Parent company
Kunlun Tech
Conglomerate · headquartered in China · owns 3 VPN brands
Opera was sold in 2016 to a consortium led by Kunlun Tech, a Chinese company. Opera Limited now trades on Nasdaq with Kunlun as its largest shareholder. A 2020 short-seller report raised questions about affiliated lending apps in Africa and India, which Opera disputed.
Brands it controls
Opera 31
Marketed on its free VPN, majority-owned by a Chinese consortium.
Opera GX
Not tracked on this site.
Opera VPN
Not tracked on this site.
Sources
- https://investor.opera.com — ownership
Verification: needs primary source check, checked 2026-09-06.
Frequently asked
Which VPNs does Kunlun Tech own?
Opera, Opera GX, Opera VPN.
Is a VPN owned by Kunlun Tech safe?
Ownership does not make a VPN unsafe, but it tells you whose incentives you are trusting. Kunlun Tech is conglomerate and headquartered in China. Opera was sold in 2016 to a consortium led by Kunlun Tech, a Chinese company. Opera Limited now trades on Nasdaq with Kunlun as its largest shareholder. A 2020 short-seller report raised questions about affiliated lending apps in Africa and India, which Opera disputed. Each brand's review on this site scores the audit history and jurisdiction separately.
Does Kunlun Tech own any VPN review sites?
Not that we have found. That is worth something: two of the largest VPN owners do.
How do you know this?
From the sources listed on this page — company filings, official brand pages and press releases. Verification status is needs primary source check, last checked 2026-09-06. If you know of a change, contact us.