Wednesday 20 April 2011

Top 10 Company Acquired by Yahoo (By Value)





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

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