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Yahoo was acquired by Verizon Communications (Jun 2017) and acquired by Apollo Global Management (Sep 2021)
Yahoo

Yahoo

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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

Founded
1995
HQ
Sunnyvale, California, United States
Connections
154

AI-drafted from public sources113 sources cited

At a glance

Employees
5001-10000
Funding
public-acquired
Revenue
$1B+
Stock
NASDAQ:YHOO
31integrations15competitors11corporate family8partners4acquisitions

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

Key features

AI-powered audience targeting and campaign activationOpen Agent Network with 23 integrated ad tech partnersFirst-party data from owned-and-operated media propertiesFull-stack DSP with creative and measurement capabilitiesSearch advertising reaching 117M+ unique monthly searchersInteroperable open APIs supporting agency-built and third-party AI agentsMultiple high-performing ad formats including carousel, native video, and mail ads

Use cases

Programmatic display and video advertisingSearch advertising for high-intent audience captureBrand awareness campaigns via native video and carousel adsEmail advertising through Yahoo Mail placementsAudience targeting using first-party and third-party dataCross-channel campaign measurement and attributionAI-driven campaign automation and optimization

Customer segments

Enterprise advertisersMedia agencies and trading desksMid-market brandsPerformance marketersBrand marketers

Tech & specs

Technology stack

AI and machine learning for audience targeting and optimizationProgrammatic ad serving infrastructureOpen APIs for third-party agent integrationFirst-party data platformCloud-based DSP infrastructure

Security & compliance

GDPRCCPA

Deployment

Cloud

API

Yes

Corporate history
  1. 1995 · Founded
  2. 2017Acquired by Verizon Communications
  3. 2021Acquired by Apollo Global Management
    Still operating as part of Apollo Global Management
  4. 2024Absorbed Artifact4 sources
  5. Year unknown
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