Opera

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Opera

Summary

Opera is a software company[1]. Opera ranks in the top 8% of software_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (457 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Opera received the Language Prize[3].
  • Opera was a member of European Committee for Interoperable Systems[4].
  • Opera was a member of World Wide Web Consortium[5].
  • Opera is in the country of Norway[6].
  • Opera's instance of is recorded as software company[7].
  • Opera's instance of is recorded as business[8].
  • Opera's instance of is recorded as public company[9].
  • Opera's founder is recorded as Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner[10].
  • Opera's founder is recorded as Geir Ivarsøy[11].
  • Opera's item operated is recorded as online advertising[12].
  • Opera's item operated is recorded as mobile app[13].
  • Opera's item operated is recorded as data compression[14].
  • Opera's item operated is recorded as news aggregation website[15].
  • Opera's owned by is recorded as Zhou Yahui[16].
  • Opera's owned by is recorded as Government Pension Fund Norway[17].
  • Opera's owned by is recorded as Ferd AS[18].
  • Opera's owned by is recorded as Clearstream[19].
  • Opera's logo image is recorded as Opera 2015 logo.svg[20].
  • Opera's logo image is recorded as Logo Otello Corp.jpg[21].
  • Opera's headquarters location is recorded as Oslo[22].
  • Opera's chief executive officer is recorded as Lars Boilesen[23].
  • Opera's has organizational division is recorded as business-to-business[24].
  • Opera's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 2067149296188680670006[25].
  • Opera's child organization or unit is recorded as Opera Software (Ireland)[26].
  • Opera's child organization or unit is recorded as AdMarvel[27].

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Founding

Founders include Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner[10] and Geir Ivarsøy[11]. +1995-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Opera[28]. Opera's location of formation is recorded as Oslo[29].

Leadership

Opera's chief executive officer is recorded as Lars Boilesen[23].

Operations

Opera's headquarters location is recorded as Oslo[22]. Subsidiaries include Opera Software (Ireland)[26], a business[30], in Ireland[31], founded in 1995[32], headquartered in Dublin[33]; AdMarvel[27], a business[34], founded in 2006[35], headquartered in San Mateo[36]; and Skyfire[37], a business[38], in United States[39], founded in 2007[40], headquartered in Mountain View[41].

Industry

Industries include software development[42], Internet industry[43], software industry[44], and marketing[45].

Ownership

Owners include Zhou Yahui[16], a businessperson[46], b. 1977[47], of People's Republic of China[48]; Government Pension Fund Norway[17], a state-owned enterprise[49], in Norway[50], founded in 1967[51], headquartered in Haakon VIIs gate[52]; Ferd AS[18], a business[53], in Norway[54], founded in 1921[55], headquartered in Bærum Municipality[56]; and Clearstream[19], a business[57], in Luxembourg[58], founded in 2000[59], headquartered in Luxembourg[60]. Opera's stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq[61]. Products include Q41242[62], Opera Coast[63], Q644610[64], Opera Mini[65], Opera Mobile[66], and software[67].

Recognition

Opera received the Language Prize[3].

Why It Matters

Opera ranks in the top 8% of software_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (457 views/month).[2] Opera has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[68] Opera is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[69]

FAQs

What awards did Opera receive?

Honors received include Language Prize[3].

References

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