Yahoo
Yahoo is a digital media and advertising technology company that operates a demand-side platform (DSP) and connects advertisers with AI-powered tools spanning audience targeting, campaign activation, creative, and measurement workflows.
Last updated Oct 23, 2026 by ATDb automated enrichment · Connections updated Oct 27, 2026
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At a glance
- Employees
- 5001-10000
- Funding
- public-acquired
- Revenue
- $1B+
- Stock
- NASDAQ:YHOO
About
A major digital media and ad tech platform offering owned-and-operated inventory alongside a full-stack DSP, competing with large-scale programmatic and media players
Yahoo is a digital media and advertising technology company that operates a demand-side platform (DSP) and connects advertisers with AI-powered tools spanning audience targeting, campaign activation, creative, and measurement workflows. Yahoo Search reaches over 117 million unique searchers per month, and to serve advertiser demand, Yahoo offers a range of ad formats including search, display, sponsored, and mail ads, with search ads designed to reach high-intent audiences. Carousel ads can drive two to three times higher click-through rates than single-image ads, native video ads have been shown to drive a 50% increase in brand favorability and a 28% increase in purchase intent, and Yahoo Mail ads have produced click-through rates as high as four times industry averages. Yahoo DSP's recently launched Agent Network integrates 23 ad tech partners — including DoubleVerify, Integral Ad Science, LiveRamp, and Snowflake — across audience and contextual targeting, campaign activation, creative, and measurement, extending Yahoo's broader AI strategy that allows advertisers to use Yahoo's native AI agents, bring their own, or combine both through open APIs. Rather than locking buyers into proprietary tools, Yahoo is betting on interoperability, opening its platform to partner-built agents through standardized integrations designed to work alongside agency-built systems and other external technologies. Beyond advertising, Yahoo aggregates news from content providers and newswire companies, with company profile and industry listing data supplied by Capital IQ and Morningstar. Source 1: digiday.com — Yahoo DSP is launching an 'agent network' Source 2: instapage.com — Yahoo Ads: Everything You Should Know for Profitable ... Source 3: yahoo.com — Get your company's news and info into Yahoo Finance
Business model
Media & Advertising Technology Platform
Target market
Enterprise, Mid-Market
What they offer
Yahoo DSP
Demand-side platform enabling programmatic ad buying with AI-powered audience targeting, campaign activation, creative tools, and measurement workflows
Yahoo DSP Agent Network
A network integrating 23 ad tech partners including DoubleVerify, Integral Ad Science, LiveRamp, and Snowflake, enabling interoperable AI agents for advertisers
Yahoo Search Ads
Search advertising reaching over 117 million unique monthly searchers, designed to capture high-intent audiences
Yahoo Mail Ads
Advertising placements within Yahoo Mail, reported to achieve click-through rates up to four times industry averages
Yahoo Native & Display Ads
Display, carousel, and native video ad formats across Yahoo's owned-and-operated properties
Yahoo Finance
Financial news and data media property providing advertising inventory and audience reach among business and finance audiences
Yahoo Sports
Sports news and content media property offering advertising inventory across a large sports audience
Yahoo Mail
Email service with a large user base that also serves as an advertising inventory source
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Yes
- 1995 · Founded
- 2017Acquired by Verizon Communications
- 2021Acquired by Apollo Global ManagementStill operating as part of Apollo Global Management
- Year unknown
- Absorbed Flurry Analytics3 sources