Yandex Search

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Yandex Search

English version logo
Type of site	Web search engine
Available in	Multilingual
Founded	May 2010; 14 years ago (May 2010)
Owner	Yandex
Created by	Arkady Volozh Arkady Borkovsky Ilya Segalovich
URL	yandex.com
Commercial	Yes
Registration	Optional
Current status	Active

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]