Yahoo is owned by Apollo (the United States, NYSE: APO), which acquired the brand on 1 September 2021 for $5 billion.[1][2] Yahoo was founded in 1994 in Sunnyvale, California and was independent until 2021.
Yahoo began in 1994 as a hand-built directory of websites made by two Stanford students, and was for years the front page of the internet. It turned down a $44.6 billion offer from Microsoft in 2008 and sold its core business to Verizon for $4.5 billion eight years later.
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Funds managed by Apollo Global Management acquired ninety per cent of Verizon Media, comprising Yahoo and AOL and their properties, in a deal valued at about $5 billion. Verizon retained the remaining ten per cent.
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The parent company of Yahoo is Apollo, a private-equity firm headquartered in the United States.
Yes. Yahoo originated in the United States in 1994 and its owner, Apollo, is also headquartered in the United States.
Apollo completed its acquisition of Yahoo on 1 September 2021, after announcing the deal on 3 May 2021. The deal was valued at $5 billion (enterprise value).
Yahoo was an independent company from its founding in 1994 in Sunnyvale, California until Apollo acquired it in 2021.
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Yahoo is still owned by Apollo. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
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