Gabey Goh
Nov 25, 2015

Feature phones fade, but still stunt ad potential in some markets: Opera Mediaworks

Asia Pacific (APAC) and Oceania are showing a clear and rapid transition to smartphones, according to a Q3 State of Mobile Advertising study from Opera Mediaworks and the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA). Even in markets where the transition from feature phones to smartphones has been slower (Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines), about half of the mobile user base has moved to smartphones. Don't miss the captions (below each image) for more information.

As of the close of the third quarter, Opera’s reach in Asia Pacific (APAC) and Oceania is over 400 million unique users each month. The APAC region is the largest global market on its platform in terms of unique users. However, it is number two when measured by impressions served and number three for revenue generated.

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