Africa’s mobile web atlas
When it comes to growth in mobile web browsing, few regions in the world can compare with Africa. This month we take a closer look at this region using both our own Opera Mini data and various public data. Simply click the map to view relevant stats for each country.
When it came time to analyze our Opera Mini data, some headline points emerged:
- 25 out of 53 countries (47%) have international news sites as the most popular news source. Countries include Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, Egypt, Libya and Côte d’Ivoire. 18 of those 25 countries turn to the BBC as the most-used source.
- 36 countries more than doubled their Opera Mini user bases in one year.
- The mobile web has made a comeback in Libya. In the year since the revolution, Libya has grown the most in every category of Opera Mini usage, including users, page views and data consumption.
- Côte d’Ivoire also showed spectacular growth. The number of Opera Mini users rose 600% in one year. Page views grew 744%, meaning people are browsing more pages than they did the year before. Data use grew 760%, meaning people viewed richer, larger pages.
- Across Africa, data growth seems to outpace page-view growth. This fact suggests that Africans are browsing larger pages and most likely, using richer, more advanced websites.
- Click on a country to view its stats
and year-over-year mobile web usage data.
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Algeria
(People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria)
- Population:
- 36,277,942
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 160,270
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 32.78 million
- Fixed line penetration:
- 2.923 million
- User growth:
- 206 %
- Page view growth:
- 330 %
- Data usage growth:
- 353 %
Top 10 domains
- Google.com
- Facebook.com
- Youtube.com
- Bing.com
- Wikipedia.org
- Mobile9.com
- Adobe.com
- Nokia.com
- Live.com
- Softonic.fr
Top 10 handsets
- Nokia C3
- Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
- Nokia 2690
- Nokia 2700c
- Nokia X2
- Nokia 6303i Classic
- Nokia C1
- Nokia 2330c
- Samsung GT S5233W
- Nokia 6300
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Angola
(Republic of Angola)
- Population:
- 10,593,171
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 85,312
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 8.909 million
- Fixed line penetration:
- 303,200
- User growth:
- 209 %
- Page view growth:
- 436 %
- Data usage growth:
- 458 %
Top 10 domains
- Google.com
- Facebook.com
- Youtube.com
- Wikipedia.org
- Waptrick.com
- Yahoo.com
- Unitel.ao
- Nokia.com
- Live.com
- Dictionary.com
Top 10 handsets
- Nokia X2-01
- Nokia C1
- Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
- Nokia 2700c
- Nokia 2690
- Nokia C3
- Nokia 2330c
- Nokia 2220
- Nokia X2
- Nokia 2730c
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Benin
(Republic of Benin)
- Population:
- 6,787,625
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 6.649
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 7.075 million
- Fixed line penetration:
- 133,400
- User growth:
- 9 %
- Page view growth:
- -43 %
- Data usage growth:
- -26 %
Top 10 domains
- Facebook.com
- Google.com
- Yahoo.com
- Waptrick.com
- Wikipedia.org
- Youtube.com
- Live.com
- Softonic.fr
- Twitter.com
- MTN.bj
Top 10 handsets
- Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
- Nokia X2-01
- Nokia 2330c
- Nokia C3
- Nokia C1
- Nokia 2690
- Nokia 2680
- Nokia 2730c
- Nokia 2220
- Samsung SGH-E250
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Botswana
(Republic of Botswana)
- Population:
- 1,591,232
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 14.030
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 2.363 million
- Fixed line penetration:
- 137,400
- User growth:
- 218 %
- Page view growth:
- 379 %
- Data usage growth:
- 292 %
Top 10 domains
- Facebook.com
- Google.com
- Youtube.com
- Wikipedia.org
- Yahoo.com
- Waptrick.com
- Twitter.com
- Dictionary.com
- BBC.co.uk
- Ovi.mobi
Top 10 handsets
- Nokia X2-01
- Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
- Nokia C3
- Nokia 2700c
- Nokia 2330c
- Nokia 2690
- Nokia 7100
- Nokia 2680
- Nokia 2220
- Nokia 2730c
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Burkina Faso
- Population:
- 12,603,185
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 8.781
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 5.708 million
- Fixed line penetration:
- 144,000
- User growth:
- 161 %
- Page view growth:
- 182 %
- Data usage growth:
- 248 %
Top 10 domains
- Facebook.com
- Google.com
- Yahoo.com
- Wikipedia.org
- Waptrick.com
- Youtube.com
- Lemonde.fr
- Lefaso.net
- Softonic.fr
- Wapday.com
Top 10 handsets
- Samsung C5212
- Samsung SGH-E250
- LG GX200
- Nokia C3
- Nokia 2700c
- Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
- LG GX300
- Samsung SGH-D780
- Alcatel OT-606 Chat
- Nokia N70
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Burundi
(Republic of Burundi)
- Population:
- 6,373,002
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 1.489
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 1.98 million
- Fixed line penetration:
- 32,600
- User growth:
- 76 %
- Page view growth:
- 53 %
- Data usage growth:
- 94 %
Top 10 domains
- Facebook.com
- Google.com
- Yahoo.com
- Youtube.com
- Wikipedia.org
