Yahoo
Yahoo is a digital media and advertising technology company that operates a demand-side platform (DSP) and connects advertisers with AI-powered tools spanning audience targeting, campaign activation, creative, and measurement workflows.
Last updated Oct 5, 2026 by the ATDb Editorial Team · Connections updated Oct 12, 2026
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At a glance
- Employees
- 5001-10000
- Funding
- public-acquired
- Revenue
- $1B-$5B
- Stock
- NASDAQ:YHOO
About
One of the largest digital advertising platforms globally, offering a full-stack DSP/SSP with significant owned-and-operated media reach and first-party data assets
Yahoo is a digital media and advertising technology company that operates a demand-side platform (DSP) and connects advertisers with AI-powered tools spanning audience targeting, campaign activation, creative, and measurement workflows. Yahoo Search reaches over 117 million unique searchers per month, and to serve advertiser demand, Yahoo offers a range of ad formats including search, display, sponsored, and mail ads, with search ads designed to reach high-intent audiences. Carousel ads can drive two to three times higher click-through rates than single-image ads, native video ads have been shown to drive a 50% increase in brand favorability and a 28% increase in purchase intent, and Yahoo Mail ads have produced click-through rates as high as four times industry averages. Yahoo DSP's recently launched Agent Network integrates 23 ad tech partners — including DoubleVerify, Integral Ad Science, LiveRamp, and Snowflake — across audience and contextual targeting, campaign activation, creative, and measurement, extending Yahoo's broader AI strategy that allows advertisers to use Yahoo's native AI agents, bring their own, or combine both through open APIs. Rather than locking buyers into proprietary tools, Yahoo is betting on interoperability, opening its platform to partner-built agents through standardized integrations designed to work alongside agency-built systems and other external technologies. Beyond advertising, Yahoo aggregates news from content providers and newswire companies, with company profile and industry listing data supplied by Capital IQ and Morningstar. Source 1: digiday.com — Yahoo DSP is launching an 'agent network' Source 2: instapage.com — Yahoo Ads: Everything You Should Know for Profitable ... Source 3: yahoo.com — Get your company's news and info into Yahoo Finance
Business model
Marketplace / SaaS / Media
Target market
Enterprise, Mid-Market
What they offer
Yahoo DSP
Demand-Side Platform enabling advertisers to programmatically buy display, video, native, and CTV inventory with advanced audience targeting and measurement
Yahoo SSP
Supply-Side Platform helping publishers maximize revenue through programmatic demand, header bidding, and yield optimization
Yahoo ConnectID
Privacy-focused identity solution built on first-party data to enable audience targeting in a cookieless environment
Yahoo Mail
One of the world's largest email platforms, providing a key owned-and-operated media and first-party data asset
Yahoo Finance
Leading financial news and data platform offering premium advertising inventory to reach business and finance audiences
Yahoo Sports
Major sports content destination providing high-engagement advertising environments including fantasy sports
Yahoo News
News aggregation and original content platform offering brand-safe premium advertising inventory
Yahoo Creative Studios
In-house creative services team helping advertisers develop high-impact ad formats and campaigns
Yahoo Audiences
First-party audience data segments derived from Yahoo's owned properties for precise advertiser targeting
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Technology stack
Security & compliance
Deployment
API
Yes
- 1995 · Founded
- 2017Acquired by Verizon Communications
- 2021Acquired by Apollo Global ManagementStill operating as part of Apollo Global Management
- Year unknown
- Absorbed Flurry Analytics3 sources