaced by Mobile share over the next few years.
Amitkumar50Monday, August 2, 2010 5:10:37 PM
I think opera has become some hard conditions thats its not be able to open full sites like orkut & yahoo facebook
prd3Friday, August 20, 2010 10:39:57 AM
Originally posted by Amitkumar50:

I think opera has become some hard conditions thats its not be able to open full sites like orkut & yahoo facebook

You think WRONG.

It is not Opera that is UNABLE.

It is the SITE that specifically sends mobile content to Opera. Nothing to do with the browser's abilities.