- Waptrick.com
- BBC.co.uk
- iwacu-burundi.org
- Getjar.com
- Twitter.com
Top 10 handsets
- Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
- Nokia 2330c
- Nokia 2700c
- Nokia C3
- Nokia X2-01
- BlackBerry 8520 Curve
- Nokia 6300
- Nokia N70
- Samsung SGH E250i
- Nokia 2690
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Cameroon
(Republic of Cameroon)
- Population:
- 16,184,748
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 22,478
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 10.409 million
- Fixed line penetration:
- 490,000
- User growth:
- 121 %
- Page view growth:
- -25 %
- Data usage growth:
- -1 %
Top 10 domains
- Facebook.com
- Google.com
- Yahoo.com
- MTN.cm
- Youtube.com
- Waptrick.com
- Wikipedia.org
- BBC.co.uk
- Bbuddy.com
- Commentcamarche.net
Top 10 handsets
- Alcatel OT-606 Chat
- LG KS360 Tribe
- Samsung SGH-E250
- Nokia C3
- LG KP500
- Nokia N72
- Alcatel OT-800
- Nokia 2330c
- Nokia X2-01
- Nokia 2700c
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Cape Verde
(Republic of Cape Verde)
- Population:
- 408,760
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 1.651
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 372,000
- Fixed line penetration:
- 72,000
- User growth:
- 208 %
- Page view growth:
- 194 %
- Data usage growth:
- 196 %
Top 10 domains
- Facebook.com
- Google.com
- Youtube.com
- Abola.pt
- Wikipedia.org
- Live.com
- Sapo.pt
- Waptrick.com
- record.xl.pt
- Yahoo.com
Top 10 handsets
- Nokia C3
- Alcatel OT-606 Chat
- Nokia 2220
- Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
- Nokia 2330c
- Nokia C1
- Nokia 2700c
- Nokia 2690
- Nokia X2-01
- Nokia 2680
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Central African Republic
- Population:
- 3,642,739
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 2.018
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 1.2 million
- Fixed line penetration:
- 12,000
- User growth:
- -36 %
- Page view growth:
- 13 %
- Data usage growth:
- 64 %
Top 10 domains
- Google.com
- Facebook.com
- Yahoo.com
- Waptrick.com
- Wikipedia.org
- Youtube.com
- Lemonde.fr
- BBC.co.uk
- Lequipe.fr
- Centrafrique-presse.over-blog.com
Top 10 handsets
- Alcatel OT-800
- Apple iPhone
- Nokia C3
- BlackBerry 8520 Curve
- LG GX200
- Samsung GT S5620
- Alcatel OT-606 Chat
- Nokia 2330c
- Nokia 2700c
- Nokia E71
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Chad
(Republic of Chad)
- Population:
- 8,997,237
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 7.848
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 2.614 million
- Fixed line penetration:
- 51,000
- User growth:
- 24 %
- Page view growth:
- 87 %
- Data usage growth:
- 85 %
Top 10 domains
- Facebook.com
- Google.com
- Waptrick.com
- Wikipedia.org
- Yahoo.com
- BBC.co.uk
- Ketomob.com
- Twitter.com
- Lemonde.fr
- Goal.com
Top 10 handsets
- Nokia 2700c
- Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
- Nokia 6120c
- Samsung C5212
- Samsung SGH-D780
- Nokia 2690
- Nokia X2-01
- Nokia C3
- Nokia N73
- Nokia N70
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Comoros
(Union of the Comoros)
- Population:
- 614,382
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 0.534
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 165,400
- Fixed line penetration:
- 21,000
- User growth:
- 191 %
- Page view growth:
- 17 %
- Data usage growth:
- 122 %
Top 10 domains
- Google.com
- Facebook.com
- Live.com
- Youtube.com
- Dictionary.com
- Wikipedia.org
- Footmercato.net
- TF1.fr
- Lequipe.fr
- Bango.net
Top 10 handsets
- Nokia C3
- Nokia E71
- Alcatel OT-806
- SonyEricsson WT13i
- SonyEricsson W800
- Samsung GT-S3653W Genio
- Nokia N95
- Samsung GT-S5570
- Nokia E72
- Samsung GT-S8530
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Côte d’Ivoire
(Republic of Côte d’Ivoire)
- Population:
- 16,804,784
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 22.823
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 15.2 million
- Fixed line penetration:
- 230,000
- User growth:
- 639 %
- Page view growth:
- 745 %
- Data usage growth:
- 765 %
Top 10 domains
- Facebook.com
- Google.com
- Youtube.com
- Waptrick.com
- Wikipedia.com
- news.abidjan.net
- Live.com
- Getjar.com
- Softonic.fr
- France24.com
Top 10 handsets
- Alcatel OT-606 Chat
- Alcatel OT-800
- Alcatel OT-710D
- Samsung C5212
- LG-X330
- Samsung SGH-E250
- SonyEricsson K750i
- SonyEricsson K320i
- Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
- Nokia C3
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Population:
- 73,599,190
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 15.3
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 11.355 million
- Fixed line penetration:
- 42,000
- User growth:
- 147 %
- Page view growth:
- 70 %
- Data usage growth:
- 132 %
Top 10 domains
- Facebook.com
- Google.com
- Yahoo.com
- Youtube.com
- Waptrick.com
- Wikipedia.org
- Igihe.com
- Twitter.com
- Xscores.com
- BBC.co.uk
Top 10 handsets
- Nokia C3
- Nokia_2700C
- Nokia X2-01
- Nokia 2330C
- Nokia 5130 Xpressmusic
- Nokia N72
- Nokia 2220
- Nokia 2690
- Alcatel OT 800_ver1
- Nokia C1
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Djibouti
(Republic of Djibouti)
- Population:
- 472,810
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 1.140
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 190,000
- Fixed line penetration:
- 18,000
