Yahoo ruled India’s internet in the 2000s—Yahoo Mail, Messenger, News, it was the digital gateway. But while Yahoo got distracted chasing everything, Google entered with laser focus: faster search, a cleaner inbox, and a mobile-first vision. The result?

Yahoo ruled India’s internet in the 2000s—Yahoo Mail, Messenger, News, it was the digital gateway. But while Yahoo got distracted chasing everything, Google entered with laser focus: faster search, a cleaner inbox, and a mobile-first vision. The result?

Google didn’t just win; Yahoo vanished from India’s online life, going from king to case study in decline. By 2017, Yahoo was history, and Google became India’s default internet for a billion users 🚀

While Google built tools, Yahoo built distractions.

Here's a breakdown of how the internet's OG lost India. Swipe through the rise, the fall, and the missed billion-dollar “what ifs.” ⬇️

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