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Opera Community Member Statistics for 2012

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Year Total members New members No. of members in a day Growth
Minimum Maximum Average
2004 127,000* - - - - -
2005 266,098 139,000* - - 381 -
2006 606,982 341,090 388 2,429 934 145.39%
2007 1,214,936 607,954 1,109 3,976 1,666 78.24%
2008 1,950,356 735,420 1,361 6,968 2,009 20.97%
2009 3,625,089 1,674,733 2,520 27,386 4,588 127.72%
2010 6,144,367 2,519,278 3,913 16,936 6,902 50.43%
2011 8,831,043 2,686,676 3,728 10,553 7,361 6.64%
2012 11,782,635 2,951,412 3,511 18,163 8,064 9.85%

* = Approximate

My Opera growth slightly increased in 2012 and will reach around 16 million members at the end of 2013.

Opera Community daily member statistics for 2012
Daily member statistics for 2012


Opera Community Number of members vs. Month for 2012
Number of members vs. Month


Opera Community Average members per day vs. Month for 2012
Average members per day vs. Month

Opera Community Member Statistics for 2011

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Year Total members New members No. of members in a day Growth
Minimum Maximum Average
2004 127,000* - - - - -
2005 266,098 139,000* - - 381 -
2006 606,982 341,090 388 2,429 934 145.39%
2007 1,214,936 607,954 1,109 3,976 1,666 78.24%
2008 1,950,356 735,420 1,361 6,968 2,009 20.97%
2009 3,625,089 1,674,733 2,520 27,386 4,588 127.72%
2010 6,144,367 2,519,278 3,913 16,936 6,902 50.43%
2011 8,831,043 2,686,676 3,728 10,553 7,361 6.64%

* = Approximate

My Opera growth was reduced to single digit in 2011. My Opera will reach around 12 million members at the end of 2012.

Opera Community daily member statistics for 2011
Daily member statistics for 2011

Statistics was not available from Mar 18, 2001 to May 6, 2011 as number of members count was removed from My Opera homepage. sad

Opera Community Number of members vs. Month for 2011
Number of members vs. Month


Opera Community Average members per day vs. Month for 2011
Average members per day vs. Month

Opera Community Member Statistics for 2010

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Year Total members New members No. of members in a day Growth
Minimum Maximum Average
2004 127,000* - - - - -
2005 266,098 139,000* - - 381 -
2006 606,982 341,090 388 2,429 934 145.39%
2007 1,214,936 607,954 1,109 3,976 1,666 78.24%
2008 1,950,356 735,420 1,361 6,968 2,009 20.97%
2009 3,625,089 1,674,733 2,520 27,386 4,588 127.72%
2010 6,144,367 2,519,278 3,913 16,936 6,902 50.43%

* = Approximate

16,936 members joined on Mar 24, 2010 after iPhone contest announcement. The number of members per day dropped after My Opera update on Nov 17, 2010. confused

My Opera will reach around 10 million members at the end of 2011.

Opera Community daily member statistics for 2010
Daily member statistics for 2010


Opera Community Number of members vs. Month for 2010
Number of members vs. Month


Opera Community Average members per day vs. Month for 2010
Average members per day vs. Month