- User growth:
- 437 %
- Page view growth:
- 653 %
- Data usage growth:
- 807 %
Top 10 domains
- Google.com
- Facebook.com
- Youtube.com
- Live.com
- BBC.co.uk
- Wikipedia.com
- livescore.com
- Getjar.com
- Laacib.net
- Dictionary.com
Top 10 handsets
- Nokia C3
- Samsung C5212
- Nokia X2-01
- Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
- Nokia 2700c
- Nokia C1
- Alcatel OT-800
- Nokia X2
- Nokia 2690
- Nokia 6300
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Egypt
(Arab Republic of Egypt)
- Population:
- 70,712,345
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 218.466
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 70.661 million
- Fixed line penetration:
- 9.618 million
- User growth:
- 437 %
- Page view growth:
- 653 %
- Data usage growth:
- 807 %
Top 10 domains
- Google.com
- Facebook.com
- Youtube.com
- BBC.co.uk
- Ketomob.com
- Yahoo.com
- Wikipedia.org
- Twitter.com
- Masreat.com
- Youm7.com
Top 10 handsets
- Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
- Nokia 2700c
- Nokia C3
- Nokia 2690
- Nokia C1
- Nokia X2
- Nokia N70
- Nokia N73
- Nokia 6120c
- Nokia 2730c
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Equatorial Guinea
(Republic of Equatorial Guinea)
- Population:
- 498,144
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 14.485
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 460,000
- Fixed line penetration:
- 13,000
- User growth:
- 437 %
- Page view growth:
- 653 %
- Data usage growth:
- 807 %
Top 10 domains
- Facebook.com
- Google.com
- Waptrick.com
- Youtube.com
- As.com
- Marca.com
- Wikipedia.org
- Wapday.com
- Peperonity.com
- Waplog.com
Top 10 handsets
- Alcatel OT-606 Chat
- Nokia X2-01
- Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
- Nokia 2700c
- Nokia C1
- Nokia C3
- Nokia 2690
- Nokia X2
- Nokia 2730c
- Alcatel OT 808
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Eritrea
(State of Eritrea)
- Population:
- 4,465,651
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 2.117
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 220,000
- Fixed line penetration:
- 54,200
- User growth:
- 233 %
- Page view growth:
- 470 %
- Data usage growth:
- 1,264 %
Top 10 domains
- Google.com
- Facebook.com
- BBC.co.uk
- Ertra.com
- Footballfriends.mobify.com
- Marketwatch.com
- Football-talk.co.uk
- Yahoo.com
- Footylatest.com
- Dehai.org
Top 10 handsets
- Nokia C3
- Nokia 5233
- BlackBerry 9800 Torch
- Nokia 2700c
- Samsum S3353
- BlackBerry 9000 Bold
- Nokia E71
- BlackBerry 8520 Curve
- Samsung GT-S3353
- Nokia 2710c
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Ethiopia
(Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia)
- Population:
- 67,673,031
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 29.717
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 7.517 million
- Fixed line penetration:
- 900,000
- User growth:
- 184 %
- Page view growth:
- 288 %
- Data usage growth:
- 216 %
Top 10 domains
- Facebook.com
- Google.com
- Youtube.com
- Wikipedia.org
- BBC.co.uk
- Waptrick.com
- Getjar.com
- Wapdam.com
- Goal.com
- Dictionary.com
Top 10 handsets
- Nokia 2700c
- Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
- Nokia C3
- Nokia C1
- Nokia X2-01
- Nokia 2690
- Nokia 6300
- Nokia 3110c
- Nokia 2330c
- Nokia X2
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Gabon
(Gabonese Republic)
- Population:
- 1,233,353
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 13.056
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 2.1 million
- Fixed line penetration:
- 30,400
- User growth:
- 24 %
- Page view growth:
- -1 %
- Data usage growth:
- 25 %
Top 10 domains
- Facebook.com
- Google.com
- Wikipedia.org
- Youtube.com
- Yahoo.com
- Waptrick.com
- Lemonde.fr
- Wapday.com
- Softonic.fr
- Lequipe.fr
Top 10 handsets
- Nokia X2-01
- Alcatel OT-606 Chat
- Samsung C5212
- Nokia C3
- Samsung SGH-D780
- Nokia 2700c
- Alcatel OT 808
- Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
- Samsung SGH-E250
- Alcatel OT-800
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Gambia
(Republic of The Gambia)
- Population:
- 1,455,842
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 1.067
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 2.1 million
- Fixed line penetration:
- 48,000
- User growth:
- 255 %
- Page view growth:
- 251 %
- Data usage growth:
- 401 %
Top 10 domains
- Facebook.com
- Google.com
- BBC.co.uk
- Youtube.com
- Yahoo.com
- Wikipedia.org
- Waptrick.com
- Live.com
- Tagged.com
- Twitter.com
Top 10 handsets
- Nokia C3
- Alcatel OT-606 Chat
- Nokia 2330c
- Nokia X2
- BlackBerry 8520 Curve
- Alcatel OT-800
- Nokia 2700c
- Nokia 2220
- Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
- Nokia C1
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Ghana
(Republic of Ghana)
- Population:
- 20,244,154
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 31.084
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 19.436 million
- Fixed line penetration:
- 277,900
- User growth:
- 83 %
- Page view growth:
- 71 %
- Data usage growth:
- 99 %
Top 10 domains
- Facebook.com
- Google.com
- Wikipedia.org
- Youtube.com
- Goal.com
- Waptrick.com
- Ghanaweb.com
- Twitter.com
- Dictionary.com
- BBC.co.uk
Top 10 handsets
- Nokia X2-01
- Nokia 2700c
- Nokia C3
- Nokia 2330c
- Nokia C1
- Nokia N72
- Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
- SonyEricsson K750i
