Yandex Search

Yandex Search
English version logo
Type of site
Web search engine
Available inMultilingual
FoundedMay 2010; 14 years ago (May 2010)
OwnerYandex
Created byArkady Volozh
Arkady Borkovsky
Ilya Segalovich
URLyandex.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationOptional
Current statusActive

Yandex Search (Russian: Яндекс) is a search engine owned by the company Yandex, based in Russia. In January 2015, Yandex Search generated 51.2% of all of the search traffic in Russia according to LiveInternet [ru; uk].[1]

In February 2024, Yandex N.V. announced the sale of the majority of its Russia-based assets to a consortium of Russia-based investors.[2][3] In July 2024, the sale was completed, giving the Kremlin more control over the business.[4][5]

  1. ^ "site statistics "Сайты Рунета"". www.liveinternet.ru. Archived from the original on 2019-12-17. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  2. ^ "Yandex: Owner of 'Russia's Google' pulls out of home country". BBC News. 2024-02-06. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  3. ^ Marrow, Alexander (5 February 2024). "Why the $5.2 billion sale of Russia's Yandex is significant". Reuters. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  4. ^ Marrow, Alexander (July 16, 2024). "Who is Arkady Volozh, former Yandex CEO, and what is his new AI venture?". Reuters.
  5. ^ Dobberstein, Laura (July 16, 2024). "Yandex sells off Russian ops, now Putin itself about as Nebius Group". The Register.