COMPANY PROFILE
Opera
Headquarters: Oslo, Norway · Founded: 1995 · Listed: NASDAQ: OPRA
What it does and how it makes money
Opera, based in Oslo (Norway), makes mobile and desktop web browsers, plus Opera News, gaming portals, an ad platform (Opera Ads) and the MiniPay wallet; China's Kunlun owns about 68% of it.
It earns mainly from search distribution deals with search engines and from advertising shown to its users. [1]
What data it collects about you
Per its privacy statement, it collects usage statistics tied to an installation ID, IP address and general location for personalized news and ads; it shares with ad partners a profile with a hashed ID, general location and broad interest categories. [2]
Money
Fines and sanctions
We found no published fines or sanctions when we checked it on October 12, 2026.
Data breaches and hacks
Ask it to delete your data
This is the page the company itself gives to ask it to delete your data or stop selling it: Open its page [5]
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Its website
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Sources
- https://investor.opera.com/static-files/75f6e636-cfb9-4d76-a034-9219a8f1c930
- https://www.opera.com/privacy
- https://opera.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/opera-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2025-results-ahead
- https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/opera-forces-password-reset-for-1-7-million-users-after-server-breach
- https://security.opera.com/privacy-inquiry
What this profile does NOT say
- It does not say this company does anything illegal. The only thing it states about anyone’s legality is what a regulator or a court has already decided, with the date and the link to the source.
- It does not say what data of yours it holds: only the company knows, which is why you have the right to ask it.
- If you are this company and a fact is wrong, write to hola@guardianagroup.com and it will be corrected, with its date.
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