When was Yandex founded?

Yandex was founded in 1997 and raised its 1st funding round 24 years after it was founded.

Where is Yandex located?

Yandex is headquartered in Moscow, Russia. It is registered at NICCO HOUSE, 2 HARE STREET, 3RD FLOOR, Kolkata, KOLKATA, West Bengal, India, 700001.

How many employees does Yandex have?

As of Sep 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Yandex is 9870.

Is Yandex a funded company?

Yandex is a funded company, having raised an undisclosed amount across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Post IPO round, raised on Aug 31, 2021.

When was the latest funding round of Yandex?

Yandex's latest funding was a $***** Post IPO round on May 28, 2025, with participation from 0 investor.

Where does Yandex rank among its competitors?

Yandex ranks 6th amongst 188 active competitors, of which 12 are funded. It stands 8th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Yandex, which secured an undisclosed amount in May, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Yandex?

Yandex's top competitors include DuckDuckGo, Brave and Sohu.com. Among them, Yandex secured the most recent funding round in May, 2025.

Yandex - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Yandex is an acquired company based in Moscow (Russia), founded in 1997 by Arkady Borkovsky and Yan Leshinsky. It operates as a Provider of an AI-enabled keyword-based search engine. Yandex has raised an undisclosed amount in funding. The company has 188 active competitors, including 12 funded and 19 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like DuckDuckGo, Brave and Sohu.com.

Company Details

Provider of an AI-enabled keyword-based search engine. It offers solutions for businesses and consumers. It offers various solutions like a keyword-based search engine, email services, navigation solutions, digital advertising, and more.

Website: yandex.com
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Email ID: *****@yandex-team.ru
Phone Number: +7 **********
Registered Address: NICCO HOUSE, 2 HARE STREET, 3RD FLOOR, Kolkata, KOLKATA, West Bengal, India, 700001

Key Metrics

Founded Year

1997

Location

Moscow, Russia

Stage

Acquired

Latest Funding Round

Post IPO, May 28, 2025, $*****

Investors

Taaleri & 13 more

Ranked

6^th among 188 active competitors

Employee Count

9,870 as on Sep 30, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Domiland & 21 more

Similar Companies

Sohu.com & 175 more

Exit Details

Acquired by LUKOIL (Feb 06, 2024)

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Yandex is associated with 4 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
YURCHUK TRANSLATION j.d.o.o. CIN: 82633343517 , Croatia, Active	Sep 08, 2019	€0 - €1M (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-
YAN DEVELOPMENT LTD CIN: 10597653 , United Kingdom, Active	Feb 01, 2017	-	-
PROTO SCRIPT PHARMACEUTICAL CORP CIN: 1521420 , United States, Active		$0 - $1M (As on Dec 31, 2016)	-	-
JEKAY WAGONS LIMITED CIN: U29253WB2008PLC123604 , India, Active	Mar 05, 2008	₹100 - ₹500 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025)	63 (As on Mar 31, 2024)

Yandex got acquired by LUKOIL on Feb 06, 2024.

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Yandex has raised funding over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Aug 31, 2021. Yandex has 13 institutional investors and 1 angel investor.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Yandex:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
May 28, 2025	1675255	Post IPO	4265529	2536815	5035090	4870201
Aug 31, 2021	4122295	Post IPO	7785065	7262703	1474750	Fidelity Investments

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The founders of Yandex are Arkady Borkovsky and Yan Leshinsky. Dmitry Pirogov, Gayk Tsaturyan, Alexander Frolov and Alexander Popovskiy are the CEOs of Yandex.

Here are the details of Yandex's key team members:

Arkady Borkovsky: Former Co-Founder of Yandex.
Yan Leshinsky: Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer, Yandex.Cloud of Yandex.

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Yandex's employee count trend

Yandex has 9,870 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Yandex's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Yandex include DuckDuckGo, Brave and Sohu.com. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Yandex, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	DuckDuckGo 2008, Paoli (United States), Series B	Developer of a search engine and browser focused on privacy	$113M	GP Bullhound, Union Square Ventures & 16 others	79/100
2nd	Brave 2015, San Francisco (United States), Seed	Developer of a browser and search engine focused on privacy	$7M	Foundation Capital, Founders Fund & 24 others	76/100
3rd	Sohu.com 1996, Beijing (China), Public	Online media, search and game service company	$159K	Chiratae Ventures, 5Y Capital & 6 others	76/100
4th	Yahoo 1994, New York City (United States), Acquired	Provider of a search engine, news aggregation, and communication tools	$6.8M	SoftBank Capital, 7queensland.com.au & 13 others	75/100
5th	Ask 1996, Oakland (United States), Acquired	Ask.com: Your go-to source for answers, news, culture, and lifestyle	$25M	Kepha Partners, Redpoint Ventures & 5 others	74/100
6th	Yandex 1997, Moscow (Russia), Acquired	Provider of an AI-enabled keyword-based search engine	-	Taaleri, Fidelity Investments & 12 others	74/100
7th	Qwant 2013, Paris (France), Acquired	Provider of a data security search engine to filter results	$57.3M	European Investment Bank, Axel Springer & 7 others	72/100
8th	Naver 1999, Seongnam-si (South Korea), Funding Raised	Provider of a keyword based search engine platform	-	Shield Investment, Partners Investment & 8 others	71/100
9th	Baidu 2000, Beijing (China), Public	AI-enabled keyword-based search engine	$101M	Integrity Partners, Yixiang Capital & 25 others	68/100
10th	Bing 2009, Redmond (United States), Funding Raised	Provider of search engine, office productivity software, and online services	-	Par Equity, CP Software Group	67/100

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Yandex has made 11 investments in companies including ClickHouse and ClickHouse. Yandex has also acquired 11 companies including Domiland and Beri Zaryad.

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
May 12, 2025	Acquisition	Domiland	2017	Moscow (Russia)
Dec 27, 2024	Acquisition	Beri Zaryad	2018	Vostochnaya (Russia)
Oct 28, 2021	Investments	ClickHouse	2012	San Francisco (United States)