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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/38/Yelp_Screenshot.jpg/300px-Yelp_Screenshot.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/38/Yelp_Screenshot.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="421" data-file-height="237" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Yelp.com homepage</div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type of business</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Public_company" title="Public company">Public</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Ticker_symbol" title="Ticker symbol">Traded as</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Stock_Exchange" title="New York Stock Exchange">NYSE</a>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nyse.com/quote/XNYS:YELP">YELP</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/S%26P_600" title="S&P 600">S&P 600</a> component</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">October 2004<span class="noprint">; 20 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2004-10</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/350_Mission_Street" title="350 Mission Street">350 Mission Street</a>, <div style="display:inline;" class="locality"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="San Francisco, California">San Francisco, California</a></span></div>, <div style="display:inline;" class="country-name">U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Stoppelman" title="Jeremy Stoppelman">Jeremy Stoppelman</a> (6.3%)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Organizational_founder" title="Organizational founder">Founder(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Stoppelman" title="Jeremy Stoppelman">Jeremy Stoppelman</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Russel_Simmons" title="Russel Simmons">Russel Simmons</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Key people</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Stoppelman" title="Jeremy Stoppelman">Jeremy Stoppelman</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chief_executive_officer" title="Chief executive officer">CEO</a>)</li> <li>Jed Nachman (<a href="/wiki/Chief_operating_officer" title="Chief operating officer">COO</a>)</li> <li>David Schwarzbach (<a href="/wiki/Chief_financial_officer" title="Chief financial officer">CFO</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Industry</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Local_search_(Internet)" title="Local search (Internet)">Local search</a>, business ratings and reviews, online food delivery, local homeowner services</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Product_(business)" title="Product (business)">Products</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Online_advertising" title="Online advertising">Online advertising</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Revenue" title="Revenue">Revenue</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/20px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/40px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> <span style="white-space: nowrap"><a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">US$</a>1.34 billion</span> (2023)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Earnings_before_interest_and_taxes" title="Earnings before interest and taxes">Operating income</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/20px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/40px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> US$79 million (2023)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Net_income" title="Net income">Net income</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/20px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/40px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> US$99 million (2023)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Asset" title="Asset">Total assets</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/20px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/40px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> US$1.01 billion (2023)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Equity_(finance)" title="Equity (finance)">Total equity</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/20px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/40px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> US$750 million (2023)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Employees</th><td class="infobox-data">4,872 (2023)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">URL</th><td class="infobox-data url"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://yelp.com/">yelp<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Computing_platform" title="Computing platform">Native client(s) on</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/IOS" title="IOS">iOS</a>, <a href="/wiki/Android_(operating_system)" title="Android (operating system)">Android</a>, <a href="/wiki/Windows_Phone" title="Windows Phone">Windows</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below">References:<sup id="cite_ref-10K_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10K-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Yelp Inc.</b> is an American company that develops the Yelp.com website and the Yelp <a href="/wiki/Mobile_app" title="Mobile app">mobile app</a>, which publishes <a href="/wiki/Crowd-sourced" class="mw-redirect" title="Crowd-sourced">crowd-sourced</a> reviews about businesses. It also operates Yelp Guest Manager, a <a href="/wiki/Table_reservation" title="Table reservation">table reservation</a> service. It is headquartered in <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a>. </p><p>Yelp was founded in 2004 by former <a href="/wiki/PayPal" title="PayPal">PayPal</a> employees <a href="/wiki/Russel_Simmons" title="Russel Simmons">Russel Simmons</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Stoppelman" title="Jeremy Stoppelman">Jeremy Stoppelman</a>. It has since become one of the leading sources of user-generated reviews and ratings for businesses. Yelp grew in usage and raised several rounds of funding in the following years. By 2010, it had $30 million in revenue, and the website had published about 4.5 million crowd-sourced reviews. From 2009 to 2012, Yelp expanded throughout Europe and Asia. In 2009, it entered unsuccessful negotiations to be acquired by <a href="/wiki/Google" title="Google">Google</a>. Yelp became a <a href="/wiki/Public_company" title="Public company">public company</a> via an <a href="/wiki/Initial_public_offering" title="Initial public offering">initial public offering</a> in March 2012 and became profitable for the first time two years later.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of December 31, 2023, approximately 287 million reviews have been contributed to Yelp. In 2023, the company had over 36 million desktop unique visitors and over 60 million mobile web unique visitors. Yelp estimates that over 55% of its audience has an annual household income of more than $100,000.