- Alcatel OT-800
- SonyEricsson W810i
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Guinea
(Republic of Guinea)
- Population:
- 7,775,065
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 14.485
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 4.9 million
- Fixed line penetration:
- 18,700
- User growth:
- -18 %
- Page view growth:
- 27 %
- Data usage growth:
- 51 %
Top 10 domains
- Google.com
- Facebook.com
- Waptrick.com
- Yahoo.com
- Wikipedia.org
- Areeba.com.gn
- France24.com
- Guineenews.org
- Ovi.mobi
- Dictionary.com
Top 10 handsets
- Alcatel OT 808
- Nokia C3
- Nokia 2700c
- Alcatel OT-606 Chat
- Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
- SonyEricsson W800
- Nokia 2330c
- Nokia X2-01
- Nokia 2690
- Nokia 2220
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Guinea-Bissau
(Republic of Guinea-Bissau)
- Population:
- 1,345,479
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 4.633
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 610,000
- Fixed line penetration:
- 5,000
- User growth:
- -58 %
- Page view growth:
- -92 %
- Data usage growth:
- -87 %
Top 10 domains
- Facebook.com
- Google.com
- Waptrick.com
- Abola.pt
- Live.com
- Yahoo.com
- Blogger.com
- Ojogo.pt
- Tumblr.com
- Baixaki.com.br
Top 10 handsets
- Nokia C3
- Nokia N95
- BlackBerry 8520 Curve
- Nokia E72
- Alcatel OT-806
- Nokia C3-01
- T-Mobile G1
- SonyEricsson W800
- Nokia X3-02
- Nokia N73
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Kenya
(Republic of Kenya)
- Population:
- 31,138,735
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 32.163
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 27 million
- Fixed line penetration:
- 460,100
- User growth:
- 47 %
- Page view growth:
- 58 %
- Data usage growth:
- 83 %
Top 10 domains
- Facebook.com
- Google.com
- Twitter.com
- Waptrick.com
- Tagged.com
- Eskimi.com
- Goal.com
- BBC.co.uk
- Nation.co.ke
- Wikipedia.org
Top 10 handsets
- Nokia X2-01
- Nokia 2330c
- Nokia C1
- Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
- Nokia 2700c
- Nokia C3
- Nokia 2730c
- Nokia 2690
- Nokia 1680c
- Nokia C2
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Lesotho
(Kingdom of Lesotho)
- Population:
- 2,207,954
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 2.127
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 100,000
- Fixed line penetration:
- 38,800
- User growth:
- 225 %
- Page view growth:
- 211 %
- Data usage growth:
- 207 %
Top 10 domains
- Facebook.com
- Google.com
- Waplog.com
- Twitter.com
- Waptrick.com
- Qeep.mobi
- Soccerladuma.mobi
- Zonkewap.com
- Topix.com
- Yahoo.com
Top 10 handsets
- Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
- Nokia 2700c
- Nokia X2-01
- Nokia C3
- Nokia 2330c
- Samsung SGH E250i
- Nokia X2
- Nokia 2220
- Nokia 2690
- Alcatel OT-606 Chat
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Liberia
(Republic of Liberia)
- Population:
- 3,288,198
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 0.974
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 1.9 million
- Fixed line penetration:
- 5,800
- User growth:
- 2,904 %
- Page view growth:
- 1,538 %
- Data usage growth:
- 1,543 %
Top 10 domains
- Facebook.com
- Waptrick.com
- Google.com
- Goal.com
- Odnoklassniki.ru
- Livescore.com
- BBC.co.uk
- Yahoo.com
- Tagged.com
- Wikipedia.org
Top 10 handsets
- Nokia 2700c
- Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
- Nokia X2-01
- Nokia 2690
- Nokia 2330c
- Nokia C3
- Nokia C1
- Nokia 2730c
- Nokia 2720
- Nokia 7100
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Libya
(Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)
- Population:
- 5,368,585
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 74.232
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 11.9 million
- Fixed line penetration:
- 1.228 million
- User growth:
- 323,267 %
- Page view growth:
- 1,886,839 %
- Data usage growth:
- 1,498,984 %
Top 10 domains
- Facebook.com
- Google.com
- Localize-friends.de
- Zangetna.com
- Forly.wapka.mobi
- Ketomob.com
- Habibti.com
- Youtube.com
- Opensooq.com
- Peperonity.com
Top 10 handsets
- Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
- Nokia 2700c
- Nokia X2-01
- Nokia C3
- Nokia 6120c
- Nokia X2
- Nokia C2
- Nokia C1
- Nokia 7230
- Nokia 6300
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Madagascar
(Republic of Madagascar)
- Population:
- 16,473,477
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 8.345
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 8.242 million
- Fixed line penetration:
- 172,000
- User growth:
- 138 %
- Page view growth:
- 87 %
- Data usage growth:
- 87 %
Top 10 domains
- Facebook.com
- Google.com
- Waptrick.com
- Twitter.com
- Yahoo.com
- Youtube.com
- Wapdam.com
- Jecontacte.com
- Airtel.com
- Peperonity.com
Top 10 handsets
- Alcatel OT-606 Chat
- Nokia N72
- SonyEricsson W800
- Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
- Nokia 2700c
- Nokia 2330c
- Nokia C3
- Alcatel OT-710D
- Nokia 2220
- Nokia 7100
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Malawi
(Republic of Malawi)
- Population:
- 10,701,824
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 5.053
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 3.928 million
- Fixed line penetration:
- 160,100
- User growth:
- 138 %
- Page view growth:
- 87 %
- Data usage growth:
- 87 %
Top 10 domains
- Facebook.com
