Opera (company)

Opera Norway AS is a multinational technology corporation headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with additional offices in Europe, China, and Africa. Opera offers a range of products and services that include 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. Opera is noted for browser innovation and its early adoption of technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), cryptocurrency, and Web3. The company has 296 million monthly active users. On July 2018, Opera Limited became a public company for the second time after being acquired by Chinese Consortium in 2016, listed on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange, raising $115 million in its initial public offering. Opera is owned & controlled by Chinese company Kunlun Tech Co., Ltd. which holds 69% shares since at least 2024 , with shares above 50% controlled since 2021. Zhou Yahui, the controlling shareholder of Kunlun, is executive chairman of Opera's board.