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> * 2015 revenue now forecast lower at $600 mln to $618 mln How does Opera generate revenue? Ads?

Stratoscope 11y ago
> How does Opera generate revenue? Ads? That would appear to be the case. FTA: > OSLO, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Online advertising and browser firm Opera Sofware is considering a sale of the company… [emphasis added]
- funkyy 11y ago
  afaik they have partnership with Google regarding mobile app distribution. Anyways, it seems that the company didn't do that much last few years to grow really. I cant say I heard much of Opera lately besides Bemobi purchase.
tkmcc 11y ago
> Opera Mobile Store will replace Nokia Store as the default app store for Nokia feature phones, Symbian and Nokia X smartphones, following an agreement between Opera Software and Microsoft. > The announcement follows a separate agreement, announced in August 2014, which will see Opera become the default browser on Nokia-branded phones, including Series 30+, Series 40, Asha and Nokia X handsets. http://www.operasoftware.com/press/releases/mobile/release-2014-11-18 http://www.operasoftware.com/press/releases/mobile/release-2...
jlarocco 11y ago
I was wondering the same thing. That's a lot higher than I expected.
ytch 11y ago
> http://www.operasoftware.com/content/download/6622/222390/version/1/file/9e81b79b7900ed29754025309f8bfe519f7c133f__a3d5ad424178e36977392657c2cb73e5.pdf http://www.operasoftware.com/content/download/6622/222390/ve... From their 2015 1Q finical report, P.10 says most of their revenue comes from Mobile Advertising.
lesdeuxmagots 11y ago
Opera went on an acquisition spree over the last few years to buy and stitch together what is now the largest independent mobile ad network. Pretty much went from nothing 2 years ago to the vast majority of their revenues this year. Which is to say the Opera most people think about, the browser, isn't where the money is being made. In fact, Opera MediaWorks, their mobile ad network, isn't really connected to the browser in any way, and the business is structured as a nearly separate entity.
- gcb0 11y ago
  that was the shift they did when they gave up browsers (i.e. become chromium skin makers). it was a crazy shift. they always made some money with ads. so they decided to cut the middle man, but they forgot a) they didn't have the eyeballs anymore, b) they know nothing about being a network. yeah they bought companies, but probably the clients didn't stick around otherwise people here would at least have heard they are a publisher now.
  - progers7 11y ago
    Opera is far from a "chromium skin maker". In addition to features like autosizing modes for mobile, Opera developers are heavily involved in specs as well as the entire Chromium stack: https://blink.lc/blink/log/?qt=author&q=opera https://blink.lc/blink/log/?qt=author&q=opera https://blink.lc/chromium/log/?qt=author&q=opera https://blink.lc/chromium/log/?qt=author&q=opera They have an incredible team.
    - neverminder 11y ago
      It's a little ironic for such news to end up here, because I'm pretty sure Opera (mobile) is the only one of the major browsers still supporting text reflow, which is why I use it for reading HN which doesn't have an official mobile site version.
      - Bromlife 11y ago
        I too use Opera Mobile for its text reflow feature. A feature sorely lacking in (AFAIK) every single other mobile browser.
z3t4 11y ago
Just like all other browsers, they make money from Google and other search engines. Think of every time your browser redirects you to Google or Bing search ... They earn quite a lot from this.

> How does Opera generate revenue? Ads? That would appear to be the case. FTA: > OSLO, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Online advertising and browser firm Opera Sofware is considering a sale of the company… [emphasis added]

funkyy 11y ago
afaik they have partnership with Google regarding mobile app distribution. Anyways, it seems that the company didn't do that much last few years to grow really. I cant say I heard much of Opera lately besides Bemobi purchase.

tkmcc 11y ago

> Opera Mobile Store will replace Nokia Store as the default app store for Nokia feature phones, Symbian and Nokia X smartphones, following an agreement between Opera Software and Microsoft. > The announcement follows a separate agreement, announced in August 2014, which will see Opera become the default browser on Nokia-branded phones, including Series 30+, Series 40, Asha and Nokia X handsets. http://www.operasoftware.com/press/releases/mobile/release-2014-11-18 http://www.operasoftware.com/press/releases/mobile/release-2...

jlarocco 11y ago

I was wondering the same thing. That's a lot higher than I expected.

ytch 11y ago

> http://www.operasoftware.com/content/download/6622/222390/version/1/file/9e81b79b7900ed29754025309f8bfe519f7c133f__a3d5ad424178e36977392657c2cb73e5.pdf http://www.operasoftware.com/content/download/6622/222390/ve... From their 2015 1Q finical report, P.10 says most of their revenue comes from Mobile Advertising.

lesdeuxmagots 11y ago

Opera went on an acquisition spree over the last few years to buy and stitch together what is now the largest independent mobile ad network. Pretty much went from nothing 2 years ago to the vast majority of their revenues this year. Which is to say the Opera most people think about, the browser, isn't where the money is being made. In fact, Opera MediaWorks, their mobile ad network, isn't really connected to the browser in any way, and the business is structured as a nearly separate entity.

gcb0 11y ago
that was the shift they did when they gave up browsers (i.e. become chromium skin makers). it was a crazy shift. they always made some money with ads. so they decided to cut the middle man, but they forgot a) they didn't have the eyeballs anymore, b) they know nothing about being a network. yeah they bought companies, but probably the clients didn't stick around otherwise people here would at least have heard they are a publisher now.
- progers7 11y ago
  Opera is far from a "chromium skin maker". In addition to features like autosizing modes for mobile, Opera developers are heavily involved in specs as well as the entire Chromium stack: https://blink.lc/blink/log/?qt=author&q=opera https://blink.lc/blink/log/?qt=author&q=opera https://blink.lc/chromium/log/?qt=author&q=opera https://blink.lc/chromium/log/?qt=author&q=opera They have an incredible team.
  - neverminder 11y ago
    It's a little ironic for such news to end up here, because I'm pretty sure Opera (mobile) is the only one of the major browsers still supporting text reflow, which is why I use it for reading HN which doesn't have an official mobile site version.
    - Bromlife 11y ago
      I too use Opera Mobile for its text reflow feature. A feature sorely lacking in (AFAIK) every single other mobile browser.

z3t4 11y ago

Just like all other browsers, they make money from Google and other search engines. Think of every time your browser redirects you to Google or Bing search ... They earn quite a lot from this.