- Waplog.com
- Google.com
- Nyasatimes.com
- Twitter.com
- Waptrick.com
- Eskimi.com
- Yahoo.com
- Mobofree.com
- Mocospace.com
Top 10 handsets
- Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
- Nokia 2330c
- Nokia X2-01
- Nokia 2700c
- Nokia C3
- Samsung SGH-E250
- Samsung SGH E250i
- Nokia 2630
- Nokia C1
- Nokia 6300
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Mali
(Republic of Mali)
- Population:
- 11,340,480
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 9.268
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 8.326 million
- Fixed line penetration:
- 114,400
- User growth:
- 85 %
- Page view growth:
- 43 %
- Data usage growth:
- 100 %
Top 10 domains
- Google.com
- Facebook.com
- Ketomob.com
- Fwtchat.net
- Yahoo.com
- Maliweb.net
- Mondomobile.net
- Malijet.com
- Youtube.com
- Wikipedia.org
Top 10 handsets
- Nokia C3
- Nokia 2700c
- Nokia X2-01
- Nokia E71
- Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
- Samsung GT-C6712
- Nokia N95
- Alcatel OT-802
- Samsung C5212
- Nokia E65
-
Mauritania
(Islamic Republic of Mauritania)
- Population:
- 2,828,858
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 3.799
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 3.2 million
- Fixed line penetration:
- 71,000
- User growth:
- 104 %
- Page view growth:
- 108 %
- Data usage growth:
- 100 %
Top 10 domains
- Facebook.com
- Google.com
- Ketomob.com
- Alakhbar.info
- Youtube.com
- Saharamedias.net
- Vuclip.com
- Twitter.com
- Kooora.com
- Clasicooo.com
Top 10 handsets
- Nokia X2-01
- Nokia C1
- Nokia 2700c
- Nokia C3
- Nokia N70
- Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
- Nokia 2690
- Nokia X3-00
- Nokia N72
- Nokia N73
-
Mauritius
(Republic of Mauritius)
- Population:
- 1,200,212
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 9.729
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 2.2 million
- Fixed line penetration:
- 387,000
- User growth:
- 29 %
- Page view growth:
- 39 %
- Data usage growth:
- 57 %
Top 10 domains
- Facebook.com
- Google.com
- Waptrick.com
- Qeep.mobi
- Youtube.com
- Livescore.com
- Flashscore.mobi
- Wapdam.com
- Bbuddy.com
- Mocospace.com
Top 10 handsets
- Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
- Nokia 2700c
- Nokia C3
- Nokia 2730c
- Nokia X2-01
- Nokia 5800d
- Nokia X2
- Nokia 2690
- Nokia 2330c
- Nokia X3-00
-
Morocco
(Kingdom of Morocco)
- Population:
- 31,167,783
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 103.482
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 33.2 million
- Fixed line penetration:
- 7.326 million
- User growth:
- 161 %
- Page view growth:
- 230 %
- Data usage growth:
- 219 %
Top 10 domains
- Facebook.com
- Google.com
- Youtube.com
- Kooora.com
- Bbuddy.com
- Iam.ma
- Hespress.com
- Habibti.com
- Bbuddy.com
- Ketomob.com
Top 10 handsets
- Nokia C3
- Nokia 6303i Classic
- Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
- Nokia X2
- Samsung GT S5233W
- Nokia 2700c
- Nokia N73
- Nokia 5800d
- Nokia 6300
- Nokia 2730c
-
Mozambique
(Republic of Mozambique)
- Population:
- 19,607,519
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 9.893
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 8.224 million
- Fixed line penetration:
- 88,100
- User growth:
- 161 %
- Page view growth:
- 230 %
- Data usage growth:
- 219 %
Top 10 domains
- Facebook.com
- Google.com
- Waptrick.com
- Abola.pt
- Wapday.com
- Eskimi.com
- Waptrik.com
- Wikipedia.com
- Peperonity.com
- Mig33.com
Top 10 handsets
- Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
- Nokia 2700c
- Nokia 2330c
- Nokia C1
- Nokia X2-01
- Nokia C3
- Nokia 2690
- Nokia N70
- Nokia 6300
- Nokia 2730c
-
Namibia
(Republic of Namibia)
- Population:
- 1,820,916
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 11.865
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 1.935 million
- Fixed line penetration:
- 152,000
- User growth:
- 161 %
- Page view growth:
- 230 %
- Data usage growth:
- 219 %
Top 10 domains
- Facebook.com
- Eskimi.com
- Google.com
- Waptrick.com
- BBC.co.uk
- Yahoo.com
- Waplog.com
- Youtube.com
- Qeep.mobi
- Goal.com
Top 10 handsets
- Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
- Nokia X2-01
- Nokia 2330c
- Nokia 2700c
- Nokia C3
- Samsung SGH E250i
- Nokia C1
- Nokia X2
- Nokia 2220
- Nokia 2690
-
Niger
(Republic of Niger)
- Population:
- 10,639,744
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 5.577
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 4.506 million
- Fixed line penetration:
- 83,600
- User growth:
- 41 %
- Page view growth:
- 13 %
- Data usage growth:
- 32 %
Top 10 domains
- Facebook.com
- Google.com
- Waptrick.com
- Yahoo.com
- Waplog.com
- Lequipe.fr
- Wapday.com
- Wapdam.com
- Francefootball.fr
- Peperonity.com
Top 10 handsets
- Alcatel OT-800
- Nokia 2700c
- Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
- Samsung C5212
- Nokia X2-01
- Nokia C3
- Nokia 6300
- Nokia 6120c
- Nokia 2690
- Nokia C1
-
Nigeria
(Federal Republic of Nigeria)
- Population:
- 129,934,911
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 216.803
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 90.3 million
- Fixed line penetration:
- 1.05 million
- User growth:
- 41 %
- Page view growth:
- 13 %
- Data usage growth:
- 32 %
Top 10 domains
- Facebook.com
- Eskimi.com
- Google.com
- Waptrick.com
- Yahoo.com
- Goal.com
- BBC.co.uk
- Mobofree.com
