Yahoo Mail is owned by Apollo (the United States, NYSE: APO), which acquired the brand on 1 September 2021 for $5 billion.[1][2] Yahoo Mail was founded in 1997 in the United States and was independent until 2021.
Yahoo Mail launched in 1997 after Yahoo bought the webmail service Four11, and it remains one of the largest consumer email providers in the world. A breach disclosed in 2016 affected all three billion accounts, the largest ever recorded, and cut $350 million from the Verizon sale price.
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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 Mail is Apollo, a private-equity firm headquartered in the United States.
Yes. Yahoo Mail originated in the United States in 1997 and its owner, Apollo, is also headquartered in the United States.
Apollo completed its acquisition of Yahoo Mail on 1 September 2021, after announcing the deal on 3 May 2021. The deal was valued at $5 billion (enterprise value).
Yahoo Mail was an independent company from its founding in 1997 until Apollo acquired it in 2021.
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Yahoo Mail is still owned by Apollo. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
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