8 million Opera Mini users – Thank you

I would like to thank everyone in the community for helping us reach a milestone recently.

When we launched Opera Mini, we hoped the world would embrace it. We always believed in the power of a mobile browser, but we couldn't anticipate how eagerly so many millions have welcomed Mini. Ten months have passed since we offered it. More than 8 million people have not only downloaded, but use Opera Mini consistently. We are amazed.

But this isn't a time for me to brag. We accomplished this only because of you. We owe every bit of Mini's success to everyone who's convinced a friend, family member or colleague to try it. Thank you.

Let's not stop here. We need to get the word out to those still stuck browsing the Web on their old-fashioned WAP browsers. In the coming months we'll do more advertising and marketing, but these days Opera Mini's growth is due to the tremendous grassroots support right here in the Opera Community.

Relying on the support of everyone who uses Opera has been the key to our survival since we started this company almost 12 years ago. We would not be where we are today without your help.

Warm regards,

Jon S. von Tetzchner