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List of mergers and acquisitions by Yahoo!

Yahoo! is a computer software and web search engine company founded on March 1, 1995.[1] The company is a public corporation and its headquarters is located in Sunnyvale, California.[2] It was founded by Stanford University graduate students Jerry Yang and David Filo in 1994.[3] According to web traffic analysis companies, Yahoo has been one of the most visited websites on the Internet, with more than 130 million unique users per month in the United States alone.[4][5][6]

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Yahoo's first acquisition was the purchase of Net Controls, a web search engine company, in September 1997 for US$1.4 million. As of April 2008, the company's largest acquisition is the purchase of Broadcast.com, an Internet radio company, for $5.7 billion, making Broadcast.com co-founder Mark Cuban a billionaire. Most of the companies acquired by Yahoo are based in the United States; 78 of the companies are from the United States, and 15 are based in a foreign country. As of July 2015, Yahoo has acquired 114 companies, with Polyvore being the latest.

Acquisitions

DateCompanyBusinessCountryValue (USD)Derived productsReferences
September 1997Net ControlsWeb search engine  USA$1,400,000Yahoo! Search[7][8]
October 8, 1997Four11Web-based email  USA$92,000,000Yahoo! Mail[9]
March 31, 1998Classic GamesOnline game  USA—Yahoo! Games[10]
April 29, 1998SportasyFantasy sport  USA—Yahoo! Fantasy Sports[11]
June 8, 1998ViawebWeb application  USA$48,600,000Yahoo! Store[12][13]
July 17, 1998WebcalCalendaring software  USA$21,000,000Yahoo Calendar[14]
October 12, 1998YoyodyneDirect marketing  USA$29,600,000Yahoo! Search Marketing[15]
December 1998HyperparallelData analysis  USA$8,100,000Yahoo! Search[13][16]
April 1, 1999Broadcast.comInternet radio  USA$5.7×10^9Yahoo! Music Radio (defunct)[17]
May 27, 1999EncompassInternet service provider  USA$130,000,000Yahoo![18]
May 28, 1999GeoCitiesWeb hosting service  USA$3.6×10^9Yahoo! GeoCities[19]
June 2, 1999Online AnywhereContent delivery network  USA$80,000,000Yahoo! TV[20]
March 23, 2000Arthas.comE-commerce payment systems  USA—Yahoo! Store[21]
April 5, 2000MyQuestInternet service provider  USA—Yahoo![22]
June 30, 2000VivaSmartE-commerce  USA$8,900,000Yahoo! Shopping[23]
August 31, 2000eGroupsElectronic mailing list  USA$432,000,000Yahoo! Groups[24]
November 9, 2000Kimo [zh]Web portal  TWN$30,000,000Yahoo! Kimo[25]
February 14, 2001Sold.com.auOnline auction tools  AUS$30,000,000Yahoo! Shopping[26]
June 28, 2001LAUNCH MediaOnline music store  USA$12,000,000Yahoo! Music[27]
February 12, 2002Hotjobs.comJob search engine  USA$436,000,000Yahoo! HotJobs[28]
December 23, 2002Inktomi CorporationInternet service provider  USA$235,000,000Yahoo! Search[29]
June 14, 2003Overture Services, Inc.Search engine marketing  USA$1.63×10^9Yahoo! Search Marketing[30]
January 20043721 Internet AssistantBrowser helper object  CHN$120,000,000Yahoo! Assistant[31]
March 26, 2004KelkooPrice comparison service  EU$579,000,000Kelkoo[32]
July 12, 2004OddpostWeb-based email  USA$30,000,000Yahoo! Mail[33]
September 14, 2004Musicmatch JukeboxAudio player  USA$160,000,000Yahoo! Music[34]
October 2, 2004The All-Seeing EyeGame server browser  EU—Yahoo! Games[35]
October 22, 2004Stata LabsWeb-based email  USA—Yahoo! Mail[36]
December 7, 2004WUF NetworksMobile media  USA—Yahoo! Mobile[37]
February 11, 2005VerdisoftWireless data sharing  USA$58,000,000Yahoo! Mobile[38]
March 4, 2005StadeonOnline game  USA—Yahoo! Games[39]
March 20, 2005LudicorpImage hosting service  CAN$40,000,000[citation needed]Flickr[40]
April 12, 2005TeRespondoAdvertising network  BRA—Yahoo! Search Marketing[41]
June 14, 2005DialpadVoice over Internet Protocol  USA—Yahoo! Voice[42]
June 14, 2005blo.gsWeblog software  USA—Yahoo! 360°[43]
July 25, 2005KonfabulatorWidget engine  USA—Yahoo! Widgets[44]
October 4, 2005Upcoming.orgCalendaring software  USA—Yahoo! Local[45]
October 18, 2005WhereonearthWeb mapping  UK—Yahoo! Search Marketing[46]
December 12, 2005del.icio.usSocial bookmarking  USA$20,000,000del.icio.us[47]
January 9, 2006WebjayOnline music store  USA—Yahoo! Music[48]
January 17, 2006SearchFoxWeb search engine  USA—Yahoo! Search[49]
April 18, 2006MeedioDigital video recorder  USA—Yahoo! Go[50]
September 27, 2006Jumpcut.comOnline video editing  USA—Yahoo! Video[51]
October 17, 2006AdInteraxOnline advertising  USA—Yahoo! Search Marketing[52]
