Number of users Opera Mini is rising, with 67 million

The number of users of Opera Mini in a year’s time, with 67 million to 153 million, which the browser the largest market share on the mobile market. The Norwegian company also has two mobile advertising companies bought.

Opera has Mobile Theory and 4th Screen Advertising, bought his share on the mobile market. The former company focuses on the Us market, the second on the European. For the businesses was a total of 20 million euro was paid, which is increased by a further maximum of 29.5 million euro in the coming period, certain financial goals are met.

On the mobile market, the Mini-browser is currently the largest market share, with 23,34 percent, but Opera is chased by the standard browsers of Android and iPhone. At the end of 2010 had Opera Mini for about 90 million users, while in 2011 67 million have been added. On desktopgebied the browser is a lot less popular, the Norwegian browser but 57 million users.

The company reports that in 2011, 5.5 million euro profit made, compared to a loss of 75.000 euro in the previous year. Opera Software earns money by licensing its mobile browser, to provide mobile phone manufacturers and telco’s as the French Orange. Also, a portion of its revenues from the advertising platform AdMarvel.