Yahoo! (/ˈjɑːhuː/, styled yahoo! in its logo) is an American Web services provider. It is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, and operated by the namesake company Yahoo! Inc., which is 90% owned by investment funds managed by Apollo Global Management and 10% by Verizon Communications.Investors cannot purchase shares of Yahoo because it was delisted in 2017. Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) is a search engine stock that traders can invest in. With millions of users each month, the popular web services provider Yahoo is one of the oldest names on the internet.The emergence of social media giants like Facebook and Twitter further diverted user attention and advertising revenue away from Yahoo's properties. As user engagement gradually declined and consumers migrated to other platforms, it failed to take action.

What is Yahoo called now : Verizon Media

As Yahoo (2021–present)

On May 3, 2021, Verizon announced that the Verizon Media would be acquired by Apollo Global Management for roughly $5 billion, and would simply be known as Yahoo following the closure of the deal, with Verizon retaining a minor 10% stake in the new group.

What is Yahoo’s new name

Yahoo was already a shell of its former self. Now part of the company is getting an obscure new name: Altaba. When Verizon agreed to buy the company for $4.8 billion in July 2016, it planned to purchase just Yahoo's core Internet businesses, which include its email service, sports verticals and various apps.

How is Yahoo surviving : Today, Yahoo exists as a diminished but still lucrative amalgam of disparate offerings — everything from fantasy football and celebrity gossip to web hosting and maps, all packaged for Yahoo's real clients, advertisers.

At the time, Yahoo wanted to keep people on its site as long as possible, rather than helping them bounce out to other sites. As a result, Yahoo failed to devote enough engineering resources to building a credible alternative to Google in search, former Yahoo employee (and Y Combinator founder) Paul Graham later wrote.

Why it matters: Yahoo was all but left dead by Verizon when it was sold to Apollo Global Management in 2021. Under its new owners, the company — founded in January 1994 — is getting a rare chance to reinvent itself.

Why did Yahoo fall

The emergence of social media giants like Facebook and Twitter further diverted user attention and advertising revenue away from Yahoo's properties. As user engagement gradually declined and consumers migrated to other platforms, it failed to take action.Yahoo! Inc. (1995–2017)

Yahoo! headquarters in Sunnyvale, California
Founded	January 1994 (as Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web) March 2, 1995 (as Yahoo!)
Founders	Jerry Yang David Filo
Defunct	June 17, 2017
Fate	Its internet business sold to Verizon Communications, this company changed its name to Altaba

Yahoo Mail periodically deactivates unused accounts. If your account is deactivated, you won't have access to emails, attachments, and the other elements of your account.

The revamped Yahoo Search experience looks set to launch in 2024, marking a pivotal moment for a brand that has been synonymous with the early days of the internet. In its heyday, Yahoo was a leader in the search engine space.

What is Yahoo worth now : A string of poor business choices has ultimately led to the company's demise, and recently Verizon agreed to purchase Yahoo's core business for $4.83 billion. Yahoo presents an interesting business case for online MBA students, who can learn from both Yahoo's successes and mistakes.

Why did Yahoo refuse to buy Google : In 1998, Yahoo! refused to buy Google for US$1 million. Yahoo! was the giant and Google was the tiny ant. In 2002, Yahoo! tried to buy Google for US$3 billion when it realized how quickly Google was growing, but Yahoo! decided to walk away from the deal when Google asked for US$5 billion.

Is Yahoo email still active

Does anyone still use Yahoo email Yahoo Mail reported 227.8 Million users in 2023 compared to Gmail with 1.8 billion users. So while Yahoo is used by far fewer people, it's safe to say that it's still a key email player.

The emergence of social media giants like Facebook and Twitter further diverted user attention and advertising revenue away from Yahoo's properties. As user engagement gradually declined and consumers migrated to other platforms, it failed to take action.To see if your Yahoo Mail account has been deleted:

1. Go to the Yahoo account recovery page.
2. In the Email address or phone number field, enter your Yahoo email address, then select Continue.
3. If your account was permanently deleted, you see the message, Sorry, we don't recognize that email address or phone number.

Will Yahoo delete my email : Keep your mailbox active

Yahoo Mail keeps your mailbox active as long as you use it, but after 12 months of inactivity or more, the content will be deleted and can't be restored.