No. Country No. of Members
1 India 274,954 !
2 Vietnam 258,556
3 United States (USA) 250,325
4 Russian Federation 220,910
5 Indonesia 163,708
6 Nigeria 106,078
7 Ukraine 67,756
8 United Kingdom 58,410
9 South Africa 56,190
10 Germany 45,972
11 Philippines 42,260
12 Poland 41,957
13 China 36,244
14 Brazil 33,001
15 Turkey 29,995
16 Italy 28,400
17 Mexico 27,414
18 Malaysia 26,591
19 France 24,915
20 Canada 22,894
21 Pakistan 22,886
22 Bangladesh 20,420
23 Kenya 20,278
24 Japan 19,413
25 Spain 19,169
26 Czech Republic 17,330
27 Ghana 16,817
28 Romania 16,791
29 Egypt 16,575
30 Australia 15,755
31 Norway 14,209
32 Iran 13,896
33 Belarus 12,863
34 Netherlands 12,672
35 Argentina 12,379
36 Hungary 11,982
37 Bulgaria 10,068
38 Kazakhstan 10,039
39 Chile 9,705
40 Thailand 8,945
41 Sweden 8,711
42 Venezuela 8,665
43 Saudi Arabia 7,987
44 Colombia 7,644
45 Sri Lanka 7,575
46 Slovak Republic 7,269
47 Serbia 6,817
48 Taiwan 6,786
49 Nepal 6,431
50 Lithuania 6,374
51 Portugal 6,210
52 Greece 6,205
53 Belgium 5,825
54 Finland 5,531
55 Austria 5,497
56 Georgia 5,351
57 Peru 5,161
58 Switzerland 4,968
59 South Korea 4,785
60 Singapore 4,736
61 Zambia 4,551
62 Afghanistan 4,414
63 Israel 4,261
64 United Arab Emirates 4,251
65 Denmark 4,160
66 Tanzania 4,101
67 Azerbaijan 4,005
68 Ireland 3,887
69 Moldova 3,665
70 Syria 3,613
71 Uzbekistan 3,603
72 Costa Rica 3,533
73 Armenia 3,477
74 Algeria 3,368
75 Croatia 3,347
76 Albania 3,297
77 New Zealand 3,182
78 Latvia 3,152
79 Ecuador 2,979
80 Sudan 2,893
81 Puerto Rico 2,694
82 Myanmar (Burma) 2,636
83 Zimbabwe 2,462
84 Iraq 2,430
85 Libya 2,401
86 Estonia 2,328
87 Morocco 2,325
88 Dominican Republic 2,253
89 Tunisia 2,091
90 Jamaica 2,087
91 Namibia 2,044
92 Ivory Coast 1,997
93 Brunei Darussalam 1,994
94 Bosnia & Herzegovina 1,934
95 Uruguay 1,926
96 Ethiopia 1,893
97 Jordan 1,866
98 Slovenia 1,784
99 Cambodia 1,766
100 Malawi 1,765
101 Mauritius 1,727
102 Lebanon 1,660
103 Macedonia 1,648
104 Guatemala 1,617
105 Cuba 1,486
106 Bolivia 1,449
107 Uganda 1,441
108 El Salvador 1,410
109 Swaziland 1,337
110 Qatar 1,305
111 Kuwait 1,254
112 Kirghizstan 1,231
113 Cameroon 1,221
114 Mozambique 1,189
115 Angola 1,172
116 Honduras 1,119
117 Botswana 1,060
118 Yemen 1,039
119 Panama 1,032
120 Oman 1,031
121 Bahrain 1,026
122 Bahamas 997
123 Trinidad & Tobago 935
124 Andorra 918
125 Iceland 860
126 Virgin Islands (USA) 847
127 Benin 836
128 Somalia 794
129 Paraguay 791
130 Turkmenistan 777
131 Cyprus 752
132 Maldives 714
133 Aruba 702
134 Nicaragua 699
135 Burkina Faso 689
136 Senegal 665
137 Tajikistan 635
138 Antigua & Barbuda 599
139 Azores 586
140 Niger 557
141 Bhutan 545
142 Gabon 544
143 Rwanda 541
144 Laos 520
145 Mongolia 507
146 Hong Kong 487
147 Barbados 473
148 Luxembourg 470
149 Montenegro 458
150 Haiti 444
151 Togo 437
152 Suriname 433
153 Anguilla 430
154 Belize 426
155 Balearic Islands 421
156 Congo 406
157 Bermuda 404
158 Madagascar 384
159 Malta 373
160 Zaire 362
161 Ascension Island 358
162 Papua New Guinea 353
163 Lesotho 342
164 Gambia 337
165 Mali 337
166 Guyana 333
167 Virgin Islands (British) 330
168 Netherlands Antilles 302
169 Reunion 300
170 Macau 298
171 Liberia 294
172 Samoa 277
173 Sierra Leone 268
174 Fiji 242
175 Isle of Man 214
176 Seychelles 188
177 Guadeloupe 185
178 Vanuatu 184
179 Dominica 181
180 North Korea 181
181 Vatican City 179
182 Chad 173
183 Burundi 170
184 Wake Island 167
185 Christmas Island 157
186 Central African Republic 146
187 Martinique 144
188 Saint Lucia 142
189 French Guiana 140
190 Channel Islands 138
191 Grenada 134
192 Guam 129
193 Cape Verde 124
194 Cayman Islands 124
195 Greenland 121
196 East Timor 118
197 Gaza 118
198 Eritrea 108
199 Guinea 108
200 New Caledonia 107
201 Monaco 104
202 Corsica 102
203 Djibouti 95
204 French Polynesia 95
205 Faroe Islands 93
206 Mauritania 93
207 Spanish North African Territories 91
208 Saint Vincent & Grenadines 90
209 Tahiti 89
210 Micronesia 88
211 Equatorial Guinea 85
212 Gibraltar 82
213 Wallis & Futuna Islands 81
214 Cocos (Keeling) Island 79
215 Niue 79
216 Liechtenstein 75
217 Northern Mariana Islands 74
218 Pitcairn 73
219 Comoros 72
220 San Marino 71
221 Turks & Caicos Islands 69
222 Ceuta 67
223 Tonga 67
224 Norfolk Island 66
225 Tuvalu 64
226 Falkland Islands 63
227 Cook Islands 61
228 Nauru 55
229 Spitzbergen 52
230 Kiribati 51
231 Saint Kitts & Nevis 51
232 Guinea-Bissau 46
233 Madeira 44
234 Montserrat 41
235 Solomon Islands 40
236 Marshall Islands 36
237 Tristan da Cunha 34
238 Saint Helena 29
239 Saint Pierre & Miquelon 22
Total 2,425,457

