Fully-integrated browser AI, Aria, is now available to millions of Opera Mini users

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Opera (NASDAQ: OPRA) has announced the integration of its browser AI, Aria, into Opera Mini, its Android-based browser with over 100M users worldwide. The update brings AI capabilities to users across Africa and globally, offering features like web information retrieval, research assistance, skill learning, content summarization, and image generation.

Aria, powered by Opera's Composer AI engine utilizing OpenAI and Google AI technologies, is now available across all Opera browsers. Opera Mini, with more than a billion downloads worldwide, is particularly significant in Africa, where it helps bridge the digital divide through data compression technology and partnerships offering 1.5GB monthly free data.

The browser's AI integration comes at no additional cost while maintaining data savings, addressing the challenge of high data costs in Africa where 59% of Nigerian respondents report data being too expensive.

Positive

• Integration of AI features without additional costs or app size impact
• Large user base of over 100M users worldwide
• Strategic positioning in African markets with data-saving technology
• Partnerships with local providers offering 1.5GB monthly free data

Negative

• Facing challenges in markets with high data costs relative to GDP
• 59% of Nigerian users report data affordability issues

• Opera Mini, with over 100M users, now offers AI integration in its browser
• Amidst high data costs in key regions in Africa, Opera Mini provides affordable access to AI through data savings technologies and free data offers

OSLO, Norway, April 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Opera [NASDAQ: OPRA] is adding its browser AI, Aria, to Opera Mini, the Android-based browser with over 100M users worldwide. With this update Opera Mini is offering users across Africa and the world access to AI that can retrieve up-to-date information from the web, serve as a research assistant, help to learn new skills or summarize content online and create images inside the chat. This means Opera Mini is now providing a powerful AI experience integrated in the browser at no additional cost, all while saving data and not impacting the app's size.

"AI is rapidly becoming an integral part of the daily internet experience – bringing Aria to Opera Mini is a natural addition to our most-downloaded browser. With the addition of our built-in AI, Aria, we're excited to explore how AI can further enhance the feature set our users rely on every day," said Jørgen Arnesen, EVP Mobile at Opera.

Aria browser AI integrates into Opera's browsers on both desktop and mobile to enable an accessible chat-based interface to AI. It enhances user interaction through information retrieval, text or code generation, image generation and understanding. Aria is powered by Opera's own Composer AI engine, which utilizes both OpenAI and Google AI technologies to provide the most relevant answers, and it integrates image generation through Google's Imagen3 fast model. With today's update, Aria is now available across all Opera browsers.

To use Aria, Opera Mini users need to update to the latest version. They can access Aria in the main menu or at the bottom of the start page. Users can then ask questions, generate text and images, summarise text-based content, and get real-time web answers.

Opera Mini is the leading browser in Africa, with more than a billion downloads worldwide, thanks to its feature-packed offering – from live football scores to the built-in digital wallet MiniPay. For nearly 20 years, Opera Mini has played a key role in enabling internet access across Africa due to its lightweight design, data compression technology, and partnerships with local network providers to facilitate free data offers of 1.5GB monthly*.

On the African continent, the cost of mobile data as a share of GDP is much higher than in Europe or in Brazil, which highlights the digital divide.* According to a recent Opera survey and as a result of the recent price surge in Nigeria, 59%* of respondents in Nigeria say data is too expensive, and over half admit they often run out of data before the end of the month. In the face of these high data costs, Opera Mini helps bridge the digital gap by offering affordable access to new technologies, including AI-powered features.

There are more exciting and unique features coming to Opera Mini soon! Opera Mini can be downloaded or updated via the Google Play Store, with Aria available in the browser.

About Opera Mini

Launched in 2005, Opera Mini is a small, fast, and powerful browser. It comes with unique features such as Data Compression, Offline File Sharing, and a built-in ad-blocker. Today, Opera Mini has been downloaded over 1 billion times on the Google Play Store by people who chose it over the pre-installed browsers on Android mobile devices. Opera Mini has a 4.6 star rating on Google Play and has been reviewed by more than eight million people worldwide.

About Opera

Opera is a user-centric and innovative software company focused on enabling the best possible internet browsing experience across all devices. Hundreds of millions use Opera web browsers for their unique and secure features on mobile phones and desktop computers. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Oslo, Norway, Opera is a public company listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticker symbol OPRA. Download the Opera web browsers and other Opera products from opera.com. Learn more about Opera at investor.opera.com.

* Find more information on Opera Blogs

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FAQ

What new AI features does Opera Mini (OPRA) now offer through Aria integration?

Opera Mini now offers web information retrieval, research assistance, skill learning, content summarization, and AI image generation through Aria, all while maintaining data efficiency.

How many users does Opera Mini (OPRA) currently serve globally?

Opera Mini serves over 100 million users worldwide, with more than a billion downloads globally.

What technologies power Opera's (OPRA) Aria AI browser assistant?

Aria is powered by Opera's Composer AI engine, which combines OpenAI and Google AI technologies, with image generation through Google's Imagen3 fast model.

How does Opera Mini (OPRA) address data cost challenges in Africa?

Opera Mini uses data compression technology and partners with local network providers to offer 1.5GB monthly free data, making internet access more affordable.