[Yahoo! Search] Yahoo! JAPAN Celebrates 30th Anniversary by Unveiling Top Annual Search Words from 2001 to 2025; Special Anniversary Website Also Launched

LINE Yahoo Corporation (hereinafter "LINE Yahoo")'s "Yahoo! Search" today released "The History of Search as Reflected in Annual Search Word Rankings," which compiles the top annual search words from 2001 to 2025, in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of "Yahoo! JAPAN" service launch. [Image: Yahoo! Search unveils top annual search word rankings from 2001 to 2025] "Yahoo! JAPAN" celebrates its 30th anniversary today, having launched its services on April 1, 1996. As Japan's first commercial search service, which began with the provision of "directory search" and "keyword search" and has responded to the "want to know" of many users over the years, this project is being implemented to express gratitude to users and allow them to enjoy looking back at the interests and topics of each era. By searching for terms such as "Yahoo Search History" or "Yahoo! Search History" on "Yahoo! Search," users can view the top-ranked search words for "Overall," "People (Male)," and "People (Female)" categories for each year from 2001 to 2025 directly on the search results page. Furthermore, by searching for terms such as "Yahoo! JAPAN 30th Anniversary" or "Yahoo!", a special animation featuring "Yahoo! JAPAN" characters dancing will be displayed on the search results page. ■ "The History of Search as Reflected in Annual Search Word Rankings" ・URL: https://yahoo.jp/K_S37w8 ・Period: Currently available ~ June 30, 2026 (Tuesday) 23:59 ・Available on: "Yahoo! JAPAN" app (iOS and Android versions), browser version of "Yahoo! JAPAN," and web search within the "LINE" app. ■ Special Animation on Search Results Page ・URL: https://yahoo.jp/vqM8vE ・Period: Currently available ~ April 30, 2026 (Thursday) 23:59 ・Available on: "Yahoo! JAPAN" app (iOS and Android versions), browser version of "Yahoo! JAPAN," and web search within the "LINE" app. Additionally, "Yahoo! JAPAN" has also launched a special website commemorating its 30th anniversary, looking back at the 30-year history of "Yahoo! JAPAN." The special website also features a "Buzzword Time Travel Quiz" where users can challenge themselves with popular buzzwords from different eras. Special Website: https://top-promo.yahoo.co.jp/y30th/ LINE Yahoo, with its mission "WOW Our Users!", will continue to strive to improve user convenience by clearly providing information that solves various questions and problems in users' daily lives through "Yahoo! Search," and by enhancing and improving functions to deliver the information users seek more accurately.