Opera Mini domination

March 3, 2011 · by Aleksander Aas

Our friends over at FavBrowser just posted an interesting use of statistics showing market share for Mobile Browsers. As you can see there is no doubt about the dominance of Opera Mini.

Kinda looks like Risk doesn't it? Maybe the upcoming release of Opera Mini will be like delivering a cannon, horse and a solider?

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TamilThursday, March 3, 2011 3:21:31 PM
http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/Yes.gif -
Mağruf ÇolakoğluThursday, March 3, 2011 4:02:42 PM
HurrThursday, March 3, 2011 5:20:24 PM
Why do people always compare opera mini to full blown browsers?
PozsonyiMarkThursday, March 3, 2011 5:21:47 PM
@Leo Zanetti
Czech-republic and Poland has Very high human development index btw
d4rkn1ghtThursday, March 3, 2011 5:58:42 PM
Nathan RodriguezThursday, March 3, 2011 7:39:33 PM
Congratulations ! But there are some countries which obviously needs some "boost".
vimimarThursday, March 3, 2011 8:27:43 PM
Originally posted by BostonLeo:

Opera mini for third world counties

A browser for all people, not just the wealthy!
A browser for all mobile phones, not just posh expensive phones
sorinThursday, March 3, 2011 10:26:07 PM
"Opera mini for third world countries" says the italo-american @Leo Zanetti, hehe a fan of Internet Explorer on desktop devices for sure
АндрійThursday, March 3, 2011 11:32:52 PM
What with Central African Republic?
The Central African Republic is one of the poorest countries in the world and among the ten poorest countries in Africa.
sergiolThursday, March 3, 2011 11:53:34 PM
Internet Explorer for Mobiles does not dominate anywhere, which is good news for the openness of web standards - which in turn is good for Opera as openness is one of its core principles.
Charles SchlossFriday, March 4, 2011 12:28:50 AM
Kinda looks like Risk doesn't it? Maybe the upcoming release of Opera Mini will be like delivering a canon, horse and a solider?

http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/LOL.gif -

Excited for Opera Mini 6
Cutting SpoonFriday, March 4, 2011 7:11:01 AM
Mostly commonly used in growing markets throughout the world. Hoping the firmware deals on feature phones will continue to multiply this....
walterFriday, March 4, 2011 7:57:40 AM
cmicklerFriday, March 4, 2011 10:45:49 AM
So how many phones actually use mobile browsers? And which one? I'd guess that Android- and iPhone-Browsers are still ahead in total. Although India prefers Opera and has a population that is like 5 times as much as in the USA, it still might be way less compared to Android or iPhone. The countries with lots of (smart)phones around do not use Opera.
HaavardFriday, March 4, 2011 11:31:06 AM
Originally posted by vimimar:

A browser for all people, not just the wealthy!
A browser which literally opens the web, and gives web access to people who would never be able to access it otherwise. It allows them to participate in the most important technological advancement in modern history.
TJFriday, March 4, 2011 1:45:47 PM
Is there a previous graph to compare against?
i.e.
to see how much the red is expanding
Aleksander AasFriday, March 4, 2011 2:37:49 PM
Originally posted by uksbd:

Is there a previous graph to compare against?

Not that we have available, try following the links, or just check some stats site
vimimarFriday, March 4, 2011 5:27:43 PM
Originally posted by haavard:

A browser which literally opens the web, and gives web access to people who would never be able to access it otherwise. It allows them to participate in the most important technological advancement in modern history.
Cutting SpoonFriday, March 4, 2011 6:21:50 PM
Originally posted by cmickler:

So how many phones actually use mobile browsers?

The browser on almost any phone is a "mobile" browser. There were a few exceptions that used the full Linux version of Firefox, but every last one died on the shelf...
Originally posted by cmickler:

I'd guess that Android- and iPhone-Browsers are still ahead in total.

http://gs.statcounter.com/#mobile_browser-ww-monthly-201002-201102
Please to understand that Statcounter is not especially accurate outside of North America and Western Europe, so the global numbers are not accurate. Even so, Opera's Mobile and Mini are roughly equal to the total of all iOS devices (add together the iPhone and iPod numbers), while Android continues to grow and Blackberry continues to fall.
Originally posted by cmickler:

The countries with lots of (smart)phones around do not use Opera.

Opera Mobile/Opera Tablet will help a lot on that front, but it is difficult to develop a full browser that works on most Android devices.

