Register No. 110

Is Opera European?

Not European

No. Opera is controlled from China.

Opera is developed and headquartered in Norway, but its parent company is about 68% owned by Kunlun Tech, a Beijing company listed in Shenzhen. Opera's own annual report says Kunlun and its executive chairman Zhou Yahui, who controls Kunlun, can decide shareholder votes, including who sits on the board. Control therefore sits in China.

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Controlled by
Kunlun Tech Co., Ltd. (controlled by Zhou Yahui), through Hong Kong Kunlun Tech Holding Limited
Control sits in
China
Legal entity
Opera Norway AS
Company register
Brønnøysund Register Centre (Enhetsregisteret) · 916 368 127
Seat
Oslo, Norway
Founded
1995
Last checked

About Opera

Opera makes the Opera and Opera GX web browsers for computers and phones. The browsers are developed and published by Opera Norway AS in Oslo, and the parent company, Opera Limited, is registered in the Cayman Islands with its shares traded on Nasdaq in the United States. Opera's browsers had about 258 million monthly users on average in the last quarter of 2025.

opera.com

Ownership

Opera Norway AS (Oslo), which develops and publishes the Opera browsers, is wholly owned by Opera Holding AS, which is wholly owned by Opera Limited, a Cayman Islands holding company whose shares trade on Nasdaq as ADSs. At 22 September 2026, Hong Kong Kunlun Tech Holding Limited held 67.9% of Opera Limited's ordinary shares with sole voting power; it belongs to Kunlun Tech Co., Ltd., directly and through Kunlun Group Limited, and Kunlun Tech is based in Beijing and listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. Opera's 2025 annual report names its executive chairman Zhou Yahui, a Chinese national, as Kunlun's controlling shareholder.

Evidence 11

  1. Opera Limited annual report on Form 20-F for 2025 (SEC): Kunlun 68.0%, controlled company, Zhou Yahui controlling shareholder of Kunlun, Opera Norway AS as main operating subsidiarysec.gov ↗
  2. Schedule 13D Amendment No. 9, filed 24 September 2026 (SEC): Kunlun group holds 59,280,804 shares, 67.9%, at 22 September 2026sec.gov ↗
  3. Schedule 13D Amendment No. 8, filed 30 March 2026 (SEC): Kunlun sells shares into Opera's buyback pro rata to keep its stakesec.gov ↗
  4. Brønnøysund register data for Opera Norway AS (org. no. 916 368 127, formerly Opera Software AS)data.brreg.no ↗
  5. Proff shareholder list for Opera Norway AS (Opera Holding AS 100 percent)proff.no ↗
  6. Proff shareholder list for Opera Holding AS (Opera Limited 100 percent)proff.no ↗
  7. Opera privacy statement: Opera browsers are developed and published by Opera Norway ASopera.com ↗
  8. Opera EULA for computers: contract with Opera Norway AS, software free and ad-supportedopera.com ↗
  9. Opera Impressum: Opera Norway AS, registry number 916368127opera.com ↗
  10. Opera GX product pageopera.com ↗
  11. Opera VPN Pro: paid subscription plansopera.com ↗

Sources were opened and read on the date of the check. Registers and websites change; if one of these no longer says what we cite it for, tell us.

Products 2

Opera

opera.com ↗

Web browser made in Norway

Opera is a web browser for computers and for Android and iOS phones. The current version, Opera One, has a built-in ad blocker, a free browser VPN, an AI assistant called Opera AI, Tab Islands for grouping tabs, and messengers in the sidebar.

Instead of
Chrome, Edge and Safari
Pricing
Free to download and use, with advertising. VPN Pro, which protects the whole device, is an optional paid subscription with monthly, six month and yearly plans.
Suits
People who want a VPN and ad blocker built into a free browser

Free plan

Opera GX

opera.com ↗

Gaming browser from Opera

Opera GX is a separate Opera browser aimed at gamers, for computers and for Android and iOS phones. It adds custom themes, GX Control for limiting how much of the computer's resources the browser takes, Twitch and Discord in the sidebar, and GX Corner with free games, deals and gaming news.

Instead of
Chrome and Edge
Pricing
Free to download and use, with advertising.
Suits
Gamers who want a customisable browser

Free plan