Opera Limited in a few pages, for writers, partners and anyone curious: the facts, the people, the money, the products and the news. Put together by ToolGPA, not by Opera Limited.
Opera is made by Opera Limited, a company listed on Nasdaq that develops its browsers out of Oslo through Opera Norway and hubs in Poland, Sweden and elsewhere. The browsers are free; Opera says its money comes from advertising, search partnerships and paid subscriptions such as Opera Neon and VPN Pro.
Founded
1995
Based in
Headquartered in Oslo
Chief executive
Song Lin
Team
605 people
Ownership
Publicly traded
Unofficial. Put together by ToolGPA from Opera Limited’s own pages, news reports and our own grades, read Oct 18, 2026. Not made, paid for or approved by Opera Limited. toolgpa.com
Part 01 · Company
The company
Who they are, the facts in one place, and the people who run it
1995
The year Opera Limited was founded, in Headquartered in Oslo
In a sentence
Opera is made by Opera Limited, a company listed on Nasdaq that develops its browsers out of Oslo through Opera Norway and hubs in Poland, Sweden and elsewhere. The browsers are free; Opera says its money comes from advertising, search partnerships and paid subscriptions such as Opera Neon and VPN Pro.
In a paragraph
Opera Limited was founded in 1995 and is based in Headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with hubs in Poland, China, Spain, Scotland, Singapore and Sweden. Song Lin is its CEO. 605 full-time employees across the whole company as of 31 December 2025, 73% of them in research and development.
Free to quote. Please link to toolgpa.com so readers can check the facts.
Fact sheet
Company
Opera Limited
Founded
1995
Based in
Headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with hubs in Poland, China, Spain, Scotland, Singapore and Sweden
Team
605 full-time employees across the whole company as of 31 December 2025, 73% of them in research and development
Website
opera.com
Products we list
Opera
Ownership: Publicly traded
Opera Limited, incorporated in the Cayman Islands, is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, where its American depositary shares have traded under the symbol OPRA since 27 July 2018, as its Form 20-F states.
Leadership
SL
Song Lin
CEO
FJ
Frode Jacobsen
CFO
KK
Krystian Kolondra
EVP, Desktop & Gaming
JA
Jørgen Arnesen
EVP, Mobile
Hiring
7 open roles listed: 2 in advertising technology, and one each in product marketing, marketing and communications, product development, product design and engineering.
Affiliate program
Affiliate links from a partner site to Opera.com earn a commission for each new Opera user, with the rate set by how engaged the referred users are. Smaller publishers join through the CJ or OfferGate networks. Rates are not published.
What they make
Opera, as ToolGPA grades it: five subjects, a letter for each, and a GPA.
Opera
Browser with a built-in ad blocker, free VPN and sidebar messengers
BrowsersFrom $4 per monthFree plan4.7 on the App Store
3.6GPA
Best for a free VPN and ad blocker built in. Want an ad blocker, a VPN and your WhatsApp chats inside the browser, with nothing extra to install?
BValue
AFree
AFeatures
AEase
BPlatforms
Opera’s grade as a badge for its own site, free: it updates itself and links to the review. Code at toolgpa.com/badges.
Part 03 · News
News and contacts
What they have announced lately, and every official channel
This media kit is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Opera Limited’s pages, news reports, investors’ announcements and public filings said on the dates shown, with our own grades. It is not made, paid for or approved by Opera Limited, and Opera Limited’s names and logos are trademarks of their owner. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. ToolGPA uses affiliate links and may earn a commission from them, and it works with sponsors; no one can pay for a grade. Product pictures are Opera Limited’s own, from its website and app-store listings.