Opera (NASDAQ:OPRA) announces its Opera News service surpassed 150 million users
March 25 2019 - 10:00AM
- Opera News is available both as an in-browser service
and as a standalone app- The standalone Opera News app has
increased its user base by more than 50 percent vs. the fourth
quarter average of 2018, now exceeding 30 million MAUs
Opera Limited (OPRA) (“Opera”), one of the world’s leading browser
providers and an influential player in the field of integrated
AI-driven digital content discovery and recommendation platforms,
today announced that Opera News, its AI-driven news service, has
reached 150 million monthly active users in the last thirty days
(MAUs).
Opera News is available both within Opera browsers and as a
standalone application. The Opera News app has been exponentially
growing in popularity, and has exceeded 30 million MAUs. This
represents an increase of more than 50% versus the fourth quarter
2018. In particular the Opera News app has seen strong growth in
African markets, Indonesia and India.
The Opera News service is now almost twice as large as
Apple News
“This milestone is just the beginning for us. It shows the
momentum Opera News and its standalone app have in several key
emerging markets in Africa and Southeast Asia,” said Song Lin,
Opera’s COO. “We believe there is a tremendous amount of upside
still to come with more than a billion internet users across these
focus markets for Opera News.”
With 150 million MAUs, Opera News is the largest and most
influential digital content discovery and recommendation platform
in many emerging markets. According to results from AppAnnie, the
Opera News app is the most downloaded news app in Nigeria, Kenya,
Ghana, South Africa and Tanzania. This contrasts to the 85 million
MAUs currently reported to be using Apple News.
Opera News was launched in January 2017 as an integrated feature
within Opera’s mobile browsers. The standalone Opera News app was
launched in January 2018 and became the first news app developed
with a focus on Africa. Opera News is based on an AI platform which
uses insights from Opera’s massive user base and relies on
technologies including natural language processing, computer
vision, and image understanding to process content, as well as
machine learning technology to recommend personalized content to
each individual user.
About Opera
Founded in 1995 in Norway, Opera delivers browsers and AI-driven
digital content discovery solutions to more than 320 million people
worldwide. The company remains one of the most innovative browser
creators in the world. Opera is listed on Nasdaq under the OPRA
ticker symbol.
Investor Relations Contact:
Derrick Nueman investor-relations@opera.com or (408)
596-3055.
For media enquiries, please contact: press-team@opera.com
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