Opera News, which furnish its users with access to their favourite news and entertainment content has revealed that it just broke the 1 million record, barely four weeks after the app was launched.
The app which is already on track to becoming the number one news and video app in Africa, has also been ranked number 1 on Google Play store in Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana and Tanzania, On February 6, 2018,
Released on January 9 2018, Opera News is a news app with a recommendation engine powered by artificial intelligence designed to keep people up-to-speed on all the things they love to read and watch.
It delivers a variety of trending news and entertaining videos and gets smarter with each use, using machine learning to tailor content for the individual. In addition to delivering great content, the app also saves up to 80 percent of the users’ mobile data use thanks its unique data-saving capabilities.
The Global Head of Marketing and Distribution at Opera, Jørgen Arnesen, said "Over the coming year, the way people consume news and videos will change completely. We are proud to lead this transformation with Opera News.”
“We are thrilled to see more than a million downloads of the app and that we rank above other apps like Whatsapp and Facebook Messenger. This milestone confirms our commitment to Africa on delivering high end tech products before than anywhere else in the world,” said Arnesen.
Back in December 2017, the Norwegian software developer Opera, recognized for its popular browsers for PCs and mobile devices used by hundreds of millions of users worldwide announced its “Africa First” strategy, which intend to implement new internet solutions on the African continent before anywhere else in the world.
According to information from Google Play Store, the app has received over 2K ratings out of which 80 percent of them gave it five star rating.
“We are thrilled to see the positive reactions towards Opera News. It seems the users like our fresh approach to news that comes with it."
“They can be sure that we will continue to provide them with more of their favourite videos, music, Premier League results and articles that satisfy all their cravings and discover new content,” said Arnesen.
