In 1996 the first Opera browser became publicly available, a nimble outsider in a world of lumbering browsers made by a few Norwegians working to give anyone access to the full web on any device. What came after is the story of a browser made by some quirky people in Europe that managed to get the love of millions of users over the decades.
For the past thirty years you’ve been experiencing the web primarily through a web browser – and millions of you have done so with Opera ❤️. Since we’re not pre-installed, this means that for thirty years you’ve actively chosen Opera to be your main window to the web. We want to take the occasion of turning thirty to look back at how you’ve experienced the web through the past three decades – this one’s gonna be fun!
To do this, we have created the Opera Web Rewind: an interactive archive that brings together the defining moments from the last thirty years of the web. So, think of the dial sounds of a 56k modem, the “you’ve got mail” notification, some iconic memes, and even some of the most important trends that have spread through the web in the past decades (no worries, you don’t have to do an ice bucket challenge again). All in all, you’ll find the stuff that has made us connect through the web, and we really think you’ll like them.