Opera Community Member Statistics for 2009

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Year Total members New members Average members per day Increase
2004 127,000* - - -
2005 266,098 139,000* 381 -
2006 606,982 341,090 934 145.39%
2007 1,214,936 607,954 1,666 78.24%
2008 1,950,356 735,420 2,009 20.97%
2009 3,625,089 1,674,733 4,588 127.72%

* = Approximate

27,386 members joined in a single day (June 17, 2009) bigeyes after Opera Software unveiled Opera Unite. The percentage increase in members increased more than 100% after 2 years. up

My Opera will reach 5 million members in May and 7 million members at the end of 2010.

Opera Community daily member statistics for 2009
Daily member statistics for 2009

Opera Community Number of members vs. Month for 2009
Number of members vs. Month

Opera Community Average members per day vs. Month for 2008
Average members per day vs. Month

5 years on My Opera

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I joined the My Opera community on 2004-09-15 and it was my first online community site yes. Over the years, I have learned so much from here about Opera & several other things headbang, got a lot of friends of different ages (14-67 years) from all over the world heart and won several prizes from Opera Software cool.

I was one of the Member Of The Week (MOTW) happy and I was banned for a day jester.

Thanks to Opera Software and all friends for the kindness and support party.

My avatars
My avatars

Some of the comments/PMs about me/blog. Click avatar to view original comment.

helloimtim
You have been such a HUGE help teaching me how to customize opera. [...] Thank you man. God bless and keep up the good work. Its so apreciated. From this red neck from the midwest here in the good ol usa. You da man dude. Your ok in my book. Thank you
vas85
Excellent information Tamil, as I've noticed around other threads, you are very helpful. These tips sure make Opera a very customizable and friendly browser to use.
non-troppo
You should be member of the year!!!! You are a wonderfully helpful operator...
Sillierthanthou
I just added him to my role model list!
Wandering electrons
Tamil, you're a goldmine of Opera information
lcase
Tamil, over the past 3 years that I have used Opera your input and fixes have been invaluble. Just wanted to say thanks for all you do.
utkarsh.bisht
I really appreciate you for your wide support!!
RVRSS
Opera needs "ask Tamil" embedded feature in "help" menu!
Doliprane
Tamil you're a genius, you always find the useful info hidden in some corner of my opera blogs yes
Holo3D
i choose this GUY as the(my) MEMBER OF THE YEAR! party Wish i had my LIL COMMUNITY I'd recruit HIM LIKE Opera Did With EspenAo lol i buy nothing from THIS guy HE'is my choice
Senthilraj
Tamil is really great.

Have you asked him anything about Opera browser? Whatever be the question is, he has the answer for it.

I feel proud that we are from the share country!

Hats off to him...

Hey... how about giving him the title "Opera hero". No versioning please ;-)
serola
Tamil is one of the most reliable and kind sole I have learned to know around here.
elbecko
they should employ you at opera.......or do they?[homer simpson voice] sherlock
BOYD1981
i've come across your blog a lot of times in the past when i've needed help trying to customise Opera, and you've been a big help again.
masterofopera
Tamil is one of our best members!
gaikokujinkyofusho
The dude has responded with helpful info to so many of my posts (even the obvious ones, doh!).
skywarrior74
I might have left Opera had it not been for finding the help this blog bring to the WWW
James132
And keep up the great work. I have read several of your posts and you truly are fantastic.
alf5000
Tamil you're a hero. Your blog's fantastic.
fxaris2
Thank you for all your serve in opera. [...] I will learn much from U.
AOTEAROAnz
Tamil personifies all that is Opera Software. He helps many of us on a day by day basis.
Suntana
I've certainly benefitted from your help. There's quite possibly no one on the OC who hasn't benefitted from your help at some time or another ... probably no doubt on numerous occasions. I echo what Henry said. You're a great asset to Opera, the Opera Forums and the Opera Community.