November 16, 2006Bix.comSocial media  USA—Bix[53]
November 17, 2006Kenet WorksMobile software  EU$25,000,000Yahoo! Mobile[54]
December 2006WretchVirtual community  TWN$22,000,000Wretch[55]
January 8, 2007MyBlogLogSocial network service  USA—MyBlogLog[56]
April 29, 2007Right MediaOnline advertising  USA$850,000,000Yahoo! Search Marketing[57]
June 20, 2007Rivals.comCollege sports  USA—Yahoo! Sports[58]
September 4, 2007BlueLithiumAdvertising network  USA$300,000,000Yahoo! Search Marketing[59]
September 14, 2007BuzzTrackerNews site  USA—Yahoo! News[60]
September 17, 2007ZimbraCollaborative software  USA$350,000,000Zimbra[61]
February 5, 2008FoxyTunesBrowser extension  USA—FoxyTunes[62]
February 12, 2008Maven NetworksVideo on demand  USA$160,000,000Yahoo! Video[63]
May 9, 2008InquisitorBrowser extension  USA—Inquisitor[64]
July 22, 2009XoopitWebmail applications  USA$20,000,000Yahoo! Mail[65]
August 25, 2009Maktoob.comSocial media  JOR$167,000,000Maktoob.com[66]
March 17, 2010citizensports.comSports social media  USA—citizensports.com[67]
May 18, 2010Associated ContentContent farm  USA$100,000,000Associated Content[68][69]
May 25, 2010KoprolGeosocial network  IDN—Koprol[70]
October 4, 2010DapperSmartAds  ISR$55,000,000Dapper[71]
January 20, 2011SpreetsDaily deals  AUS$40,000,000Spreets[72]
April 25, 2011IntoNowRecognize TV content  USA$20,000,000IntoNow[73]
November 1, 2011InterclickData driven advertising  USA$270,000,000Yahoo! Ad Network[74]
October 25, 2012StampedSocial recommendation  USA—Yahoo! Mobile[75]
December 4, 2012OnTheAirOnTheAir  USA—IntoNow[76]
January 22, 2013Snip.itSocial network  USA$10,000,000Snip.it[77]
February 12, 2013AlikeSocial recommendation  USA—Yahoo! Mobile[78]
March 20, 2013JybeSocial recommendation  USA—Jybe[79]
March 25, 2013SummlyNews aggregation, summarization  UK$30,000,000Yahoo App[80]
May 1, 2013AstridProductivity  USA—Astrid[81][82]
May 9, 2013GoPollGoReal-time surveys  USA—Yahoo Mobile Properties and Apps[83]
May 9, 2013MileWiseFlight rewards management  USA—Yahoo Mobile Properties and Apps[83]
May 10, 2013Loki StudiosMobile gaming  USA—Yahoo Mobile Properties and Apps[84]
May 17, 2013TumblrBlogging  USA$1.1×10^9[85]
May 23, 2013PlayerScaleOnline gaming  USA—Yahoo Mobile Properties and Apps[86]
June 12, 2013GhostBird SoftwareMobile photography apps  USA—Yahoo Mobile Properties and Apps[87]
June 13, 2013RondeeVideo conferencing  USA——[88]
July 2, 2013Bignoggins ProductionsFantasy sports  USA——[89]
July 2, 2013QwikiAutomated video production  USA$50,000,000[90]—[91]
July 3, 2013XobniCRM  USA$68,000,000[92]—[93]
July 18, 2013ZtelicSocial analytics  CHN——[94]
July 31, 2013LexityE-commerce analytics  USA$35,000,000[95]—[96]
August 2, 2013RockmeltNews aggregator  USA——[97]
August 23, 2013IQ EnginesImage recognition  USA—Flickr[98]
September 30, 2013HitpostSports  USA——[99]
October 11, 2013BreadAdvertising  USA——[100]
October 23, 2013LookFlowImage recognition  USA—Flickr[101]
December 2, 2013SkyPhraseNatural language processing———[102]
December 3, 2013PtchVideo sharing  USA$6,500,000—[103]
December 6, 2013EvntLiveLive and on-demand music playing  USA——[104]
December 9, 2013Quik.ioCross-platform video streaming  USA——[105]
December 17, 2013PeerCDNContent delivery network  USA——[106]
January 7, 2014AviateIntelligent homescreen for the Android OS  USA——[107]
January 21, 2014SPARQMobile marketing  USA——[108]
January 24, 2014Cloud PartyVirtual world gaming———[109]
January 28, 2014TomfooleryConversation platform  USA——[110]
January 30, 2014Incredible LabsTime management app  USA——[111]
February 11, 2014WanderSocial diary  USA——[112]
February 13, 2014DistillTechnical recruiting  USA——[113]
March 5, 2014VizifySocial media information transformation  USA——[114]
May 13, 2014BlinkMobile messaging  USA——[115]
June 10, 2014PhotoDrivePhoto management  USA——[116]
July 12, 2014RayVVideo streaming platform  ISR——[117]
July 21, 2014FlurryMobile analytics  USA$200,000,000—[118]
August 15, 2014ClarityRayAd security  ISR——[119]
September 5, 2014LuminateAdvertising  USA——[120]
September 22, 2014BookpadDocument handling  IND$15,000,000—[121][122]
October 4, 2014MessageMeMessaging app  USA—Yahoo! Livetext[123]
November 11, 2014BrightRollOnline video advertising  USA$640,000,000—[124]
November 21, 2014CoolirisPhoto viewing  USA——[125]
December 11, 2014Media Group OneAdvertising and online video  GER——[126]
July 31, 2015PolyvoreClothing e-commerce website  USA$160,000,000—[127][128][129]

See also

References

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