Recent figures by Opera Software company, show that Nigerians are first in Africa and fifth largest users of Opera Mini browsers in the world. With this latest ranking, Nigeria has surpassed more tech-savvy countries such as the United States and China.

More than 140 million people used Opera Mini last month, with usage growing 83 percent in the last year. As of October 2011 Opera Mini usage has doubled eight times since its introduction.

“Opera Mini has gained users in every country, across 2G, 3G and 4G networks, across feature phone and smartphones,” said Lars Boilesen, CEO, Opera Software. “What these numbers won’t tell you is that many people use Opera Mini as their only means to get online. We’re seeing a whole new generation of people connect to the Web for the first time using a mobile device and we are only starting to see the changes — societal, technological, and cultural — that will happen as a result.”

According to StatCounter, internet browsing from mobile phones in Nigeria grew by over 25% between October 2010 and October 2011. In the same period, according to StatCounter, internet browsing from desktops decreased by more than 25%. Nigeria has an estimated 93 million mobile phone users, and is ranked as having the largest mobile subscriber base in Africa.

A key information in the StatCounter data is that Opera Mini browser is the most popular mobile internet browser in Nigeria. About 90% of Nigerian users of mobile internet browsers use Opera Mini. The upsurge in internet browsing from mobile phones among Nigerians has been explained as due to the fact that accessing web content from a mobile browser is much cheaper than accessing the same content for a desktop.

According to recent figures released in October 2011 by Opera Software, Nigerians, first in Africa and fifth largest users of Opera Mini browsers in the world, have surpassed more tech-savvy countries such as the United States and China and Brazil.

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Goodnews, thats wat I'm using now

At least good news is coming from this forum

Very accurate,that's what I and many others I know mainly use,though I av bolt& occasionally use it too

Good. I hope we will come fifth in something more propitious.

Amen to that

bullshit!!!!

I love my opera mini

Fifth In Opera Mini Mobile Browser Usage? wow, i m so happy we are developing rapidly now, soon we will be greater than the US and UK, what a great a country

Nigeria has an estimated 93 million mobile phone users,

this is good news.

This can make us catch up with the world.

This is good news, it is what I am using now.

That's a good news. It good to know that w̶̲̥̅ξ re not lagging behind Iή mobile internet technology. When would our software engineers come up with indigenous browser softwares?

free mtn browsing via opera mini is my fundamental human right

They better recheck we are the first o.

dadicvila:

free mtn browsing via opera mini is my fundamental human right

seun, dis was xactly wat i posted nd i got banned

kl2020:

Fifth In Opera Mini Mobile Browser Usage? wow, i m so happy we are developing rapidly now, soon we will be greater than the US and UK, what a great a country

a country aint great by using, u bcum great by manufacturing

kl2020:

Fifth In Opera Mini Mobile Browser Usage? wow, i m so happy we are developing rapidly now, soon we will be greater than the US and UK, what a great a country

Pinoralia:

That's a good news. It good to know that w̶̲̥̅ξ re not lagging behind Iή mobile internet technology. When would our software engineers come up with indigenous browser softwares?

Opera mini is cool on mobiles.Opens all pages fine.Without it I dont enjoy browsing on my BB.

What would i hav don with out my firefox mozilla browzer.

mark_jac01:

seun, dis was xactly wat i posted nd i got banned

Really?

I hate opera
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Browsing with most of these phones' default browsers had always been boring and crappy. Opera Mini is the best thing that has ever happened to the world since the invention of sliced bread. So check your emotions, bro.

jimctu:

I hate opera
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