Opera Mini mobile browser users saved 36k TB data worth Rs 690 cr in 1 yr

Users of Opera Mini mobile browser saved 36K terabytes of data in one year (June 2015 -May 2016), according to an analysis of the behaviour of users in India.

As per the report, users of Opera Mini mobile browser saved 40,135,582 GB (36K TB) data in one year between June 2015 and May 2016.

Opera Deputy CTO Bruce Lawson, who launched a report on 'Mobile - Browsing Trends in India' here, said today that "the saved data is worth Rs 690 crore when calculated on the basis of 1 GB costing Rs 173 on average."

Opera Mini's compression technology shrinks data by up to 90% helping users save data, he said.

"To stay ahead of our consumers' ever-evolving needs, we keep updating Opera Mini to help them browse faster and more efficiently. The latest version of Opera Mini comes with new updates such as language support, ad blocker integration and video boost," Lawson said.

Eight out of 10 Opera Mini users in India frequent Google to search online and of all webpages viewed by Opera Mini users 55% are social-networking sites, as per the report.

"Facebook leads the pack - half of all webpages opened by users are from Facebook. Other popular social destinations are blogging sites, such as Blogspot and WordPress, followed by Twitter, Pinterest and Quora," it said.

Of the top 100 sites visited by Opera Mini users in India 24 are download portals. 75% of these are for downloading music, the report said.

Information contained in the report is based on aggregated information obtained from Opera Mini servers from June 2015 - May 2016.