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The company has been accused of using unfair practices to raise revenue from the businesses that are reviewed on its site –  e.g., by presenting more negative review information for companies that do not purchase its advertising services or by prominently featuring advertisements of the competitors of such non-paying companies or conversely by excluding negative reviews from companies' overall rating on the basis that the reviews "are not currently recommended".<sup id="cite_ref-Yelp_Support_Center_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Yelp_Support_Center-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There have also been complaints of aggressive and misleading tactics by some of its advertising sales representatives. The company's review system's reliability has also been affected by the submission of fake reviews by external users, such as false positive reviews submitted by a company to promote its own business or false negative reviews submitted about competing businesses – a practice sometimes known as "<a href="/wiki/Astroturfing" title="Astroturfing">astroturfing</a>" – which the company has tried to combat in various ways. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Company_history_(2004–present)"><span id="Company_history_.282004.E2.80.93present.29"></span>Company history (2004–present)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yelp&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Company history (2004–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Origins_(2004–2009)"><span id="Origins_.282004.E2.80.932009.29"></span>Origins (2004–2009)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yelp&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Origins (2004–2009)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jeremy_Stoppelman_LeWeb_conference.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Jeremy_Stoppelman_LeWeb_conference.jpg/250px-Jeremy_Stoppelman_LeWeb_conference.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="198" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Jeremy_Stoppelman_LeWeb_conference.jpg/330px-Jeremy_Stoppelman_LeWeb_conference.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Jeremy_Stoppelman_LeWeb_conference.jpg/500px-Jeremy_Stoppelman_LeWeb_conference.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1801" data-file-height="2094" /></a><figcaption>Jeremy Stoppelman, co-founder and CEO of Yelp</figcaption></figure> <p>Two former <a href="/wiki/PayPal" title="PayPal">PayPal</a> employees, <a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Stoppelman" title="Jeremy Stoppelman">Jeremy Stoppelman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Russel_Simmons" title="Russel Simmons">Russel Simmons</a>, founded Yelp at a <a href="/wiki/Business_incubator" title="Business incubator">business incubator</a>, MRL Ventures, in 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-Australia_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Australia-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AmbitiousPlan_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AmbitiousPlan-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Stoppelman and Simmons conceived the initial idea for Yelp as an email-based referral network, after Stoppelman caught the flu<sup id="cite_ref-doctor_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-doctor-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and had a difficult time finding an online recommendation for a local doctor.<sup id="cite_ref-AmbitiousPlan_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AmbitiousPlan-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BigBreak_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BigBreak-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Max_Levchin" title="Max Levchin">Max Levchin</a>, the co-founders' former colleague as founding <a href="/wiki/Chief_technology_officer" title="Chief technology officer">chief technology officer</a> of PayPal and founder of MRL Ventures, provided $1 million in <a href="/wiki/Angel_financing" class="mw-redirect" title="Angel financing">Angel financing</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AmbitiousPlan_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AmbitiousPlan-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MRL co-founder David Galbraith, who instigated the local services project based on user reviews, came up with the name "Yelp".<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Stoppelman explained that they decided on "Yelp" for the company's name because "it was short, memorable, easy to spell, and was familiar with 'the help' and '<a href="/wiki/Yellow_pages" title="Yellow pages">yellow pages</a><span style="padding-right:0.15em;">'</span>".<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to <i><a href="/wiki/Fortune_(magazine)" title="Fortune (magazine)">Fortune</a></i>, Yelp's initial email-based system was "convoluted".<sup id="cite_ref-AmbitiousPlan_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AmbitiousPlan-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The idea was rejected by investors and did not attract users beyond the cofounders' friends and family.<sup id="cite_ref-Chafkin_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chafkin-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Usage data showed that users were not answering requests for referrals, but were using the "Real Reviews" feature, which allowed them to write reviews unsolicited.<sup id="cite_ref-AmbitiousPlan_8-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AmbitiousPlan-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to <i><a href="/wiki/The_San_Francisco_Chronicle" class="mw-redirect" title="The San Francisco Chronicle">The San Francisco Chronicle</a></i>, "the site's popularity soared" after it was re-designed in late 2005 with the distinctive Burst <a href="/wiki/Logo" title="Logo">logo</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-SFGate1_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SFGate1-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Yelp raised $5 million in funding in 2005 from <a href="/wiki/Bessemer_Venture_Partners" title="Bessemer Venture Partners">Bessemer Venture Partners</a> and $10 million in November 2006 from <a href="/wiki/Benchmark_(venture_capital_firm)" title="Benchmark (venture capital firm)">Benchmark Capital</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-AmbitiousPlan_8-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AmbitiousPlan-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The number of reviewers on the site grew from 12,000 in 2005, to 100,000 in 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-Chafkin_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chafkin-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By the summer of 2006, the site had one million monthly visitors.