Opera Downloads & RevenueOpera: Private Web Browser · Google Play
Opera: Private Web Browser gets 100k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Opera: Private Web Browser is #29 in Communication Free on Google Play in United States and charting in 23 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 9 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperOpera
CategoryCommunication
PriceFree
Released
Installs500M+
Rating★ 4.8 (5.5M)
Updated–
Content ratingEveryone
Opera: Private Web Browser update history & changes
Last change · 36 events since 8 Nov 2010Full timeline ↓🚀Now shown next to UC Browser-Safe, Fast, Private, Brave Private Web Browser, VPN, Aloha Browser - Private VPN +5 more🔎Top 10 for “chrome”🔎Top 10 for “vpn”✏️New icon💰In-app price range changed📈Entered the top 10📈Entered the top 100🌏Found on Samsung Galaxy Store✏️Short description updated🆕First spotted by AppInsider
Full timeline · 32 events in the last 12 months
- 🚀Opera: Private Web Browser: now shown next to UC Browser-Safe, Fast, Private, Brave Private Web Browser, VPN, Aloha Browser - Private VPN +5 morethe store's “similar apps” for it changed: who it's seen as competing with
- 🔎Opera: Private Web Browser reached Top 10 for “chrome”#10 in Netherlands search · popularity 95
- 🔎Opera: Private Web Browser reached Top 10 for “vpn”#10 in France search · popularity 96
- ✏️Opera: Private Web Browser: new icon
→
· US
- 💰Opera: Private Web Browser: in-app price range changed$5.99 - $29.99 per item → $7.99 - $39.99 per item · US
- 📈Opera: Private Web Browser entered the top 10Top Free · Communication · TR
- 📈Opera: Private Web Browser entered the top 100Top Free · Communication · SE
- 📈Opera: Private Web Browser charting in a new countrySweden
- 📈Opera: Private Web Browser entered the top 100 in 10 chartsTop Free · Communication · ES · Top Free · Communication · MX · Top Free · Communication · NL · Top Grossing · Communication · NL · +6 more
- 📈Opera: Private Web Browser charting in a new country in 7 chartsSpain · Mexico · Netherlands · Thailand · +3 more
- 🔎Opera: Private Web Browser reached Top 10 for “search” in 2 countriesIndia, United States search · popularity 61
- 🔎Opera: Private Web Browser reached Top 10 for “search”#8 in Germany search · popularity 65
- 🔎Opera: Private Web Browser reached Top 10 for “open”#10 in Germany search · popularity 38
- 🌏Opera: Private Web Browser: found on Samsung Galaxy Store
- 🔎Opera: Private Web Browser reached Top 10 for “browser”#10 in France search · popularity 87
- 🔎Opera: Private Web Browser reached Top 10 for “browser”#9 in Italy search · popularity 88
- ✏️Opera: Private Web Browser: short description updated· US
- 🔎Opera: Private Web Browser reached Top 10 for “browser”#10 in India search · popularity 86
- 📈Opera: Private Web Browser new best rank in the overall chart: #136Top Free · All Apps · ID
- 🆕Opera: Private Web Browser first spotted by AppInsiderUnited Arab Emirates
- 📣Opera: Private Web Browser started 5 new ads3
- 📣Opera: Private Web Browser started 8 new ads3
- 📣Opera: Private Web Browser started a new ad3
- 📣Opera: Private Web Browser started a new ad3
- 📣Opera: Private Web Browser started 2 new ads3
- 📣Opera: Private Web Browser started a new ad3
- 📣Opera: Private Web Browser started 2 new ads3
- 📣Opera: Private Web Browser started 3 new ads3
- 📣Opera: Private Web Browser: ran 10 new ads in a weekalmost none in the four weeks before
- 📣Opera: Private Web Browser started 10 new ads3
- 📣Opera: Private Web Browser started a new ad3
- 🆕Opera: Private Web Browser released on Google Play
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
4.8 ★
5.5M ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#29
Communication FreeMeasured
New ratings a week
4,634
▼ -43% vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
Opera: Private Web Browser on Google Play
App details
App ID
com.opera.browser
Publisher
Opera Norway AS
Publisher country
Norway
Content rating
Everyone
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v103.2.5234.90977, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Trackers
6
Permissions
40
Trackers
Full permission listProSee plans
Opera: Private Web Browser downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Google Play shows an exact lifetime install count; downloads per day are its daily change (measured). When Play hasn't refreshed the count, they come from new ratings and Top Free chart positions. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where Opera: Private Web Browser's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
On Android app stores
The same app (com.opera.browser) on every Android store we track. Known Android installs: at least 546M (Google Play band + AppGallery count).
