List of acquisitions by Yahoo!

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Yahoo! headquarters in Sunnyvale, California, United States
Yahoo! headquarters in Sunnyvale, California, United States

This is a list of acquisitions by Yahoo!, 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] The global network of Yahoo! receives 3.4 billion page views per day on average as of October 2007, making it one of the most visited US websites.[5]

Yahoo!'s first acquisition was the purchase of Net Controls, a web search engine company, in September 1997 for US$1.4 million. The company's largest acquisition as of April 2008 is the purchase of Broadcast.com, an Internet radio company, for $5.7 billion, making Broadcast.com co-founder Mark Cuban a billionaire. The majority of the companies acquired by Yahoo! are based in the United States; 47 of the companies are from the United States, and eight are based in a foreign country. A total of 55 companies have been acquired as of April 2008.

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[edit] Acquisitions

Acquisition date Company Business Country Value (USD) Derived products References
01997-09 September 1997 Net Controls Web search engine Flag of the United States USA $&0000000001400000.0000001,400,000 Yahoo! Search [7]
01997-10-08 8 October 1997 Four11 Web-based email Flag of the United States USA $&0000000092000000.00000092,000,000 Yahoo! Mail [8]
01998-03-31 31 March 1998 Classic Games Online game Flag of the United States USA — Yahoo! Games [9]
01998-04-29 29 April 1998 Sportasy Fantasy sport Flag of the United States USA — Yahoo! Fantasy Sports [10]
01998-06-08 8 June 1998 Viaweb Web application Flag of the United States USA $&0000000049000000.00000049,000,000 Yahoo! Store [11]
01998-07-17 17 July 1998 Webcal Calendaring software Flag of the United States USA $&0000000021000000.00000021,000,000 Yahoo Calendar [12]
01998-10-12 12 October 1998 Yoyodyne Direct marketing Flag of the United States USA $&0000000029600000.00000029,600,000 Yahoo! Search Marketing [13]
01998-12 December 1998 Hyperparallel Data analysis Flag of the United States USA $&0000000008000000.0000008,000,000 Yahoo! Search [14]
01999-01-15 15 January 1999 Log-Me-On Digital identity Flag of the United States USA $&0000000010000000.00000010,000,000 Yahoo! [15]
01999-04-01 1 April 1999 Broadcast.com Internet radio Flag of the United States USA $&0000005700000000.0000005,700,000,000 LAUNCHcast [16]
01999-05-27 27 May 1999 Encompass Internet service provider Flag of the United States USA $&0000000130000000.000000130,000,000 Yahoo! [17]
01999-05-28 28 May 1999 GeoCities Web hosting service Flag of the United States USA $&0000003600000000.0000003,600,000,000 Yahoo! GeoCities [18]
01999-06-02 2 June 1999 Online Anywhere Content delivery network Flag of the United States USA $&0000000080000000.00000080,000,000 Yahoo! TV [19]
02000-03-23 23 March 2000 Arthas.com E-commerce payment systems Flag of the United States USA — Yahoo! Store [20]
02000-04-05 5 April 2000 MyQuest Internet service provider Flag of the United States USA — Yahoo! [21]
02000-08-31 31 August 2000 eGroups Electronic mailing list Flag of the United States USA $&0000000432000000.000000432,000,000 Yahoo! Groups [22]
02000-11-09 9 November 2000 Kimo Web portal Flag of the Republic of China TWN $&0000000145000000.000000145,000,000 Yahoo! [23]
02001-02-14 14 February 2001 Sold.com Online auction tools Flag of Australia AUS $&0000000030000000.00000030,000,000 Yahoo! Shopping [24]
02001-06-28 28 June 2001 LAUNCH Media Online music store Flag of the United States USA $&0000000012000000.00000012,000,000 Yahoo! Music [25]
02002-01-11 11 January 2002 Hotjobs.com Job search engine Flag of the United States USA $&0000000436000000.0000-0436,000,000 Yahoo! HotJobs [26]
02002-12-23 23 December 2002 Inktomi Corporation Internet service provider Flag of the United States USA $&0000000235000000.000000235,000,000 Yahoo! Search [27]
02003-06-14 14 June 2003 Overture Services, Inc. Search engine marketing Flag of the United States USA $&0000001630000000.0000001,630,000,000 Yahoo! Search Marketing [28]