Tamil is the Real Deal! headbang
lkane
You have been so helpful. I cannot express my thankfulness for your assistance.
Marike79
you are cool I like you
mikelu51
This is absolute Gold!!! this should be in an official version also.
Daveski17
Well, I don't know if Tamil is plural or singular but he helped me a lot when I was a newbie
Anonymous
Tamil, you're the best of the posters here. Keep up the excellent work, and Thank You!
SummerAngel
Tamil, I just heart your site.
ellinidata
I think we shouldn't underscore
how supportive of Opera Tamil is!

not only to Opera but
to all of us
that got to love Tamil
and be grateful of all
the help he offers to all of us ,

very much deserved Tamil!
blinkybill
Thanks always for your helpful replies mate.
supermathew
i love your blog its awesome smile
sunflowerlove
Very helpful and informative!
victorxstc2
I am very very glad that Tamil exists!!
apparently, we should check our requests in Tamil page, before creating new threads!!!!!! lol
Chas4
When I fist joined MyO I was looking around, so much stuff to see and I came across Tamil's blog and learned a lot about Opera
doctor82
Keep up the good work Mr. Tamil. [...] Thanks for spreading our great culture; you make our nation proud.
melloleo
Thanks Tamil, for the pennies from Heaven.
We beginners need your help.
FlatSunset
Stumbled across your site when searching for some more Opera goodness. Looks great, and contains interesting stuff too. Keep up the good work!
gdveggie
I REALLY, REALLY appreciate all your help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anonymous
Fantastic, as usual. I’ve been fiddling a lot over the last few days, and your site is a goldmine!
djcsurf
I have been looking at your Opera blog & it has some great info.
v-love
thanks again for the launcher - and everything else you do for the Opera user community
drogo
In case no one has mentioned it before, I must say that if one had to pick one individual who has made the greatest contribution to popularizing Opera, it would have to be Tamil, who has done so with courtesy, patience, and selflessness.
Morghus
thanks for all your help so far on opera.com, mate!
Anonymous
Once again Tamil, you prove you are the master of Opera!
Nerak
You're a gift to the community, and from what I know of you, a gift to mankind as well. happy
samfresco
I would like to thank a person who inspired me to join My Opera: I was looking for Opera Help, searched and found Tamil, who has an excelent and very useful blog! I learnt some tricks from Opera I didn't know!
EspenAO
There's no doubt in our mind who's the true Opera star in India
Lizzzy200
ur blogs are so helpful dear star star star star star
lamarca
there is a portuguese word that fits every post of your blog: preciosismo (preciosity).

Thank you Léazz

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Today, I received drawstring pouch with painting from Léazz for winning in guess the name of these plants... game.

Thank you Léazz for prize.

Drawstring pouch front

Drawstring pouch back
Drawstring pouch with painting

More pictures...

Opera Community Member Statistics for 2008

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Year Total members New members Average members per day Increase
2004 127,000* - - -
2005 266,098 139,000* 381 -
2006 606,982 341,090 934 145.39%
2007 1,214,936 607,954 1,666 78.24%
2008 1,950,356 735,420 2,009 20.97%

* = Approximate

The percentage increase in members decreased significantly compared to previous year. In 2008, the number of members joined in a month is almost same as 2007 except months of January, February, May, June, November & December.

My Opera will reach 2 million members within a fortnight and cross 3 million members before the end of 2009.

Opera Community daily member statistics for 2008
Daily member statistics for 2008

Opera Community Number of members vs. Month for 2008
Number of members vs. Month

Opera Community Average members per day vs. Month for 2008
Average members per day vs. Month

Opera Community Member Statistics for 2007

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Year Total members New members Average members per day Increase
2004 127,000* - - -
2005 266,098 139,000* 381 -
2006 606,982 341,090 934 145.39%
2007 1,214,936 607,954 1,666 78.24%

* = Approximate

In 2007 there was 78.24% increase in members compared to 2006. My Opera will reach 2 million members before the end of 2008.

Opera Community daily member statistics for 2007
Daily member statistics for 2007

Opera Community Number of members vs. Month for 2007
Number of members vs. Month

Opera Community Average members per day vs. Month for 2007
Average members per day vs. Month

Member of the Week on My Opera

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Selected as Member of the Week.

Opera Community front page
My Opera front page

Opera Community Member of the Week post
Member of the week post

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