Summary

Yandex LLC, headquartered in Moscow, is a Russian multinational technology company founded in 1997 by Arkady Volozh, Arkady Borkovsky and Ilya Segalovich. Wikipedia It started as a search engine and has since evolved into a broad platform provider offering services such as web search, browser, cloud computing, web mapping, online shopping, streaming media, online food delivery, ride-hailing, and more. Yandex Search has been reported to hold around 72 % of the Russian search market. Wikipedia Yandex’s mission includes delivering relevant, high-quality information and digital services to Russian-speaking users and beyond. In doing so, it also invests significantly in artificial intelligence, big data and machine-learning capabilities to power its array of services. Over time, the company has expanded its product portfolio to include mobility services (e.g., Yandex.Taxi), e-commerce, and cloud infrastructure, making it more than just a search engine but a full technology ecosystem.