02004-01 January 2004 3721 Internet Assistant Browser Helper Object Flag of the People's Republic of China CHN $&0000000120000000.000000120,000,000 Yahoo! Assistant [29]
02004-03-26 26 March 2004 Kelkoo Price comparison service Flag of France FRA $&0000000579000000.000000579,000,000 Kelkoo [30]
02004-07-12 12 July 2004 Oddpost Web-based email Flag of the United States USA $&0000000030000000.00000030,000,000 Yahoo! Mail [31]
02004-09-14 14 September 2004 Musicmatch Jukebox Audio player Flag of the United States USA $&0000000160000000.000000160,000,000 Yahoo! Music [32]
02004-10-02 2 October 2004 The All-Seeing Eye Game server browser Flag of Finland FIN — Yahoo! Games [33]
02004-10-22 22 October 2004 Stata Labs Web-based email Flag of the United States USA — Yahoo! Mail [34]
02004-12-07 7 December 2004 WUF Networks Mobile media Flag of the United States USA — Yahoo! Mobile [35]
02005-02-11 11 February 2005 Verdisoft Computer software Flag of the United States USA $&0000000058000000.00000058,000,000 Yahoo! Mobile [36]
02005-03-04 4 March 2005 Stadeon Online game Flag of the United States USA — Yahoo! Games [37]
02005-03-20 20 March 2005 Ludicorp Image hosting service Flag of Canada CAN $&0000000040000000.00000040,000,000 Flickr [38]
02005-04-12 12 April 2005 TeRespondo Advertising network Flag of Brazil BRA — Yahoo! Search Marketing [39]
02005-06-14 14 June 2005 Dialpad Voice over Internet Protocol Flag of the United States USA — Yahoo! Voice [40]
02005-06-14 14 June 2005 blo.gs Weblog software Flag of the United States USA — Yahoo! 360° [41]
02005-07-25 25 July 2005 Konfabulator Widget engine Flag of the United States USA — Yahoo! Widgets [42]
02005-10-04 4 October 2005 Upcoming.org Calendaring software Flag of the United States USA — Yahoo! Local [43]
02005-10-18 18 October 2005 Whereonearth Web mapping Flag of the United States USA — Yahoo! Maps [44]
02005-12-12 12 December 2005 del.icio.us Social bookmarking Flag of the United States USA $&0000000020000000.00000020,000,000 del.icio.us [45]
02006-01-09 9 January 2006 Webjay Online music store Flag of the United States USA — Yahoo! Music [46]
02006-01-17 17 January 2006 SearchFox Web search engine Flag of the United States USA — Yahoo! Search [47]
02006-04-18 18 April 2006 Meedio Digital video recorder Flag of the United States USA — Yahoo! Go [48]
02006-09-27 27 September 2006 Jumpcut.com Online video editing Flag of the United States USA — Yahoo! Video [49]
02006-10-17 17 October 2006 AdInterax Online advertising Flag of the United States USA — Yahoo! Search Marketing [50]
02006-11-16 16 November 2006 Bix.com Social media Flag of the United States USA — Bix [51]
02006-11-17 17 November 2006 Kenet Works Mobile software Flag of Sweden Sweden $&0000000025000000.00000025,000,000 Yahoo! Mobile [52]
02006-12 December 2006 Wretch Virtual community Flag of the Republic of China TWN $&0000000022000000.00000022,000,000 Wretch [53]
02007-01-08 8 January 2007 MyBlogLog Social network service Flag of the United States USA — MyBlogLog [54]
02007-04-29 29 April 2007 Right Media Online advertising Flag of the United States USA $&0000000680000000.000000680,000,000 Yahoo! Search Marketing [55]
02007-06-20 20 June 2007 Rivals.com College football Flag of the United States USA — Yahoo! Sports [56]
02007-09-04 4 September 2007 BlueLithium Advertising network Flag of the United States USA $&0000000300000000.000000300,000,000 Yahoo! Search Marketing [57]
02007-09-14 14 September 2007 BuzzTracker News site Flag of the United States USA — Yahoo! News [58]
02007-09-17 17 September 2007 Zimbra Collaborative software Flag of the United States USA $&0000000350000000.000000350,000,000 Zimbra [59]
02008-02-05 5 February 2008 FoxyTunes Browser extension Flag of the United States USA — FoxyTunes [60]
02008-02-12 12 February 2008 Maven Networks Video on demand Flag of the United States USA $&0000000160000000.000000160,000,000 Yahoo! Video [61]
02008-05-09 09 May 2008 Inquisitor Browser extension Flag of the United States USA — Inquisitor [62]

