Yahoo Acquires GeoCities

Announced May 28, 1999 — $3.60B

What happened

GeoCities was a company operating in web hosting service.

Yahoo's acquisition history

11th of 119 tracked deals

Disclosed prices

49 of 119 Yahoo deals

Yahoo's average disclosed price

$371.9M

Yahoo's largest disclosed deal

Tracked acquisitions in 1999

74 across all acquirers

Yahoo in Web hosting service

1 acquisition

When did Yahoo acquire GeoCities?

Yahoo acquired GeoCities on May 28, 1999. This was Yahoo's 11th publicly tracked acquisition out of 119 we have on record.

How much did Yahoo pay for GeoCities?

Yahoo paid $3.60B for GeoCities.

What does GeoCities do?

GeoCities was a company operating in web hosting service.

What other Web hosting service companies has Yahoo acquired?

GeoCities is Yahoo's only publicly tracked acquisition in Web hosting service so far.