Just two days after receiving approval from Apple, the Opera Mini web browser for the iPhone has topped the list in all 22 App Store charts.
Official figures from Apple reveal that fast loading browser applications has been added to 1,023,380 iPhone and iPod Touch devices and was at one point heading up the list of the Top 10 most downloaded applications across all 22 App Stores.
Speaking about the success of the Opera Mini browser, Lars Boilesen, CEO of Opera Software said: "Today iPhone users have a choice, and, as the numbers show, they are eager to explore new and faster ways to surf the Web on the iPhone - especially during heavy Web traffic."
Whether Apple would accept the Opera application quickly became a topic of huge debate after it was submitted for review on 23 March.
However, speaking to Wired at Mobile World Congress in February, developers at the company were confident that the unique server compression carried out by the browser made the application a suitable addition to the App Store and were confident Apple would not see it as a rival to its Safari browser.
Opera Mini is now available to download here, for free through the UK App Store.
Have any Wired reading, iPhone owners downloaded the app? If yes, your views on its performance in the comments below would be much appreciated.
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