[edit] References

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  17. ^ Yahoo! Acquires Encompass, Inc.. Yahoo! (1999-05-27). Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
  18. ^ Yahoo! buys GeoCities. CNN (1999-01-28).
  19. ^ Yahoo! Acquires Online Anywhere. Yahoo! (1999-06-02). Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
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  22. ^ Acquisition Enhances Powerful Communication Tools for Consumers. Yahoo! (2000-08-31). Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
  23. ^ Yahoo! to Acquire Kimo. Yahoo! (2000-11-09). Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
  24. ^ Yahoo! Australia & NZ to Acquire Fairfax's F2 Sold.com. Yahoo! (2001-02-14). Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
  25. ^ Yahoo! to Acquire LAUNCH Media, Inc.. Yahoo! (2001-06-28). Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
  26. ^ Yahoo! and HotJobs Announce Commencement of Exchange Offer for HotJobs Common Stock. Yahoo! (2000-01-11). Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
  27. ^ Yahoo! to Acquire Inktomi. Yahoo! (2002-12-23). Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
  28. ^ Yahoo! to Acquire Overture. Yahoo! (2003-06-14). Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
  29. ^ China Malware War Gets Personal. Red Herring (2006-08-17). Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
  30. ^ Yahoo! to Acquire Kelkoo. Yahoo! (2004-03-26). Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
  31. ^ Olsen, Stefanie (2004-07-12). Yahoo acquires Oddpost to bolster e-mail. CNET. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
  32. ^ Yahoo! to Acquire MusicMatch. Yahoo! (2004-09-14). Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
  33. ^ Multiplayer Gaming. Yahoo! Games. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
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  40. ^ Yahoo Acquires Dialpad. Red Herring. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
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  44. ^ Yahoo! and Whereonearth Get More Relevant Together. Yahoo! Search. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
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  46. ^ Rogers, Ian C. (2006-01-09). Yahoo! Music Welcomes Webjay and Lucas Gonze. Yahoo!. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
  47. ^ Web 2.0: 'a read and write mechanism'.. San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
  48. ^ Yahoo buys digital home company Meedio. The Mercury News. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
  49. ^ Zajac, Jason (2006-09-27). Jumpcut Joins the Yahoo! Video Family. Yahoo!. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
  50. ^ Yahoo! to Acquire AdInterax. Yahoo! (2006-10-17). Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
  51. ^ Horowitz, Bradley (2006-11-16). Bix joins Yahoo!’s social media mix. Yahoo!. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
  52. ^ Yahoo! Snacks on Small Fry. TheStreet.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
  53. ^ Yahoo unit inks pact to acquire Taiwan internet firm WRETCH. The Sydney Morning Herald (2006-12-14). Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
  54. ^ Dickerson, Chad (2007-01-08). Bloggers unite! Yahoo! joins forces with MyBlogLog. Yahoo!. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
  55. ^ Semel, Terry (2007-04-29). Democracy and the online ad. Yahoo!. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
  56. ^ Pitaro, Jimmy (2007-06-20). Listen up, (college) sports fans.... Yahoo!. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
  57. ^ Teresi, Todd (2007-09-04). Yahoo! to acquire BlueLithium. Yahoo!. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
  58. ^ Moore, Scott (2007-09-14). Yahoo! News tracks the buzz. Yahoo!. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
  59. ^ Garlinghouse, Brad (2007-09-17). Zimbra is so damn cool. Yahoo!. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
  60. ^ FoxyTunes joins Yahoo!. FoxyTunes. Retrieved on 2008-04-24.
  61. ^ Wareham, Kristen (2008-02-12). Yahoo! Acquires Maven Networks, Inc.. Yahoo!. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
  62. ^ Ariel Seidman (2008-05-09). Inquisitor Joins the Yahoo! Search Team. Yahoo!. Retrieved on 2008-05-09.


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