AOL

Overview

• IndustryInternet industry, mass media, media industry, software industry, technology industry¹
• HeadquartersNew York City¹
• Websiteaol.com
• Legal formopen joint-stock company¹
• Slogan“It's on!”¹

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The story

Founded by Jim Kimsey, Marc Seriff and Steve Case in 1983.¹

Leadership

Who has led AOL, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

• FounderJim Kimsey¹
• FounderMarc Seriff¹
• FounderSteve Case¹
• Chief executive officerTim Armstrong 2009 to now¹
• Chief executive officerRandy Falco Nov 2006 to 2009¹

Products and brands

• software

Listed on Wikidata.¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

• .aol
• AOL TV
• Adtech
• Advertising.com
• InfoInterActive
• Johnson-Grace
• MailBlocks
• MapQuest Inc.
• Medior
• Mirabilis
• NaviSoft
• Netscape
• Nullsoft
• O’Reilly Media
• Personal Library Software
• Quigo
• Relegence
• Socialthing
• Spinner
• Third Screen Media
• Weblogs, Inc.
• iAmaze
• HuffPost since Feb 7, 2011

Also owns

• AOL Mail
• DMOZ
• Engadget
• Ficlets
• GameDaily
• In2TV
• Joystiq
• Politics Daily
• Radio KOL
• TechCrunch
• about.me
• cambio.com

Former owners and parents

• WarnerMedia Jan 11, 2001 to May 28, 2009
• Verizon Jun 23, 2015 to Jan 2026
• Yahoo Inc. Jun 13, 2017 to Jan 2026
• Apollo Global Management Sep 1, 2021 to Jan 2026

From Wikidata.¹

Acquisitions

1. Feb 7, 2011HuffPost became a subsidiary¹
2. 2000Acquired MapQuest Inc.¹
3. Feb 1998CompuServe became a subsidiary¹
4. 1998Acquired Netscape¹

Employees over time

• 20205,600¹

Timeline

1. Jan 2026Acquired Acquired by Bending Spoons¹
2. Sep 1, 2021Acquired Acquired by Apollo Global Management¹
3. Jun 13, 2017Acquired Acquired by Yahoo Inc.¹
4. Jun 23, 2015Acquired Acquired by Verizon¹
5. 2009New chief executive Tim Armstrong becomes CEO¹
6. Nov 2006New chief executive Randy Falco becomes CEO¹
7. Jan 11, 2001Acquired Acquired by WarnerMedia¹
8. 1983Founded Founded¹

Links

• Websiteaol.com¹
• X (Twitter)x.com/AOL¹
• Facebookwww.facebook.com/aol¹
• Instagramwww.instagram.com/aol¹
• WikipediaAOL
• WikidataQ27585