Opera’s PC Browsers Hit 100 Million Monthly Users for the First Time

Opera says its PC browsers crossed 100 million monthly active users in October 2026—the first time the company has hit that mark. The figure is up 16% year over year, or about 14 million more monthly users than a year earlier, according to the company’s November 5 announcement.

Where the growth sits

Desktop users now make up more than a third of the nearly 290 million people who use Opera browsers across PC and mobile each month. Opera frames the milestone as part of a push into higher-value markets in Europe and North America, where most people stick with the browser that ships on their computer and Opera has to win them as an active switch.

Krystian Kolondra, Opera’s EVP of Browsers and AI, said the company is “humbled to see more and more people choosing Opera as their preferred browser on PC,” and pointed to ongoing product work rather than chasing default-browser deals. Separately, Opera’s Santiago Benavides García told Thurrott the company is doubling down on reasons to leave pre-installed browsers, especially in those Western markets.

A portfolio, not one browser

Opera’s PC lineup is split by use case: flagship Opera One for productivity and customization, gaming-focused Opera GX, minimalist Opera Air for digital wellbeing, and Opera Neon for AI-powered, agentic browsing. The company says that spread lets it chase different audiences without relying on a single default slot.

Over the past year it has also pushed AI features across those products. Browser Connector can share browsing context with assistants such as ChatGPT and Claude when the user opts in. WebAI lets sites and extensions run AI models locally on the user’s machine, with models downloaded only when the feature is on and sites needing permission to use them. Opera pitches that as a privacy-minded alternative to cloud-only assistants.

What the number does—and doesn’t—say

A monthly-active total is a scale signal, not a market-share chart. Opera did not publish how many of those users treat it as their primary browser, how often they open it, or how many switched from Chrome versus other rivals. Preliminary Q3 2026 results reported alongside related coverage put revenue at $182.8 million, up 20% year over year and at the top of prior guidance—context for the business, not proof of desktop share gains.

For now, the verified claim is narrower and still notable: Opera’s own PC browsers, measured as monthly active users in October 2026, cleared 100 million for the first time, with double-digit year-over-year growth and a stated focus on winning users away from defaults in Europe and North America.

Sources: Opera investor release, Thurrott