# Yango

> Yango is a Dubai-headquartered technology company that started as a ride-hailing brand from the Yandex Taxi team in 2018 and has grown into a global everyday-services ecosystem. Operating in more than 30 countries across Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, Europe, and Latin America, Yango bundles mobility, food and grocery delivery, mapping, fintech, advertising, entertainment, and AI into locally adapted apps. Rather than owning fleets, it partners with local taxi companies and businesses, using a 'hyperlocal' playbook to tailor each product to regional cultures, currencies, and infrastructure.

- **Founded:** 2018
- **Headquarters:** Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- **Founders:** Yandex Taxi team (Originating team (2018)), Daniil Shuleyko (CEO, Yango Group)
- **Team size:** ~3,600 employees
- **Products:** Yango Ride, Yango Delivery / Deli, Yango Maps, Yango Play, Yasmina
- **Notable:** Grew from a single ride in Abidjan (2018) to operations in 30+ countries in under a decade, Estimated ~14% share of Africa's ride-hailing market, a top-three position alongside Bolt and Uber, Built one of the few multi-service (mobility, delivery, fintech, entertainment, AI) ecosystems focused on emerging markets

## Products & services

- **Yango Ride** — Ride-hailing service operating in 25+ countries, connecting riders with local taxi and driver partners rather than an owned fleet.
- **Yango Delivery / Deli** — Food, grocery, and parcel delivery plus last-mile logistics services integrated into local markets.
- **Yango Maps** — Mapping and navigation technology built for markets where established map data is thin.
- **Yango Play** — Entertainment and streaming platform bundled into the Yango ecosystem.
- **Yasmina** — Arabic-speaking AI voice assistant designed for the Gulf region.
- **Yango Pay / Fintech** — Payments, vehicle financing, and in-app lending tools for drivers and small businesses.
- **Yango Ads** — Advertising technology and digital advertising platform for brands in emerging markets.
- **Yango Tech** — B2B technology and digital-transformation arm empowering businesses with global technologies (retail automation, warehouse robotics).
- **Yango Ventures** — $20M venture arm investing in African startups across logistics, fintech, and online-to-offline infrastructure.

## Achievements

- Grew from a single ride in Abidjan (2018) to operations in 30+ countries in under a decade
- Estimated ~14% share of Africa's ride-hailing market, a top-three position alongside Bolt and Uber
- Built one of the few multi-service (mobility, delivery, fintech, entertainment, AI) ecosystems focused on emerging markets
- Launched Yasmina, an Arabic-native AI voice assistant, for the Gulf region
- Deployed warehouse robotics in Dubai (2024) and layered in-app lending in markets like Cameroon

## Latest updates

- **2025** — Announced a $150M funding round to expand African operations against Uber, Bolt, and inDrive.
- **2025** — Launched Yango Ventures, a $20M arm investing in African logistics, fintech, and O2O startups.
- **2024-12** — Yango Ads partnership with Landmark Group; regulatory suspension reported in Benin.
- **2024-05** — Introduced warehouse robotics operations in Dubai via Yango Tech.

## Links

- Website: https://yango.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/yangogroup
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yango/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yangomedia/

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Last updated: 2026-07-24