<sup id="cite_ref-Chafkin_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chafkin-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It raised $15 million in funding from <a href="/wiki/DAG_Ventures" title="DAG Ventures">DAG Ventures</a> in February 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-CNET1_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNET1-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-McCarthy_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McCarthy-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2010, <a href="/wiki/Elevation_Partners" title="Elevation Partners">Elevation Partners</a> invested $100 million; $75 million was spent on purchasing equity from employees and investors, while $25 million was invested in sales staff and expansion.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Yelp grew from 6 million monthly visitors in 2007 to 16.5 million in 2008 and from 12 to 24 cities during the same time period. By 2009, the site had 4.5 million reviews.<sup id="cite_ref-Jumps_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jumps-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 2010, Yelp's revenues were estimated to be $30 million and it employed 300 people.<sup id="cite_ref-Chafkin_16-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chafkin-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Private_company_(2009–2012)"><span id="Private_company_.282009.E2.80.932012.29"></span>Private company (2009–2012)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yelp&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Private company (2009–2012)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Yelp introduced a site for the United Kingdom in January 2009<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and one for Canada that August.<sup id="cite_ref-Jumps_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jumps-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first non-English Yelp site was introduced in France in 2010; users had the option to read and write content in French or English.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From 2010 to 2011, Yelp launched several more sites, in Austria, Germany, Spain, and the Netherlands. International website traffic doubled during the same time period.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An Australian website went live in November 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-Australia_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Australia-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was supported through a partnership with <a href="/wiki/Telstra" title="Telstra">Telstra</a>, which provided one million initial business listings,<sup id="cite_ref-yelpaus_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yelpaus-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was initially glitchy.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By the end of 2012, Yelp was publishing reviews for establishments in 20 countries, including Turkey<sup id="cite_ref-CNet_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNet-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Denmark.<sup id="cite_ref-NYSE_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYSE-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Yelp's first site in Asia was introduced in September 2012 in Singapore,<sup id="cite_ref-doctor_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-doctor-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which was followed by Japan in 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 2009, <a href="/wiki/Google" title="Google">Google</a> entered into negotiations with Yelp to acquire the company,<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but the two parties failed to reach an agreement.<sup id="cite_ref-NYT_2009_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT_2009-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i>, Google offered about $500 million, but the deal fell through after <a href="/wiki/Yahoo" title="Yahoo">Yahoo</a> offered $1 billion.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/TechCrunch" title="TechCrunch">TechCrunch</a> reported that Google refused to match Yahoo's offer. Both offers were later abandoned following a disagreement between Yelp's management and board of directors about the offers.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 2015, Yelp published a study alleging Google was altering search results to benefit its own online services.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Yelp began a service called Yelp Deals in April 2011,<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but by August it cut back on Deals due to increased competition and market saturation.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That September, the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Trade_Commission" title="Federal Trade Commission">Federal Trade Commission</a> investigated Yelp's allegations that Google was using Yelp web content without authorization and that Google's <a href="/wiki/Search_algorithm" title="Search algorithm">search algorithms</a> favored <a href="/wiki/Google_Places" class="mw-redirect" title="Google Places">Google Places</a> over similar services provided by Yelp.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In order to avoid an FTC anti-trust lawsuit, in January 2014, Google agreed to allow services like Yelp the ability to opt out of having their data scraped and used on Google's websites.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Public_entity_(2012–present)"><span id="Public_entity_.282012.E2.80.93present.29"></span>Public entity (2012–present)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yelp&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Public entity (2012–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Salesforce_East_2021.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Salesforce_East_2021.jpg/220px-Salesforce_East_2021.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="391" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Salesforce_East_2021.jpg/330px-Salesforce_East_2021.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Salesforce_East_2021.jpg/440px-Salesforce_East_2021.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2268" data-file-height="4032" /></a><figcaption>The Salesforce East building in San Francisco, Yelp's headquarters since late 2021</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:PacBell_Building,_northeast_corner.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/PacBell_Building%2C_northeast_corner.jpg/170px-PacBell_Building%2C_northeast_corner.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/PacBell_Building%2C_northeast_corner.jpg/255px-PacBell_Building%2C_northeast_corner.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/PacBell_Building%2C_northeast_corner.jpg/340px-PacBell_Building%2C_northeast_corner.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="1500" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/140_New_Montgomery" title="140 New Montgomery">140 New Montgomery</a> building in San Francisco, Yelp's former headquarters</figcaption></figure> <p>Having filed for an <a href="/wiki/Initial_public_offering" title="Initial public offering">initial public offering</a> (IPO) with the <a href="/wiki/Securities_Exchange_Commission" class="mw-redirect" title="Securities Exchange Commission">Securities Exchange Commission</a> in November 2011,<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Yelp's stock began public trading on the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Stock_Exchange" title="New York Stock Exchange">New York Stock Exchange</a> on March 2, 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2012, Yelp acquired its largest European rival, <a href="/wiki/Qype" title="Qype">Qype</a>, for $50 million.