- Smiggle.mobi
- Vanguardngr.com
Top 10 handsets
- Nokia C1
- Nokia X2-01
- Nokia 2700c
- Nokia C3
- Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
- Nokia C2
- Nokia N72
- Nokia 2690
- Nokia 2330c
- Nokia 200
-
Republic of the Congo
- Population:
- 2,958,448
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 11.530
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 4.399 million
- Fixed line penetration:
- 42,000
- User growth:
- -46 %
- Page view growth:
- -34 %
- Data usage growth:
- 6 %
Top 10 domains
- Facebook.com
- Google.com
- Waptrick.com
- Yahoo.com
- Waplog.com
- Twitter.com
- Youtube.com
- Skyrock.com
- Wapday.com
- Wikipedia.org
Top 10 handsets
- Alcatel OT-606 Chat
- Nokia X2-01
- Nokia C3
- Nokia 2700c
- Samsung C5212
- Nokia E71
- SonyEricsson W810i
- Alcatel OT-799
- Apple iPhone
- SonyEricsson W205
-
Rwanda
(Republic of Rwanda)
- Population:
- 7,398,074
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 5.622
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 3.799 million
- Fixed line penetration:
- 39,700
- User growth:
- 119 %
- Page view growth:
- 121 %
- Data usage growth:
- 172 %
Top 10 domains
- Facebook.com
- Google.com
- Igihe.com
- Yahoo.com
- Twitter.com
- Waptrick.com
- Inyarwanda.com
- Waplog.com
- Airg.com
- Tagged.com
Top 10 handsets
- Huawei U120
- Nokia C3
- Nokia X2-01
- Nokia 2700c
- Nokia 2330c
- Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
- Nokia 6300
- Nokia N70
- Nokia 2680
- Nokia 2600c
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São Tomé and Príncipe
- Population:
- 170,372
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 0.196
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 112,500
- Fixed line penetration:
- 7,700
- User growth:
- 600 %
- Page view growth:
- 347 %
- Data usage growth:
- 601 %
Top 10 domains
- Facebook.com
- Google.com
- Youtube.com
- Abola.pt
- Live.com
- Jogosparacelular.com.br
- Softonic.com.br
- Baixaki.com.br
- Waptrick.com
- Hi5.com
Top 10 handsets
- Nokia C3
- Nokia 2700c
- Nokia X2-01
- SonyEricsson K320i
- Nokia E63
- Samsung GT-S5250 (Wave 2)
- Alcatel OT-800
- SonyEricsson W800
- SonyEricsson U1i Satio
- Nokia X3-02
-
Senegal
(Republic of Senegal)
- Population:
- 10,589,571
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 12.877
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 8.344 million
- Fixed line penetration:
- 341,000
- User growth:
- 132 %
- Page view growth:
- 282 %
- Data usage growth:
- 328 %
Top 10 domains
- Facebook.com
- Waptrick.com
- Google.com
- Youtube.com
- Twitter.com
- Wapdam.com
- Seneweb.com
- Wap.in
- badoo.com
- Wapday.com
Top 10 handsets
- Nokia C3
- Nokia 2700c
- Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
- Nokia 2330c
- Nokia 2690
- Nokia X2-01
- Nokia 2220
- Alcatel OT-606 Chat
- Nokia C1
- Nokia 2730c
-
Seychelles
(Republic of Seychelles)
- Population:
- 80.098
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 0.936
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 136,000
- Fixed line penetration:
- 22,000
- User growth:
- 109 %
- Page view growth:
- 161 %
- Data usage growth:
- 164 %
Top 10 domains
- Facebook.com
- Google.com
- Waptrick.com
- Yahoo.com
- Mocospace.com
- Divyabhaskar.co.in
- hi5.com
- Youtube.com
- BBC.co.uk
- Nymgo.com
Top 10 handsets
- Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
- Nokia 2690
- Nokia C3
- Nokia 2700c
- Nokia X2-01
- Alcatel OT-606 Chat
- Nokia 2730c
- Nokia 2330c
- Nokia C1
- Nokia X2
-
Sierra Leone
(Republic of Sierra Leone)
- Population:
- 5,614,743
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 1.095
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 2.6 million
- Fixed line penetration:
- 14,000
- User growth:
- 301 %
- Page view growth:
- 307 %
- Data usage growth:
- 362 %
Top 10 domains
- Facebook.com
- Google.com
- Xscores.com
- Waptrick.com
- Waplog.com
- BBC.co.uk
- Yahoo.com
- Goal.com
- Tagged.com
- Twitter.com
Top 10 handsets
- Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
- Nokia 2690
- Nokia C3
- Nokia 2700c
- Nokia X2-01
- Alcatel OT-606 Chat
- Nokia 2730c
- Nokia 2330c
- Nokia C1
- Nokia X2
-
Somalia
(Somali Republic)
- Population:
- 7,753,310
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 870,000
- Fixed line penetration:
- 100,000
- User growth:
- 1,444 %
- Page view growth:
- 861 %
- Data usage growth:
- 938 %
Top 10 domains
- Facebook.com
- Google.com
- Laacib.net
- Jowhar.com
- Amiirnuur.com
- Warqaad.com
- Live.com
- Getjar.com
- Youtube.com
- BBC.co.uk
Top 10 handsets
- Nokia X2
- Nokia C1
- Nokia X2-01
- Nokia 2700c
- Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
- Nokia 6303i Classic
- Nokia C3
- Nokia 3110c
- Samsung C5212
- Nokia 6300
-
South Africa
(Republic of South Africa)
- Population:
- 48,647,658
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 554.6
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 50.372 million
- Fixed line penetration:
- 4.225 million
- User growth:
- 35 %
- Page view growth:
- 24 %
- Data usage growth:
- 30 %
Top 10 domains
- Facebook.com
- Google.com
- Zamob.com
- Gumtree.co.za
- Zonkewap.com
- Smiggle.mobi
- Mxit.com
- Soccerladuma.mobi
- News24.com
- Spbo.com
Top 10 handsets
- Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
- Nokia X2-01
- Nokia 2700c
- Nokia C3
- Nokia 2330c
- Samsung SGH E250i
- Nokia X2
- Nokia C1
- Nokia E63
- Nokia 2690
-
Sudan
