Opera (company)

Opera
Company typePublic company
NasdaqOPRA
Industry
  • Software
  • Internet
Founded1995; 29 years ago (1995) in Oslo, Norway
Founders
HeadquartersOslo, Norway
Key people
ProductsOpera Browser, Opera GX
Revenue Increase US$397 million (2023)[3]
Increase US$153 million (2023)[3]
Total assets Increase US$1.01 billion (2023)[3]
Total equity Increase US$920 million (2023)[3]
Owners
Number of employees
582 (2023)[3]
Parent
Websiteopera.com

Opera (formerly Opera Software AS) is a Norwegian multinational technology[6] headquartered in Oslo, Norway with additional offices in Europe, China, and Africa. Opera offers a range of products and services that include a variety of PC and mobile web browsers, GameMaker and gaming portals, the Opera News content recommendation products, the Opera Ads platform, and a number of Web3 and e-commerce products and services. The company's total user base is 311 million monthly active users.[7]

On 27 July 2018, Opera Limited became a public company listed on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange, raising $115 million in its initial public offering.[8]

  1. ^ "OPRA Company Profile & Executives – Opera Ltd. ADR". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Frode Jacobsen". Bloomberg.
  3. ^ a b c d e "2023 Annual Report (Form 20-F)". US Securities and Exchange Commission. 24 April 2024.
  4. ^ "昆仑万维参股公司Opera Limited拟赴美上市". Reuters (in Chinese (China)). 2 July 2018. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  5. ^ SEC (28 June 2022). "Opera Ltd 2021 Annual/Transition Report 20-F/A". SEC.report. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022. Kunlun, our parent company, and Mr. Yahui Zhou, our chairman of the board and chief executive officer, have control over our company and their interests may not be aligned with the interests of our other shareholders. As of the date of this annual report, Kunlun, a Chinese public company traded on the Shenzhen stock exchange, indirectly owns 55.60% of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares. As such, we are a consolidated subsidiary of Kunlun.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ "OPRA - Opera Ltd Shareholders - CNNMoney.com". money.cnn.com. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Opera Reports Both Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA Above Guidance in its Third Quarter 2023 Results". Opera.com. 20 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  8. ^ Shankland, Stephen (27 July 2018). "Opera browser raises $115 million in initial public offering". CNET. Retrieved 27 July 2018.