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-doctor_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-doctor-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following year, CEO <a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Stoppelman" title="Jeremy Stoppelman">Jeremy Stoppelman</a> reduced his salary to $1.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Yelp acquired start-up online reservation company SeatMe for $12.7 million in cash and stock in 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-Yelp!-Inc-Jul-2013-8-K_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Yelp!-Inc-Jul-2013-8-K-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Yelp's second quarter 2013 revenue of $55 million "exceeded expectations", but the company was not yet profitable.<sup id="cite_ref-Yelp!-Inc-Aug-2013-10-Q_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Yelp!-Inc-Aug-2013-10-Q-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CNN_September_2013_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNN_September_2013-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2012/13, Yelp moved into its new corporate headquarters, occupying about 150,000 square feet on 12 floors of <a href="/wiki/140_New_Montgomery" title="140 New Montgomery">140 New Montgomery</a> (the former PacBell building) in San Francisco.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The company was profitable for the first time in the second quarter of 2014,<sup id="cite_ref-Yelp!-Inc-Aug-2013-10-Q_59-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Yelp!-Inc-Aug-2013-10-Q-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as a result of increasing ad spending by business owners and possibly from changes in Google's local search algorithm.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The algorithm dubbed <a href="/wiki/Google_Pigeon" title="Google Pigeon">Google Pigeon</a> made authoritative local directory sites like Yelp and <a href="/wiki/TripAdvisor" class="mw-redirect" title="TripAdvisor">TripAdvisor</a> more visible.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Over the course of the year, Yelp websites were launched in Mexico, Japan, and Argentina.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also in 2014, Yelp expanded in Europe through the acquisitions of German-based restaurant <a href="/wiki/Review_site" title="Review site">review site</a> Restaurant-Kritik and French-based CityVox.<sup id="cite_ref-Yelp!-Inc-Feb-2015-10-K_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Yelp!-Inc-Feb-2015-10-K-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In early February 2015, Yelp announced it bought Eat24, an online food-ordering service, for $134 million.<sup id="cite_ref-Yelp!-Inc-Feb-2015-8-K_68-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Yelp!-Inc-Feb-2015-8-K-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Then in August 2017, Yelp sold Eat24 to <a href="/wiki/Grubhub" title="Grubhub">Grubhub</a> for $287.5 million.<sup id="cite_ref-Yelp!-Inc-Aug-2017-8-K_71-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Yelp!-Inc-Aug-2017-8-K-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The acquisition resulted in a partnership to integrate Grubhub delivery into the Yelp profiles of restaurants.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In late 2015, a "Public Services & Government" section was introduced to Yelp, and the <a href="/wiki/General_Services_Administration" title="General Services Administration">General Services Administration</a> began encouraging government agencies to create and monitor official government pages.<sup id="cite_ref-Washington_Post_2015_74-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Washington_Post_2015-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For example, the <a href="/wiki/Transportation_Security_Administration" title="Transportation Security Administration">Transportation Security Administration</a> created official TSA Yelp pages.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later that year Yelp began experimenting in San Francisco with consumer alerts that were added to pages about restaurants with poor hygiene scores in government inspections.<sup id="cite_ref-washingtonpost_77-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-washingtonpost-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Research conducted by the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Children%27s_Hospital" title="Boston Children's Hospital">Boston Children's Hospital</a> found that Yelp reviews with keywords associated with food poisoning correlates strongly with poor hygiene at the restaurant. Researchers at <a href="/wiki/Columbia_University" title="Columbia University">Columbia University</a> used data from Yelp to identify three previously unreported restaurant-related food poisoning outbreaks.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On November 2, 2016, concurrent with its earnings report for Q3 2016, Yelp announced it would drastically scale back its operations outside North America and halt international expansion. This resulted in the termination of essentially all international employees across Yelp's 30+ international markets from the sales, marketing, public relations, business outreach, and government relations departments. Overseas employees now primarily consist of engineering and product management staff. These layoffs affected only 175 individuals or 4% of its total workforce.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Yelp!-Inc-Nov-2016-8-K_80-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Yelp!-Inc-Nov-2016-8-K-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2017, Yelp acquired the restaurant reservation app Nowait for $40 million.<sup id="cite_ref-Sawers_2017_82-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sawers_2017-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 2017, Yelp acquired <a href="/wiki/Wi-Fi" title="Wi-Fi">Wi-Fi</a> marketing company Turnstyle Analytics for $20 million.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In early 2020, Yelp listed space at 55 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, for 235 employees as available for sublease.