Yahoo! is a computer software and web search engine company.
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.
Here they are, the Top 10 Company Acquired by Yahoo (By Value)
- 10. Inktomi Corporation
Business : Internet Service Provider
Acquisition date : December 23, 2002
Value (USD) : $ 235,000,000
Derived products : Yahoo! Search
- 9. BlueLithium
Business : Advertising network
Acquisition date : September 4, 2007
Value (USD) : $ 300,000,000
Derived products : Yahoo! Search Marketing
- 8. Zimbra
Business : Collaborative software
Acquisition date : September 17, 2007
Value (USD) : $ 350,000,000
Derived products : Zimbra
- 7. eGroups
Business : Electronic mailing list
Acquisition date : August 31, 2000
Value (USD) : $ 432,000,000
Derived products : Yahoo! Groups
- 6. Hotjobs.com
Business : Job search engine
Acquisition date : January 11, 2002
Value (USD) : $ 436,000,000
Derived products : Yahoo! HotJobs
- 5. Kelkoo
Business : Price comparison service
Acquisition date : March 26, 2004
Value (USD) : $ 579,000,000
Derived products : Kelkoo
- 4. Right Media
Business : Onlive Advertising
Acquisition date : April 29, 2007
Value (USD) : $ 680,000,000
Derived products : Yahoo! Search Marketing
- 3. Overture Services, Inc.
Business : Search engine marketing
Acquisition date : June 14, 2003
Value (USD) : $ 1,630,000,000
Derived products : Yahoo! Search Marketing
- 2. GeoCities
Business : Web hosting service
Acquisition date : May 28, 1999
Value (USD) : $ 3,600,000,000
Derived products : Yahoo! GeoCities
- 1. Broadcast.com
Business : Internet radio
Acquisition date : April 1, 1999
Value (USD) : $ 5,700,000,000
Derived products : LAUNCHcast