Additionally, most of the red countries on that graph are still growing markets, and in 2011 Opera Mini should expand dramatically because more new phones are using it as the default browser. Vodafone is the first company to use a new feature of Opera Mini: Mini Widgets, which are a content and productivity platform that attaches to the proxied browsing platform. Not the same as Android/iPhone apps, but much more practical in markets where the phone itself only costs about $5-$10 USD....
Dan AlexandruSaturday, March 5, 2011 11:27:17 AM
Speaking of browser maps: http://ie6countdown.com/
Ondřej Omar MartínekSaturday, March 5, 2011 12:33:32 PM
It's look like map of Soviet Union, than map of users of the Opera Mini
KYrenSaturday, March 5, 2011 2:44:23 PM
I have been using Nokia phones for a long time and I use Opera browser 99% of the time. So for me Opera is the default browser on my phones. I think any sane Nokia user prefers Opera browser over the default browser.
sorinSaturday, March 5, 2011 6:19:08 PM
US has a very slow network...it would be useful for them a faster browser like Opera
RichardSunday, March 6, 2011 9:11:04 AM
In many developing countries, a mobile phone is the ONLY access to the Internet for many people, whereas in the "west" (I live as far east as you can go!) mobile is still ancillary to our larger computers. Also, telcos are charging what they can get away with in each market. I was in India a year ago and the costs of SMS and mobile data were 1/10000 of what I get gouged for. So while mobile web is a "use as little as absolutely necessary" experience for me, many people in Asia are using it very extensively.
Charles SchlossSunday, March 6, 2011 3:36:08 PM
Originally posted by ste-ven:

US has a very slow network

Some places don't have 3G, only 2g
CarolSunday, March 6, 2011 3:55:46 PM
But how many android users in USA have downloaded Opera Mini on their devices? If this question has been answered, I apologize for repeating.
KYrenSunday, March 6, 2011 4:16:36 PM
I'd like to rephrase. I'd say that any sane person who wants to access the internet on his phone would prefer Opera browser.
techlawsamSunday, March 6, 2011 9:16:37 PM
people are bewildered when my Epic 4G with opera mini is blazing by there iPhone 4z
techlawsamSunday, March 6, 2011 9:17:06 PM
Originally posted by HuRRaCaNe:

Why do people always compare opera mini to full blown browsers?

Good Point
ecw0647Sunday, March 6, 2011 11:55:42 PM
Re the Risk comment:
Canon: A rule, or especially a body of rules, or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy.
Cannon: A large artillery gun that is usually on wheels.
ENTEMUPAOHMonday, March 7, 2011 3:05:33 AM
Oyeah..
Aleksander AasMonday, March 7, 2011 3:09:42 PM
Originally posted by ecw0647:

Re the Risk comment:

The braincells used to create the typo has been removed with laserz. Thanks!
Cutting SpoonMonday, March 7, 2011 5:20:47 PM
Both Verizon and AT&T will apparently be using Opera Mini on most of their new feature phones....in the USA of course. This could have a definite impact.
Anton DiazMonday, March 7, 2011 7:20:39 PM
This is USSR 2.0 map? O_o

Originally posted by MirekDusin:

It's look like map of Soviet Union, than map of users of the Opera Mini

damn, u first
Héctor Opera GarciaTuesday, March 8, 2011 6:33:45 AM
OK, Opera-Mini is the global conqueror.
Congratulations to the staff.

But, I see enemy troop in territory of the Opera headquarters.
What do we do with that?

(In "Capital" Risk, it can be the end of the game)
vimimarWednesday, March 9, 2011 5:44:52 AM
Originally posted by dramatic:

In many developing countries, a mobile phone is the ONLY access to the Internet for many people, whereas in the "west" (I live as far east as you can go!) mobile is still ancillary to our larger computers.

In addition many people are able to connect to Internet from their home PCs by buying a data pack and using their phones as modems. In the places where this is legal, of course - I was told that in some countries companies block this type of access so that users do it with the built in browser, that is WAP access only This is where Opera Mini comes to the rescue Anyway, using my mobile as a modem has helped me a lot. Imagine: in any local Internet café, $9 means about three hours of use; by buying a data pack, however, I get 2,09GB for 48 hours for the same price (There's also a 7 day pack) This way I can access the Internet from anywhere and if there isn't a computer nearby (most of the time in my case) I can always use Opera Mini (=Internet for everyone).
ENTEMUPAOHThursday, March 17, 2011 2:02:24 PM
no mods
ChirpieTuesday, March 29, 2011 12:05:37 PM
So how many phones actually use mobile browsers? And which one? I'd guess that Android- and iPhone-Browsers are still ahead in total. Although India prefers Opera and has a population that is like 5 times as much as in the USA, it still might be way less compared to Android or iPhone. The countries with lots of (smart)phones around do not use Opera.

You are completely wrong.

Opera has more than 100 million users on mobile phones, and is well ahead of the iPhone and Android.

So Opera has more browser users than iPhone and Android.

And smartphones? Why are you artificially limiting it to smartphones?
ENTEMUPAOHThursday, April 21, 2011 7:19:16 PM
most mobiles support opera browerz..bisa aja gune yg modif gratis truss!