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Business closures and stay-at-home orders during the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_States" title="COVID-19 pandemic in the United States">COVID-19 pandemic in the United States</a> caused a massive decline in searches on Yelp (down 64–83% from March to April, depending on category) and company revenues. On April 9, the company announced it would lay off 1,000 employees, furlough about 1,100 with benefits, reduce hours for others, cut executive pay by 20–30%, and stop paying the CEO for the rest of 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 2021, Yelp announced that it was relocating its corporate headquarters to a smaller space at 350 Mission Street to be subleased from <a href="/wiki/Salesforce" title="Salesforce">Salesforce</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-DiFeliciantonio_88-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DiFeliciantonio-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On June 1, 2023, Yelp decided to close its offices in <a href="/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona" title="Phoenix, Arizona">Phoenix, Arizona</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hamburg,_Germany" class="mw-redirect" title="Hamburg, Germany">Hamburg, Germany</a>. According to an announcement made by the company, less than 6 percent of the available workstations in these offices were being utilized. This move comes after Yelp had already shut down its New York, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. offices.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of mid-2023, Yelp maintains a single remaining office in the United States in San Francisco. Additionally, the company will continue its operations in Toronto, Canada, and London, United Kingdom. The closure and downsizing of these offices are expected to result in approximately $27 million in annual cost savings for Yelp during the 2023–24 fiscal year.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of February 2024, its website listed reviews for establishments in 32 countries.<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Features">Features</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yelp&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Features"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">Yelp.com</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843" /><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="background:gainsboro;text-align:center">Screenshot</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yelp_Mobile_Home.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/73/Yelp_Mobile_Home.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="534" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="445" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">The homepage of Yelp's <a href="/wiki/IPhone" title="IPhone">iPhone</a> app.</div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Type of site</div></th><td class="infobox-data">Local online reviews</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Available in</th><td class="infobox-data">15 languages<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data">Yelp, Inc.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">URL</th><td class="infobox-data url"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.yelp.com/">www<wbr />.yelp<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Commercial</th><td class="infobox-data">Yes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Registration</th><td class="infobox-data">Optional</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Registered_user" title="Registered user">Users</a></th><td class="infobox-data">142 million unique visitors per month</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Launched</th><td class="infobox-data">2004<span class="noprint">; 21 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2004</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Current status</th><td class="infobox-data category">Online</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Written in</th><td class="infobox-data">Python, Java, and a custom framework</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Yelp's website, Yelp.com, is a crowd-sourced local business review and social networking site.<sup id="cite_ref-AmbitiousPlan_8-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AmbitiousPlan-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The site has pages devoted to individual locations, such as restaurants or schools, where Yelp users can submit a review of their products or services<sup id="cite_ref-registerregister_93-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-registerregister-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> using a one to five stars <a href="/wiki/Rating_scale" title="Rating scale">rating scale</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Chafkin_16-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chafkin-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Businesses can update contact information, hours, and other basic listing information or add special deals.<sup id="cite_ref-Chafkin_16-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chafkin-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Jumps_22-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jumps-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition to writing reviews, users can react to reviews, plan events, or discuss their personal lives.<sup id="cite_ref-AmbitiousPlan_8-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AmbitiousPlan-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>78% of businesses listed on the site had a rating of three stars or better,<sup id="cite_ref-factsheet_94-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-factsheet-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but some negative reviews were very personal or extreme.<sup id="cite_ref-Chafkin_16-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chafkin-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some of the reviews are written entertainingly or creatively.<sup id="cite_ref-SFGate1_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SFGate1-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2014, users could give a "thumbs-up" to reviews they liked, which caused these reviews to be featured more prominently in the system.<sup id="cite_ref-criticaleye_95-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-criticaleye-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2008, each day a "Review of the Day" was determined based on a vote by users.<sup id="cite_ref-eatandtell_96-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eatandtell-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>72% of Yelp searches are done from a mobile device.<sup id="cite_ref-factsheet_94-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-factsheet-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Yelp <a href="/wiki/IPhone" title="IPhone">iPhone</a> <a href="/wiki/Mobile_app" title="Mobile app">mobile app</a> was introduced in December 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In August 2009, Yelp released an update to the iPhone app with a hidden <a href="/wiki/Easter_egg_(media)" title="Easter egg (media)">Easter Egg</a> augmented reality feature called Monocle, which allowed users looking through their iPhone camera to see Yelp data on businesses seen through the camera.