(Republic of Sudan)
- Population:
- 37,090,298
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 68.441
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 18.254 million
- Fixed line penetration:
- 374,400
- User growth:
- 68 %
- Page view growth:
- 127 %
- Data usage growth:
- 127 %
Top 10 domains
- Facebook.com
- Google.com
- Ketomob.com
- Wapday.com
- Youtube.com
- Wapka.mobi
- Getjar
- Alrakoba.net
- BBC.co.uk
- Sabayacafe.com
Top 10 handsets
- Nokia 2700c
- Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
- Nokia X2-01
- Nokia C1
- Nokia C3
- Nokia 6120c
- Nokia 6300
- Nokia N70
- Nokia 2690
- Nokia 2330c
-
Swaziland
(Kingdom of Swaziland)
- Population:
- 1,123,605
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 3.553
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 930,000
- Fixed line penetration:
- 44,000
- User growth:
- 128 %
- Page view growth:
- 338 %
- Data usage growth:
- 279 %
Top 10 domains
- Facebook.com
- Google.com
- Waplog.com
- Twitter.com
- Waptrick.com
- Soccerladuma.mobi
- Yahoo.com
- Qeep.mobi
- www.times.co.sz
- Kickoff.com
Top 10 handsets
- Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
- Nokia 2330c
- Nokia C3
- Nokia X2-01
- Nokia 2700c
- Nokia E63
- Samsung SGH E250i
- Nokia 2690
- Nokia X2
- Samsung SGH-E250
-
Tanzania
(United Republic of Tanzania)
- Population:
- 37,187,939
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 22.671
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 21.684 million
- Fixed line penetration:
- 174,000
- User growth:
- 99 %
- Page view growth:
- 94 %
- Data usage growth:
- 129 %
Top 10 domains
- Facebook.com
- Google.com
- Waptrick.com
- Eskimi.com
- Jamiiforums.com
- Twitter.com
- Yahoo.com
- Wapdam.com
- BBC.co.uk
- Youtube.com
Top 10 handsets
- Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
- Nokia 2700c
- Nokia 2330c
- Nokia X2-01
- Nokia C3
- Nokia C1
- Nokia 2690
- Nokia 2730c
- Nokia C2
- Nokia N72
-
Togo
(Togolese Republic)
- Population:
- 5,285,501
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 3.194
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 2.952 million
- Fixed line penetration:
- 213,800
- User growth:
- 129 %
- Page view growth:
- 130 %
- Data usage growth:
- 207 %
Top 10 domains
- Facebook.com
- Google.com
- Waptrick.com
- www.toietmoi.tg
- Yahoo.com
- Wtchat.net
- Wapdam.com
- Wapday.com
- Touetou.com
- Waplog.com
Top 10 handsets
- Alcatel OT-606 Chat
- Nokia 2330c
- Nokia 2700c
- Nokia C3
- Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
- Nokia 2680
- Nokia C1
- Nokia 6300
- Samsung SGH-E250
- Nokia 2690
-
Tunisia
(Tunisian Republic)
- Population:
- 10,732,900
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 44.290
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 11.49 million
- Fixed line penetration:
- 1.29 million
- User growth:
- 68 %
- Page view growth:
- 120 %
- Data usage growth:
- 137 %
Top 10 domains
- Facebook.com
- Google.com
- Youtube.com
- Tagged.com
- Ketomob.com
- Vuclip.com
- Vk.com
- Tunisia-sat.com
- Badoo.com
- Qeep.mobi
Top 10 handsets
- Nokia 2700c
- Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
- Nokia C3
- Nokia 2690
- Nokia C1
- Nokia C2
- Nokia 2730c
- Alcatel OT-606 Chat
- Nokia 2220
- Nokia X2-01
-
Uganda
(Republic of Uganda)
- Population:
- 24,699,073
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 17.011
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 13.528 million
- Fixed line penetration:
- 327,000
- User growth:
- 68 %
- Page view growth:
- 120 %
- Data usage growth:
- 137 %
Top 10 domains
- Facebook.com
- Google.com
- Twitter.com
- Waptrick.com
- Flashscore.com
- Xscores.com
- Yahoo.com
- Waplog.com
- BBC.co.uk
- Soccervista.com
Top 10 handsets
- Nokia 2330c
- Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
- Nokia X2-01
- Nokia 2700c
- Alcatel OT-800
- Nokia N72
- Nokia C3
- Alcatel OT-880
- Nokia 2690
- Nokia 2220
-
Zambia
(Republic of Zambia)
- Population:
- 9,959,037
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 16.192
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 5.347 million
- Fixed line penetration:
- 90,100
- User growth:
- 123 %
- Page view growth:
- 108 %
- Data usage growth:
- 108 %
Top 10 domains
- Facebook.com
- Google.com
- Eskimi.com
- Waptrick.com
- Twitter.com
- Yahoo.com
- Waplog.com
- Wapdam.com
- Tumfweko.com
- Zambianwatchdog.com
Top 10 handsets
- Samsung SGH-E250
- Nokia X2-01
- Nokia 2330c
- Nokia C3
- Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
- Nokia 2700c
- Nokia 2690
- Samsung SGH E250i
- Nokia 1680c
- Nokia C1
-
Zimbabwe
(Republic of Zimbabwe)
- Population:
- 10,376,676
- National GDP US$ billion (2010):
- 7.474
- Mobile penetration (2011/12):
- 8.2 million
- Fixed line penetration:
- 372,100
- User growth:
- 228 %
- Page view growth:
- 165 %
- Data usage growth:
- 190 %
Top 10 domains
- Facebook.com
- Google.com
- Waplog.com
- Twitter.com
- Mobofree.com
- Eskimi.com
- Yahoo.com
- Wapdam.com
- Herald.co.zw
- Newsday.co.zw
Top 10 handsets
- Nokia X2-01
- Nokia C3
- Samsung SGH E250i
- Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
- Samsung SGH-E250
- Nokia 2700c
- Nokia 2330c
- Nokia C1
- BlackBerry 8520 Curve
- LG KS360 Tribe
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Growth
As of the April 2012 State of the Mobile Web, we now report both Opera Mini and Opera Mobile browsers. Read more about this change.
