Opera released their monthly Sate of the Mobile Web report. The Opera browser for the iPhone caused the U.S. to move up in word charts and also changed the handset list, topping the Opera Mini chart.
More than 2.6 million people used Opera Mini on their iPhones, in the
two weeks following April's mid-month launch. This surge in new Opera
Mini users reshaped both the top 10 countries and the top handsets for
mobile Web usage, according to Opera's State of the Mobile Web Report.
The United States jumped two spots in the top 10 country ranking,
displacing South Africa and Nigeria. Globally, the iPhone immediately
became the third-most-popular device for Opera Mini users worldwide.
In the U.S.A. pge-view growth since April 2009: 192.3% -Unique-user growth since April 2009: 176.1% -Page views per user: 210 -Data transferred per user (MB): 6 -Data transferred per page view (KB): 27 -Twitter is a brand new addition to Opera's top 10 list.
Top handsets for April 2010
- Apple iPhone
- BlackBerry 8330 ("Curve")
- LG LX600 ("Lotus")
- Samsung SPH M810 ("Instinct s30")
- BlackBerry 9630 ("Tour")
- BlackBerry 9700 ("Bold")
- BlackBerry 9000 ("Bold")
- Samsung SPH M800 ("Instinct")
- BlackBerry 9530 ("Storm 2")
- BlackBerry 8520 ("Curve")
More than 2.6 million people used Opera Mini on their iPhones, in the two weeks following April's mid-month launch. This surge in new Opera Mini users reshaped both the top 10 countries and the top handsets for mobile Web usage, according to Opera's State of the Mobile Web Report. The United States jumped two spots in the top 10 country ranking, displacing South Africa and Nigeria. Globally, the iPhone immediately became the third-most-popular device for Opera Mini users worldwide.
- In April 2010, there were more than 2.6 million unique users of Opera Mini on the iPhone (from April 13-30).
-As predicted in last month's report, the Apple iPhone is the #3 device used by Opera Mini users worldwide in the month of April 2010.
-Most likely due to the interest generated by Opera Mini's new availability on the iPhone, the United States jumped from #8 to #6 in the top 10 countries list.
-The United States is ranked #1 in terms of Opera Mini users on the iPhone, and the iPhone is the #1 handset used by Opera Mini users in the United States, well ahead of BlackBerry (which previously occupied the top spot).
Top 10 sites in the United States (unique users)
1. google.com
2. facebook.com
3. nytimes.com (up from 8)
4. my.opera.com (up from 6)
5. accuweather.com (up from 7)
6. twitter.com (new)
7. wikipedia.org (down from 3)
8. youtube.com (down from 5)
9. yahoo.com (down from 4)
10. espn.go.com