<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Check-in features were added in 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-checkin_100-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-checkin-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Yelp users can make restaurant reservations in Yelp through Yelp Reservations, a feature initially added in June 2010; in 2021 the service was consolidated with others into "Yelp Guest Manager".<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Yelp's reservation features have been done through <a href="/wiki/SeatMe" class="mw-redirect" title="SeatMe">SeatMe</a>, which was acquired by Yelp in 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-Yelp!-Inc-Jul-2013-8-K_55-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Yelp!-Inc-Jul-2013-8-K-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prior to that, Yelp had offered reservation services through <a href="/wiki/OpenTable" title="OpenTable">OpenTable</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Bilton_2010_103-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bilton_2010-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2013, features to have food ordered and delivered were added to Yelp<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well as the ability to view hygiene inspection scores<sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and make appointments at spas.<sup id="cite_ref-SideofBookings_106-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SideofBookings-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Yelp's content was integrated into <a href="/wiki/Apple_Inc." title="Apple Inc.">Apple Inc.</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Siri" title="Siri">Siri</a> "<a href="/wiki/Virtual_assistant" title="Virtual assistant">virtual assistant</a>" and the mapping and directions app of Apple's September 2012 release of the <a href="/wiki/IOS_6" title="IOS 6">iOS 6</a> computer operating system.<sup id="cite_ref-Yelp!-Inc-Aug-2012-8-K_107-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Yelp!-Inc-Aug-2012-8-K-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2014, Yelp added features for ordering and scheduling manicures, flower deliveries, golf games, and legal consultations, among other things.<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 2014, the company, working in collaboration with hotel search site Hipmunk, added features to book hotels through Yelp.<sup id="cite_ref-SideofBookings_106-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SideofBookings-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Yelp!-Inc-Feb-2015-10-K_65-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Yelp!-Inc-Feb-2015-10-K-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Yelp started a 7–10% cash-back program at some US restaurants in 2016 through a partnership with Empyr, which links credit card purchases to <a href="/wiki/Online_advertising" title="Online advertising">online advertising</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On February 14, 2017, Yelp launched Yelp Questions and Answers, a feature for users to ask venue-specific questions about businesses.<sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2020, Yelp launched a COVID-19 section that enables businesses to update their health and safety measures as well as their service offering changes.<sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Starting January 2021, users can provide detailed feedback regarding what health and safety measures the business has implemented through editing in the COVID-19 section on Yelp business pages.<sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2023, Yelp introduced Yelp Guaranteed, which provides a refund of up to $2,500 if something goes wrong with a project. It also improved its search features with AI and added the option to add video to reviews.<sup id="cite_ref-u388_117-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-u388-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 2024, Yelp released Yelp Assistant, an AI chatbot that helps users find a professional for a project. It also introduced an API that allows developers to search Yelp data from other applications, and made other improvements.<sup id="cite_ref-s089_118-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-s089-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Features_for_businesses">Features for businesses</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yelp&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Features for businesses"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Yelp added the ability for business owners to respond to reviews in 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-Chafkin_16-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chafkin-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-nytloi_119-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytloi-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Businesses can respond privately by messaging the reviewer or publicly on their profile page. In some cases, Yelp users that had a bad experience have updated their reviews more favorably due to the business's efforts to resolve their complaints. In some other cases, disputes between reviewers and business owners have led to harassment and physical altercations.<sup id="cite_ref-Chafkin_16-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chafkin-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The system has led to criticisms that business owners can bribe reviewers with free food or discounts to increase their rating. However, Yelp users say this rarely occurs.<sup id="cite_ref-eatandtell_96-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eatandtell-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A business owner can "claim" a profile, which allows them to respond to reviews and see traffic reports.<sup id="cite_ref-Chafkin_16-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chafkin-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Businesses can also offer discounts to Yelp users that visit often using a Yelp "check in" feature.<sup id="cite_ref-checkin_100-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-checkin-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-120" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-120"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2014, Yelp released an app for business owners to respond to reviews and manage their profiles from a mobile device.<sup id="cite_ref-121" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-121"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Business owners can also flag a review to be removed, if the review violates Yelp's content guidelines.<sup id="cite_ref-122" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-122"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Yelp's revenues primarily come from selling ads and sponsored listings to small businesses.<sup id="cite_ref-BigBreak_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BigBreak-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Chafkin_16-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chafkin-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Advertisers can pay to have their listing appear at the top of search results or feature ads on the pages of their competitors.