Download numbers for 9.5 are in, and number of Opera users doubled in two years

June 17, 2008 · by Haavard

Today's press release on downloads and number of users reveals that the number of downloads four days after release has increased from 1 million 2005 (Opera 8) to 4.7 million with the release of Opera 9.5. The number of actual desktop users has actualy doubled since 9.0 in 2006, and is now more than 20 million each month.

We also have more than 12 million monthly users of Opera Mini.

This means that while it hasn't really been reflected in browser stats, Opera has only been gaining users since it became available free of charge.

Readers' comments 5

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WildEnte17. June 2008, 20:57
you assume that none of the 20 million desktop users use Opera Mini. I respectfully disagree.
Sergio Uribe18. June 2008, 02:46
any swimming bet this time?
Haavard18. June 2008, 05:57
Fair point, WildEnte. I've updated the post.
Anonymous27. June 2008, 21:53
Anonymous writes:

"The number of actual desktop users users has actualy doubled since 9.0 in 2006"
And why the market share is less every year?
Haavard28. June 2008, 12:12
The market share is not measured correctly by anyone, but even according the flawed stats people refer to today, Opera's market share is increasing.