Over 50 million people are now using Opera Mini browser in India, according to the latest statistics released by Opera Software. With this, Opera Mini is now the third largest mobile app used in India after Facebook and Whatsapp. Opera’s CEO Lars Boilesen announced the 50 million user landmark on Sunday at a flash mob in the National Capital Region.
India is home to the largest population of Opera Mini users in the world, according to Opera statistics. Opera Mini shrinks webpages by as much as 90%, helping people browse more for the same money. It also renders webpages faster, making Opera Mini a great companion while on the go, especially in places with poor network conditions.
Opera Mini’s compression technology and low RAM requirements make it a hit on handsets used in India. 16 Indian handset manufacturers have already preinstalled Opera Mini on over 350 models of Android devices available in the market.
Opera’s browsers support multiple Indian languages, including Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujrati, Kannada, Malayalam, Oriya, Punjabi, Assamese and Kashmiri. Opera Mini browser works on devices across the most popular mobile platforms, including Java, Android, Blackberry, Windows, iOS and the most recent Tizen. Opera Mini 9 for iOS is the first browser to integrate video boost, which optimizes videos and brings down buffering time.