| Store | Installs | Rating | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Play | 500,000,000+ | ★ 4.8 (5.5M) | Open ↗ | |
| Huawei AppGallery | 46M | ★ 4.0 (11) | 102.3.5206.90530 | Open ↗ |
| Samsung Galaxy Store | not published | ★ 3.5 (39) | 101.4.5178.90106 | Open ↗ |
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Opera: Private Web Browser before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Not in an overall Top Grossing chart, only in category charts: each category position is converted to the overall position it corresponds to, then priced on the same rank-to-revenue curve, inside the part of each market the charted apps leave over.
Business model: Ad-led
How Opera: Private Web Browser makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
In-app purchasesAds · 154 ad networks
One-off purchases
/mo
of revenue
Ads
/mo
of revenue
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
United Kingdom
France
Germany
Japan
Australia
South Korea
Brazil
India
Canada
Indonesia
Italy
Turkey
Russia
Spain
Saudi Arabia
Mexico
United Arab Emirates
Netherlands
Taiwan
Sweden
Thailand
VietnamApps near Opera: Private Web Browser on the chart
Communication Free, around #29.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
4.8 ★
5.5M ratings
Measured
Ratings
5.5M
Measured
Written reviews
100k
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
4,634
▼ -43% vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
under 1
Google Play
Lifetime rating
4.8★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Recent written reviews
4.2★
people who write skew negative
Review momentum
69/100
faster than 98% of Communication apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Opera: Private Web Browser
From the 200 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users frequently complain about intrusive advertising and broken ad-blocking features that contradict the app's privacy branding. While some praise speed and basic functionality, many report performance issues like slowness, crashes, and non-working VPNs.
Mostly positive (76% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for few ads, and speed. The main complaints are about ads, and speed and performance.
What people like
- Ads: “yep, but 123 ADS BLOCKED???”
- Speed & performance: “No lag and tons of privacy”
- Features & content: “Please give an option in settings to change the font”
- Useful: “This version might be the best mobile browser ever built - works great, blocks ads, settings are the most customizable I have seen”
Common complaints
- Ads: “Now better No Ads 28.1026”
- Speed & performance: “installation is very slow”
- Crashes & bugs: “nonexistent customer service or acceptance of bug/problem reports from users”
- Updates: “bring our opera back as it was in previous update”
About Opera: Private Web Browser
Ditch the default and switch to a browser that works as hard as you do. Opera combines high-performance browsing with a built-in VPN, an advanced Ad Blocker, and a cutting-edge AI assistant. Experience a cleaner, faster, and more private web, no extensions required.
✓ Smart Browsing with AI
✓ Built-in Ad Blocker
✓ Free Built-in VPN
✓ Live scores & Sports alerts
✓ Smart Download manager
✓ Data savings mode
✓ Seamless Sync & Flow
✓ Fully Personalized Browser
• Smart Browsing with AI & Creativity
Upgrade your browsing with integrated AI. Chat with our native assistant to get instant answers, summarize long articles, or brainstorm ideas. Feeling creative? Use our built-in AI Image Generator to turn your words into stunning visuals in seconds. Create custom wallpapers, unique social posts, or images for work, all without leaving your browser.
• Ad Blocker
Opera’s built-in Ad Blocker ensures pages load faster and your battery lasts longer. Experience the web with fewer interruptions, watch videos with fewer ads, and block intrusive pop-ups. You can also manage cookie and privacy dialogs directly in your Settings for a cleaner, smoother experience.
• Built-in Free VPN
Opera includes a Free VPN to keep your browsing private. The VPN encrypts your internet connection, helping you stay incognito and protecting your personal details. Choose from three virtual locations with no subscription or login needed.
• Powerful Downloader & Offline Pages
Stop worrying about patchy internet. Opera’s downloader lets you grab videos and music whenever they’re available. Downloads happen in the background and automatically resume if the connection drops. Traveling? Save any page to your Offline Pages to access it later without a signal. Use the "Save as PDF" feature to instantly convert pages for easy offline reading.
