I don't know if those statistics are really that accurate. They are often biased towards the desktop/laptop, & often the USA/English as well. Also from that Wikipedia article:
As of September 2008, usage data on English-language sites show Opera's share of the browser market as being below 1%. The browser has seen more success in Europe, including about 18–20% market share in Russia and Ukraine,and 5–6% in Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, and the Czech Republic.
Unlike any of the other browsers listed in those statistics, Opera is developed by a company based in a non-English language country. They have their own niche languages/platforms and I'm sure they're doing quite well in them.
That said, I live in the US and find Opera to be entirely usable on my laptop. In fact, I asked on another thread (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=622038) why Opera doesn't have a larger market share, and most of the reasons given were non-technical.
As of September 2008, usage data on English-language sites show Opera's share of the browser market as being below 1%. The browser has seen more success in Europe, including about 18–20% market share in Russia and Ukraine,and 5–6% in Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, and the Czech Republic.
Unlike any of the other browsers listed in those statistics, Opera is developed by a company based in a non-English language country. They have their own niche languages/platforms and I'm sure they're doing quite well in them.
That said, I live in the US and find Opera to be entirely usable on my laptop. In fact, I asked on another thread (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=622038) why Opera doesn't have a larger market share, and most of the reasons given were non-technical.