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Yelp

Yelp Inc. is an American company that develops the Yelp.com website and the Yelp mobile app, which publishes crowd-sourced reviews about businesses. It also operates Yelp Guest Manager, a table reservation service. It is headquartered in San Francisco.

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Founded
October 2004; 21 years ago (2004-10)
Founders
Jeremy Stoppelman · Russel Simmons
Industry
Local search, business ratings and reviews, online food delivery, local homeowner services
Owner
Jeremy Stoppelman (6.3%)
Headquarters
350 Mission Street, San Francisco, California, U.S.
Employees
5,168 (2025)

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Relationship with businesses

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Community

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Yelp

Nodes83
Edges82
Triples209
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.024096
Components1

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Yelp

Top relations

related to Private company (2009–2012) · 36
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related to Origins (2004–2009) · 28
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related to Public entity (2012–present) · 28
Yelp → Also, Argentina, CEO Jeremy Stoppelman, Europe, European, French-based CityVox, German-based, Google Pigeon, Google's, Having, In, IPO, Japan, March, Mexico, New Montgomery, New York Stock Exchange, November, Over, PacBell
related to Community · 22
Yelp → According, As, Day, Each, Elite Squad, Elite Squad Yelpers, Elite Squads, Inc, Magazine, Many, Members, North America, Online Consumer Reviews, Review, Reviewers, The Discourse, The Yelp Elite Squad, To, Users, Yelp Elite
related to Astroturfing · 14
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related to Litigation over review content · 12
Yelp → According, Alexandria Circuit Court, Also, Appeals, California, In, The, The Virginia Supreme Court, The Wall Street Journal, Virginia, Virginia Court, Virginia Supreme Court
related to Alleged unfair business practices · 10
Yelp → Favorite Reviews, In, Insert Business Here, Many, One, Others, Such, The, There, This
related to Features · 8
Yelp → As, Businesses, Day, In, Review, Some, The, Yelp's
related to Features for businesses · 8
Yelp → Advertisers, Business, Businesses, However, In, Originally, The, Yelp's
related to Relationship with businesses · 6
Yelp → Also, Berkeley, California, Harvard Business School, University, Yodle

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YelpEmployees5,168 (2025)1.00infobox
YelpFoundedOctober 2004; 21 years ago (2004-10)1.00infobox
YelpFoundersJeremy Stoppelman1.00infobox
YelpFoundersRussel Simmons1.00infobox
YelpHeadquarters350 Mission Street, San Francisco, California, U.S.1.00infobox
YelpIndustryLocal search, business ratings and reviews, online food delivery, local homeowner services1.00infobox
YelpKey peopleJeremy Stoppelman (CEO)1.00infobox
YelpKey peopleJed Nachman (COO)1.00infobox
YelpKey peopleDavid Schwarzbach (CFO)1.00infobox
YelpNative client(s) oniOS, Android, Windows1.00infobox
YelpNet incomeUS$146 million (2025)1.00infobox
YelpOperating incomeUS$185 million (2025)1.00infobox
YelpOwnerJeremy Stoppelman (6.3%)1.00infobox
YelpProductsOnline advertising1.00infobox
YelpRevenueUS$1.46 billion (2025)1.00infobox
YelpTotal assetsUS$958 million (2025)1.00infobox
YelpTotal equityUS$711 million (2025)1.00infobox
YelpTraded asNYSE: YELP1.00infobox
YelpTraded asS&P 600 component1.00infobox
YelpType of businessPublic1.00infobox
YelpURLyelp.com1.00infobox
Yelpfounded in20040.95text
Yelpfounded byformer PayPal employees Russel Simmons and Jeremy Stoppelman0.90text

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