O Opera News, the standalone news app developed by Opera, broke the 1 million download milestone in less than four weeks since its launch in Africa. The app, which provides users with easy access to their favorite news and entertainment content, was also ranked number one on the Niga © ria.
Jorgen Arnesen, Opera's global head of marketing and distribution, said that Opera News is already on track to become the number one news and video application in Africa. The way people consume news and videos will change completely. "We are proud to lead this transformation with Opera News".
“We are very happy to see over a million downloads of the app in Africa and we rank above other apps like Whatsapp and the Facebook Messenger on the African continent ”. said Arnesen.
In December 2017, Norwegian software developer Opera, known for its popular PC and mobile device browsers used by hundreds of millions of users around the world, announced its Africa strategy to implement new Internet solutions on the continent before anywhere in the world.
Opera News is currently the most downloaded application in Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana and Tanzania and among the top 10 on the African continent. According to information from Google Play Store, the app received more than 2 million ratings, of which 80% of them rated five stars.
We are excited to see positive reactions to Opera News. It seems that users like our new approach to the news that comes with it, said Arnesen. They can be sure that we will continue to provide them with more of their favorite videos, music, Premier League results and articles that satisfy all their wishes and discover new content.
