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Yahoo! is a web services company based in Sunnyvale, California, and is part of Verizon Media. It was started by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994 and became an official corporation on March 2, 1995. Yahoo! played a significant role in the early days of the Internet during the 1990s. The platform offers a variety of services, including a web portal, the Yahoo! Search engine, Yahoo! Directory, Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, Yahoo! Groups, Yahoo! Answers, advertising options, online mapping, video sharing, fantasy sports, and a social media platform. At its peak, it was one of the most visited websites in the United States. According to web analytics services like Alexa and SimilarWeb, Yahoo! was the leading news and media site, with over 7 billion views each month, and was ranked as the sixth-most-visited website worldwide in 2016.

International, Consumer
English
Online/Digital

Outlet metrics

Domain Authority
93
Ranking

Global

#14

United States

#6

News and Media

#1

Traffic sources
Monthly visitors

Articles

  • 10 hours ago | yahoo.com | Elliot Haspel

    Gabrielle Pobega knows kindergarten is more than just kids coloring, playing and singing songs, so she made sure her daughter made it to kindergarten at Lincoln Park Academy in Cleveland every day. “They teach you ABCs,” Pobrega said as he picked up her third grader after school. “They teach you how to write. They teach you small little words and it prepares them for first grade.”But not all parents value kindergarten as much as Pobrega.

  • 14 hours ago | yahoo.com | Samantha Neely |C. A. Bridges

    It's time to crank down that thermostat if you haven't already. According to NOAA's Climate Prediction Center, temperatures above normal are expected across Florida from May 18 through May 22. "Records could be tied or broken based on current forecasts. Lows appear to be above normal, and potentially close to record high minimum. Heat indices look to be peak to near 100," the National Weather Service Jacksonville warned in its forecast for May 16-May 19.

  • 14 hours ago | yahoo.com | Peris Gachahi

    With Kenya's 2027 general election approaching, candidates are emerging to challenge President William Ruto. Among them is former cabinet secretary Fred Matiang’i, who is set to resign from his World Bank job in the United States to pursue his political aspirations. A screenshot widely shared on Facebook purports to show an X post from Ruto questioning whether Matiang’i is allowed to run for office as an employee of the World Bank.

  • 15 hours ago | yahoo.com | Kate McGregor |Emma Grace Crumbley

    Mosquitoes are the kind of annoyance that can deter you from spending time outdoors in the evening. Even if you've used bug spray and lit a citronella candle, it seems that few things can really repel the pesky bugs. However, just like certain plants can deter hungry deer, there are a few varieties that can protect you from getting bitten this summer. Plants that repel mosquitoes are often fragrant varieties like herbs; basil, mint, and lavender are all herbs that mosquitoes are known to avoid.

  • 15 hours ago | yahoo.com | Annika Pham |Elsa Keslassy

    Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key TakeawaysFifth Season-backed Nordic Drama Queens is venturing into feature-length territory with the drama “Will You Care if I Die,” based on Nicolas Lunabba’s bestselling nonfiction book of the same name.