<sup id="cite_ref-Chafkin_16-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chafkin-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Jumps_22-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jumps-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-nytloi_119-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytloi-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2016, advertising revenue grew at a rate of 30% year over year.<sup id="cite_ref-123" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-123"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Yelp will only allow businesses with at least a three-star rating to sign up for advertising.<sup id="cite_ref-SFGate1_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SFGate1-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Originally a sponsored "favorite review" could place a positive review above negative ones,<sup id="cite_ref-Chafkin_16-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chafkin-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but Yelp stopped offering this option in 2010 in an effort to deter the valid criticism that advertisers were able to obtain a more positive review appearance in exchange for pay.<sup id="cite_ref-FastTweak_124-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FastTweak-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-125" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-125"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On June 5, 2020, Yelp launched a tool to allow businesses on the platform to identify themselves as black-owned, allowing customers to search for black-owned companies they want to support.<sup id="cite_ref-126" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-126"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-127" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-127"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There were more than 2.5 million searches for black-owned businesses on Yelp from May 25 to July 10.<sup id="cite_ref-128" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-128"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>128<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Searches for black-owned businesses were up 2,400% in 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-129" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-129"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>129<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In August 2021 Yelp added a feature to let users filter businesses based on their COVID precautions.<sup id="cite_ref-Jones_2021_130-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jones_2021-130"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>130<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Relationship_with_businesses">Relationship with businesses</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yelp&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Relationship with businesses"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <a href="/wiki/Harvard_Business_School" title="Harvard Business School">Harvard Business School</a> study published in 2011 found that each "star" in a Yelp rating affected the business owner's sales by 5–9%.<sup id="cite_ref-fake_131-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fake-131"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>131<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Regularly_132-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Regularly-132"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A 2012 study by two <a href="/wiki/University_of_California,_Berkeley" title="University of California, Berkeley">University of California, Berkeley</a> economists found that an increase from 3.5 to 4 stars on Yelp resulted in a 19% increase in the chances of the restaurant being booked during peak hours.<sup id="cite_ref-133" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-133"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A 2014 survey of 300 small business owners done by <a href="/wiki/Yodle" class="mw-redirect" title="Yodle">Yodle</a> found that 78% were concerned about negative reviews. Also, 43% of respondents said they felt online reviews were unfair, because there is no verification that the review is written by a legitimate customer.<sup id="cite_ref-Regularly_132-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Regularly-132"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversy_and_litigation">Controversy and litigation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yelp&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Controversy and litigation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/User_review#Fake_reviews" title="User review">User review § Fake reviews</a></div> <p>Yelp has a complicated relationship with small businesses.<sup id="cite_ref-Weapon_134-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Weapon-134"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>134<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Criticism of Yelp continues to focus on the legitimacy of reviews, public statements of Yelp manipulating and blocking reviews in order to increase ad spending, as well as concerns regarding the privacy of reviewers. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Astroturfing">Astroturfing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yelp&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Astroturfing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As Yelp became more influential, the phenomenon of business owners and competitors writing fake reviews, known as "<a href="/wiki/Astroturfing" title="Astroturfing">astroturfing</a>", became more prevalent.<sup id="cite_ref-criticaleye_95-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-criticaleye-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-135" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-135"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>135<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A study from Harvard Associate Professor Michael Luca and Georgios Zervas of <a href="/wiki/Boston_University" title="Boston University">Boston University</a> analyzed 316,415 reviews in Boston and found that the percentage of fake reviews rose from 6% of the site's reviews in 2006 to 20% in 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-fake_131-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fake-131"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>131<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Yelp's own review filter identifies 25% of reviews as suspicious.<sup id="cite_ref-problem_136-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-problem-136"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>136<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Yelp has a proprietary algorithm that attempts to evaluate whether a review is authentic and filters out reviews that it believes are not based on a patron's actual personal experiences, as required by the site's <a href="/wiki/Terms_of_Use" class="mw-redirect" title="Terms of Use">Terms of Use</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Chafkin_16-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chafkin-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-137" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-137"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>137<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The review filter was first developed two weeks after the site was founded and the company saw their "first obviously fake reviews".