Opera Mobile Report: March 2009

According to the mobile report prepared by Opera Software, in March 2009, the percentage of growth in the number of users of Opera Mini’s browser worldwide was measured by a two-digit number, and the volume of web pages viewed was three-digit

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Report Basic Data
- In March 2009, the number of users of the Opera Mini browser exceeded 23 million people, which is 12.1% more than in February 2009 and 157% more than in the same period last year. In March 2009, users viewed more than 8.6 billion pages. This is 17.4% more than in February, and the result of a year ago was exceeded by 255%. The full version of the report can be viewed on the website of Opera Software: www.opera.com/smw

- In March 2009, using Opera Mini, 148 million MB of data was downloaded to user devices, which is 19.3% more than in the previous month and 319% more than a year earlier. Opera Mini compresses traffic by an average of 90%. Otherwise, Opera Mini users would have to download about 1.4 petabytes of data to their mobile devices.

- Russia continues to lead in the number of Opera Mini users. Over the past year, the growth of this indicator was 102%, while the number of downloaded web pages increased by 216%. On average, Russian users viewed 428 web pages per month.

- For the first time, odnoklassniki.ru overtook mail.ru by the number of visits. The social network vkontakte.ru remains the most popular among Opera Mini users in RuNet.

Top 10 sites of Runet by the number of unique Opera Mini users

1. vkontakte.ru
2. odnoklassniki.ru (previously 4)
3. yandex.ru
4. mail.ru (previously 2)
5. rambler.ru
6. google.com
7. wikipedia.org (previously 9)
8. wapos.ru
9. my.opera.com (previously 7)
10. seclub.org

Top 10 mobile phones in Opera Mini usage in Russia

1. Nokia 6300
2. Nokia N73
3. Sony Ericsson K790i
4. Sony Ericsson K750i
5. Nokia 6233
6. Sony Ericsson K550i
7. Nokia N70
8. Sony Ericsson W760i
9. Nokia 5310
10. Nokia 6120c

The rapid growth in the number of Opera Mini users in Nigeria allowed this state to enter the Top 10 countries in terms of user audience in March 2009, displacing Germany from the ranking. In a month, the number of web pages loaded with Opera Mini in Nigeria grew by 4,000%, and the number of users by 1,500%.

In March, there was a boom in mobile Internet in Latin America. Chile has become a leader in this region - the number of Opera Mini users in this country has grown by 3200% over the year, and the number of pages viewed has increased by 26,000%. Also among the top four are Brazil, Mexico and Venezuela.

The March 2009 report also contains data on the nature of mobile Internet use in the Top 10 countries during the average day (data for Tuesday, March 17 were examined). In all regions, except for two, Opera Mini browser was most actively used at the end of the day - from 8:00 pm to midnight. The exceptions were Indonesia and China, where the peak of web page downloads was in the period from 12:00 to 16:00 and from 8:00 to 12:00, respectively.

"In the future, mobile phones will be the main devices for working on the Internet," said Jon von Tetzchner, CEO of Opera Software. “With Opera Mini, millions of people visit the worldwide network every month, so content providers have a great opportunity to gain competitive advantages among mobile users. To do this, you just need to guarantee the correct display of your web resources on any hardware platform, open them for web users of the new generation. ”

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The company Opera Software ASA has opened up new possibilities for viewing web pages on PCs, mobile phones and other Internet devices. The cross-platform browser technology developed by Opera is known for its functionality, standards compliance and small size. At the same time, it provides users with fast, secure and dynamic Internet access. The main office of Opera Software is located in Oslo, Norway, with offices around the world. The company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the exchange code OPERA. More information is available at: www.opera.com