Yahoo! Inc.
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Internet, web services |
| Predecessor | Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web |
| Founded | January 1994 in Sunnyvale, California, United States |
| Founders | Jerry Yang and David Filo |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Jim Lanzone (CEO) |
| Products | Yahoo Search, Yahoo Mail, Yahoo News, Yahoo Finance, Yahoo Sports, Yahoo Answers (defunct), Yahoo! Groups (defunct) |
Number of employees | 14,000 (2017)  |
| Parent | Apollo Global Management |
| Website | Yahoo.com |
Yahoo! Inc. is an American web services provider and a subsidiary[1] of Apollo Global Management. Founded in January 1994 by Jerry Yang and David Filo, Yahoo was one of the early pioneers of the internet and played a central role in popularizing web search, email, and online news. Throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, Yahoo grew to become one of the largest web portals and media companies worldwide, offering a range of services from search to financial news.[2][3]
History
[change | change source]Yahoo was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo, who were graduate students at Stanford University. Originally created as "Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web," it served as a directory of other websites organized by categories. The guide quickly became popular, and in 1995, it was incorporated as Yahoo! Inc.[4]
Yahoo’s unique blend of search functionality and web directory made it one of the most visited sites on the internet during the 1990s, as users relied on its curated approach to finding websites and information online.[5][6][7]
Related pages
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