Yahoo! Japan

https://www.yahoo.co.jp
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Yahoo! Japan, a privately owned company headquartered in Japan, is operated by its parent company LY Corporation. Founded in 1996, and with approximately 2,540 employees, the company reported $4.8B in revenue as of 2024. The company functions as a Japanese internet company and a "super-app" ecosystem, with offerings that include broadcast television and radio. Run by LY Corporation, a joint venture between SoftBank Group and Naver Corporation, the platform integrates services such as news aggregation through Yahoo! News, search engine capabilities, and e-commerce via Yahoo! Shopping and ZOZOTOWN. The company also provides lifestyle infrastructure including Yahoo! Weather, auction services through Yahuoku!, and financial tools like mobile payments via PayPay, enabling users to access daily tools for travel bookings, maps, and disaster alerts.

2024 Revenue

Founded

1996

Headcount

2,535

Headquarters

Japan

Primary Segment

Broadcast television and radio

Ownership

Privately Owned

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Yahoo! Japan offers 2 products in the media and telecoms services industry. Yahoo! Japan's product portfolio comprises of media and TV services and broadcast television and radio.

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Yahoo! Japan's revenues were over $1B in 2024. Caretta Research has split Yahoo! Japan's revenue into 2 different product categories, the largest of which is linear (thematic channel groups). For full access to Yahoo! Japan's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.

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