In June 2012, the consumer base of the Opera Mini browser increased in unique users. In all, more than 200 million people used Opera Mini and Opera Mobile in June. The Opera Mini servers (which do not process pages from Opera Mobile browsers) served 115 billion pages and compressed over 20 petabytes of data for Opera Mini users.
Number of mobile product users
In June 2012, there were over 200 million Opera Mini and Opera Mobile users. Out of this number, more than 17 million were Opera Mobile users, and the rest were Opera Mini users. Compared to June 2011, Opera Mini and Opera Mobile combined grew more than 47% year over year.
| Month | Opera Mini | Total users |
| June 2012 | 182,464,716 | 200,350,248 |
| May 2012 | 178,525,801 | 196,186,735 |
| April 2012 | 165,516,827 | 189,631,504 |
| March 2012 | 168,844,460 | 193,009,533 |
| February 2012 | 160,016,472 | 183,714,665 |
| January 2012 | 159,033,038 | 182,787,117 |
| December 2011 | 152,651,224 | 175,940,168 |
| November 2011 | 144,601,830 | 166,574,676 |
| October 2011 | 140,001,098 | 161,863,689 |
| September 2011 | 131,319,238 | 153,031,280 |
| August 2011 | 128,004,536 | 149,726,810 |
| July 2011 | 121,789,463 | 143,247,132 |
| June 2011 | 115,058,129 | 136,220,211 |
| May 2011 | 113,511,756 | 134,760,861 |
| April 2011 | 107,159,911 | 128,275,809 |
| March 2011 | 102,488,824 | 123,389,860 |
| February 2011 | 89,813,250 | 110,370,647 |
| January 2011 | 90,368,678 | 111,009,722 |
| December 2010 | 85,540,776 | 105,882,284 |
| November 2010 | 80,059,737 | 98,259,922 |
| October 2010 | 76,326,877 | 92,176,914 |
| September 2010 | 71,292,840 | 84,693,202 |
| August 2010 | 66,548,137 | 76,696,378 |
| July 2010 | 62,311,457 | 70,113,551 |
Opera Mini pages transcoded
Opera Mini users viewed over 115 billion pages in June 2012. Since June 2011, page views have increased more than 55%.
| Month | Page views |
| June 2012 | 115,070,847,433 |
| May 2012 | 113,788,248,994 |
| April 2012 | 109,172,778,122 |
| March 2012 | 117,133,940,573 |
| February 2012 | 108,322,127,981 |
| January 2012 | 108,711,984,250 |
| December 2011 | 103,156,318,112 |
| November 2011 | 88,516,536,629 |
| October 2011 | 86,241,891,002 |
| September 2011 | 79,164,254,190 |
| August 2011 | 79,594,255,478 |
| July 2011 | 74,078,891,600 |
| June 2011 | 67,303,912,324 |
| May 2011 | 63,386,735,162 |
| April 2011 | 57,935,683,078 |
| March 2011 | 59,768,735,532 |
| February 2011 | 51,531,490,158 |
| January 2011 | 52,377,317,703 |
| December 2010 | 46,725,301,390 |
| November 2010 | 44,652,355,113 |
| October 2010 | 41,623,101,976 |
| September 2010 | 36,972,736,551 |
| August 2010 | 33,923,604,102 |
| July 2010 | 29,679,113,203 |
Opera Mini data consumed
In June 2012, Opera Mini users generated over 2,015 million MB of data for operators worldwide. Data in the Opera Mini browser is compressed by up to 90%. If this data were uncompressed, Opera Mini users would have viewed over 20 petabytes of data in June. Since June 2011, data traffic has risen more than 88%.
| Month | Data transfer (MB) |
| June 2012 | 2,015,528,597 |
| May 2012 | 1,983,411,220 |
| April 2012 | 1,906,598,921 |
| March 2012 | 1,918,118,366 |
| February 2012 | 1,916,961,696 |
| January 2012 | 1,831,047,506 |
| December 2011 | 1,663,600,099 |
| November 2011 | 1,421,897,839 |
| October 2011 | 1,360,336,480 |
| September 2011 | 1,251,149,418 |
| August 2011 | 1,232,303,979 |
| July 2011 | 1,170,603,288 |
| June 2011 | 1,068,360,258 |
| May 2011 | 1,031,183,476 |
| April 2011 | 954,840,197 |
| March 2011 | 946,210,968 |
| February 2011 | 790,192,801 |
| January 2011 | 804,000,878 |
| December 2010 | 706,327,921 |
| November 2010 | 677,508,852 |
| October 2010 | 616,192,761 |
| September 2010 | 535,337,310 |
| August 2010 | 489,402,631 |
| July 2010 | 445,158,599 |