Top 10 most visited sites by Singaporean Opera Mini users

Opera Mini users surged by over 33% in Singapore.

According to Opera's State of the Mobile Web report, Opera Mini users in Singapore have increased by more than 33%. Since July 2011, data traffic is up more than 96%.

Here's more from Opera:

The number of Opera Mini and Opera Mobile users increased to more than 205.7 million on a global basis in July. This number represents unique users per month, as compiled from numbers extracted via Opera Mini servers and Opera Mobile estimates. Compared to July 2011, Opera Mini and Opera Mobile combined grew by more than 43% year over year. 

Top 10 sites most used by Opera Mini users in Singapore
1. Facebook.com
2. Google.com
3. Youtube.com
4. Wikipedia.org
5. Twitter.com
6. BBC.co.uk
7. Singtel.com
8. Blogspot.com
9. Hardwarezone.com.sg
10. Live.com

Top 10 handsets most used by Opera Mini users in Singapore
1. Nokia C3
2. Nokia 5130
3. Nokia X2 00
4. Nokia X3 02
5. Nokia 2690
6. Nokia X2 01
7. Nokia C1
8. Sony Ericsson W800
9. Nokia 2730C
10. Nokia 2700C

There is also a noticeable shift in the usage of devices in the Asia Pacific region, where more and more users are smartening up their mobiles. From having 9% of Opera Mini users on smartphones in July 2011, the share of Opera Mini smartphone users in APAC countries grew to 32% in July 2012. In some countries, such as Indonesia, the number of smartphones using Opera Mini or Opera Mobile has increased more than 460% since July 2011. Indonesia has been typical for the region, where we see significant uptake of Opera Mini and Opera Mobile on smartphones.

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