Mobile web use surges in Africa

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Mobile web use surges in Africa

Figures from Opera show 169 per cent increase during the last 12 months

Mobile browser specialist Opera has release its State of the Mobile report for April, with Africa the standout performer.

Specifically, the top 12 countries using Opera Mini in Africa (South Africa, Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya, Libya, Zambia, Tanzania, Cote d'Ivoire, Mozambique, Namibia, Ghana and Gabon), saw page views increase by 422 per cent in the 12 months to April.

Unique users increased 169 per cent, while the overall data transferred in the top 12 countries listed increased 348 per cent.

Globally, Opera says its Mini browser had 23.4 million users in April 2008, up more than 140 per cent on April 2008. Those users generated 151 million MB of data.

Click here to access the full report.

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