[Yahoo! Search] To commemorate the 30th anniversary of Yahoo! JAPAN, Yahoo! Search releases the #1 annual search word rankings from 2001 to 2025; special 30th-anniversary site also launched
In celebration of its 30th anniversary, Yahoo! JAPAN has released a retrospective of the top annual search terms from 2001 to 2025. Users can view these rankings directly in search results and explore a new special anniversary website featuring interactive content like a buzzword time-travel quiz.
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Yahoo! Search, operated by LY Corporation (hereinafter "LY Corporation"), has released "A History of Search: Looking Back Through Annual Search Word Rankings," which compiles the #1 annual search word rankings from 2001 to 2025, in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the launch of the "Yahoo! JAPAN" service.
Today, "Yahoo! JAPAN" marks 30 years since its service began on April 1, 1996. As the first commercial search service in Japan, which began by offering "directory search" and "keyword search" and has responded to the "desire to know" of many users over the years, we are launching this project to express our gratitude to our users and to allow them to look back and enjoy the interests and topics of each era.
When you search for terms such as "Yahoo search history" or "Yahoo! Search history" on "Yahoo! Search," you can view the #1 rankings for "Overall," "Person (Male)," and "Person (Female)" for each year from 2001 to 2025 directly in the search results.
Furthermore, if you search for terms like "Yahoo! JAPAN 30th anniversary" or "Yahoo," a special animation featuring Yahoo! JAPAN characters will appear in the search results.
■ "A History of Search: Looking Back Through Annual Search Word Rankings"
・URL: https://yahoo.jp/K_S37w8
・Period: Now available until Tuesday, June 30, 2026, at 23:59
・Availability: "Yahoo! JAPAN" app (iOS/Android), browser version of "Yahoo! JAPAN," and web search within the "LINE" app
■ Special Search Result Animation
・URL: https://yahoo.jp/vqM8vE
・Period: Now available until Thursday, April 30, 2026, at 23:59
・Availability: "Yahoo! JAPAN" app (iOS/Android), browser version of "Yahoo! JAPAN," and web search within the "LINE" app
Additionally, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the service, "Yahoo! JAPAN" has launched a special website looking back on its 30-year history. The special site also features a "Buzzword Time Travel Quiz," where users can challenge themselves with quizzes on popular terms from different decades.
Special Website: https://top-promo.yahoo.co.jp/y30th/
With the mission of "WOW Our Users!," LY Corporation will continue to strive to improve user convenience through "Yahoo! Search" by providing information that solves various questions and challenges in users' daily lives in an easy-to-understand manner, and by expanding and improving features to deliver the information users seek more accurately.
Today, "Yahoo! JAPAN" marks 30 years since its service began on April 1, 1996. As the first commercial search service in Japan, which began by offering "directory search" and "keyword search" and has responded to the "desire to know" of many users over the years, we are launching this project to express our gratitude to our users and to allow them to look back and enjoy the interests and topics of each era.
When you search for terms such as "Yahoo search history" or "Yahoo! Search history" on "Yahoo! Search," you can view the #1 rankings for "Overall," "Person (Male)," and "Person (Female)" for each year from 2001 to 2025 directly in the search results.
Furthermore, if you search for terms like "Yahoo! JAPAN 30th anniversary" or "Yahoo," a special animation featuring Yahoo! JAPAN characters will appear in the search results.
■ "A History of Search: Looking Back Through Annual Search Word Rankings"
・URL: https://yahoo.jp/K_S37w8
・Period: Now available until Tuesday, June 30, 2026, at 23:59
・Availability: "Yahoo! JAPAN" app (iOS/Android), browser version of "Yahoo! JAPAN," and web search within the "LINE" app
■ Special Search Result Animation
・URL: https://yahoo.jp/vqM8vE
・Period: Now available until Thursday, April 30, 2026, at 23:59
・Availability: "Yahoo! JAPAN" app (iOS/Android), browser version of "Yahoo! JAPAN," and web search within the "LINE" app
Additionally, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the service, "Yahoo! JAPAN" has launched a special website looking back on its 30-year history. The special site also features a "Buzzword Time Travel Quiz," where users can challenge themselves with quizzes on popular terms from different decades.
Special Website: https://top-promo.yahoo.co.jp/y30th/
With the mission of "WOW Our Users!," LY Corporation will continue to strive to improve user convenience through "Yahoo! Search" by providing information that solves various questions and challenges in users' daily lives in an easy-to-understand manner, and by expanding and improving features to deliver the information users seek more accurately.