• Data Savings
Don’t let high data costs limit your browsing. Opera’s Data-saving mode uses smart compression to significantly reduce the weight of every page you visit. It’s the most efficient way to browse more while using less data, ensuring a reliable connection even on weak networks.
• Private Browser
Enhance your web privacy with a built-in Free VPN and Ad Blocker. Use private search and incognito tabs to browse the web without leaving a trace. When you close your tabs, your browsing tracks are cleared automatically.
• Flow & Seamless Sync
Pick up where you left off on any device. Share files, links, and notes across all your devices instantly with Flow. Your history and bookmarks stay synced across mobile and desktop—all you need is one Opera Account.
• Custom Newsfeed
Follow the topics you care about in a fully customizable newsfeed. Not interested in certain topics? Just deselect the noise to tailor your feed. You can also download articles to read later while offline to stay up to date anywhere.
• Personalized Browser
Make the browser your own. Customize your settings to fit your preferences: homepage, search engine, wallpaper, and more.
✓ Smart Browsing with AI
✓ Built-in Ad Blocker
✓ Free Built-in VPN
✓ Live scores & Sports alerts
✓ Smart Download manager
✓ Data savings mode
✓ Seamless Sync & Flow
✓ Fully Personalized Browser
• Smart Browsing with AI & Creativity
Upgrade your browsing with integrated AI. Chat with our native assistant to get instant answers, summarize long articles, or brainstorm ideas. Feeling creative? Use our built-in AI Image Generator to turn your words into stunning visuals in seconds. Create custom wallpapers, unique social posts, or images for work, all without leaving your browser.
• Ad Blocker
Opera’s built-in Ad Blocker ensures pages load faster and your battery lasts longer. Experience the web with fewer interruptions, watch videos with fewer ads, and block intrusive pop-ups. You can also manage cookie and privacy dialogs directly in your Settings for a cleaner, smoother experience.
• Built-in Free VPN
Opera includes a Free VPN to keep your browsing private. The VPN encrypts your internet connection, helping you stay incognito and protecting your personal details. Choose from three virtual locations with no subscription or login needed.
• Powerful Downloader & Offline Pages
Stop worrying about patchy internet. Opera’s downloader lets you grab videos and music whenever they’re available. Downloads happen in the background and automatically resume if the connection drops. Traveling? Save any page to your Offline Pages to access it later without a signal. Use the "Save as PDF" feature to instantly convert pages for easy offline reading.
• Data Savings
Don’t let high data costs limit your browsing. Opera’s Data-saving mode uses smart compression to significantly reduce the weight of every page you visit. It’s the most efficient way to browse more while using less data, ensuring a reliable connection even on weak networks.
• Private Browser
Enhance your web privacy with a built-in Free VPN and Ad Blocker. Use private search and incognito tabs to browse the web without leaving a trace. When you close your tabs, your browsing tracks are cleared automatically.
• Flow & Seamless Sync
Pick up where you left off on any device. Share files, links, and notes across all your devices instantly with Flow. Your history and bookmarks stay synced across mobile and desktop—all you need is one Opera Account.
• Custom Newsfeed
Follow the topics you care about in a fully customizable newsfeed. Not interested in certain topics? Just deselect the noise to tailor your feed. You can also download articles to read later while offline to stay up to date anywhere.
• Personalized Browser
Make the browser your own. Customize your settings to fit your preferences: homepage, search engine, wallpaper, and more.
Store changes
What Opera: Private Web Browser changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
New icon
→ In-app price range changed
$5.99 - $29.99 per item → $7.99 - $39.99 per item
Short description updated
Similar apps
Apps people compare with Opera: Private Web Browser: the same core purpose or gameplay, checked one by one.
Brave Private Web Browser, VPNBrave Software · ★ 4.8
Aloha Browser - Private VPNAloha Mobile · ★ 4.7
Norton Neo Secure Browser, VPNNortonMobile · ★ 3.8
AVG Secure BrowserAVG Mobile · ★ 4.1
UC Browser-Safe, Fast, PrivateUCWeb Singapore Pte. Ltd. · ★ 4.5
Quetta - Video Private BrowserQuetta Networks · ★ 4.7
Private Browser with VPNKeepSolid Inc · ★ 4.2
VPN Private Browser: Proxy VPNNAM SON CONSTRUCTION ARCHITECTURE COMPANY LIMITED · ★ 4.2