<sup id="cite_ref-problem_136-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-problem-136"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>136<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Filtered reviews are moved into a special area and not counted towards the businesses' star-rating.<sup id="cite_ref-problem_136-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-problem-136"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>136<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The filter sometimes filters legitimate reviews, leading to complaints from business owners.<sup id="cite_ref-criticaleye_95-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-criticaleye-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> New York Attorney General <a href="/wiki/Eric_T._Schneiderman" class="mw-redirect" title="Eric T. Schneiderman">Eric T. Schneiderman</a> said Yelp has "the most aggressive" <a href="/wiki/Astroturfing" title="Astroturfing">astroturfing</a> filter out of the crowd-sourced websites it looked into.<sup id="cite_ref-problem_136-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-problem-136"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>136<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Yelp has also been criticized for not disclosing how the filter works,<sup id="cite_ref-problem_136-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-problem-136"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>136<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which it says would reveal information on how to defeat it.<sup id="cite_ref-Chafkin_16-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chafkin-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Yelp also conducts "sting operations" to uncover businesses writing their own reviews.<sup id="cite_ref-138" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-138"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>138<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 2012, Yelp placed a 90-day "consumer alert" on 150 business listings believed to have paid for reviews. The alert read "We caught someone red-handed trying to buy reviews for this business".<sup id="cite_ref-139" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-139"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>139<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-cecil_140-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cecil-140"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 2013, Yelp filed a lawsuit against BuyYelpReview/AdBlaze for allegedly writing fake reviews for pay.<sup id="cite_ref-141" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-141"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>141<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ABC_News_September_2013_142-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ABC_News_September_2013-142"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>142<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2013, Yelp sued a lawyer it alleged was part of a group of law firms that exchanged Yelp reviews, saying that many of the firm's reviews originated from their own office. The lawyer said Yelp was trying to get revenge for his legal disputes and activism against Yelp.<sup id="cite_ref-Weapon_134-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Weapon-134"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>134<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An effort to win dismissal of the case was denied in December 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-143" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-143"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>143<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In September 2013, Yelp cooperated with Operation Clean Turf, a sting operation by the New York Attorney General that uncovered 19 astroturfing operations.<sup id="cite_ref-problem_136-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-problem-136"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>136<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 2017, a Norfolk, Massachusetts, jury awarded a jewelry store over $34,000 after it determined that its competitor's employee had filed a false negative Yelp review that knowingly caused <a href="/wiki/Emotional_distress" class="mw-redirect" title="Emotional distress">emotional distress</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-144" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-144"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>144<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 2019, Yelp won a court case that challenged the company's explanation of how its review recommendation software worked. The court ruling stated that "None of the evidence presented at the trial showed anything nefarious or duplicitous on the part of Yelp in connection with the assertions made in the Challenged Statements."<sup id="cite_ref-145" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-145"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>145<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was one of a number of court cases that ruled in favor of Yelp over the years.<sup id="cite_ref-146" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Alleged_unfair_business_practices">Alleged unfair business practices</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yelp&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Alleged unfair business practices"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Yelp has a complicated relationship with small businesses.<sup id="cite_ref-Weapon_134-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Weapon-134"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>134<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There have been allegations that Yelp has manipulated reviews based on participation in its advertising programs.<sup id="cite_ref-147" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-147"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>147<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many business owners have said that Yelp salespeople have offered to remove or suppress negative reviews if they purchase advertising.<sup id="cite_ref-criticaleye_95-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-criticaleye-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-148" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-148"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>148<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Others report seeing negative reviews featured prominently and positive reviews buried, and then soon afterwards, they would receive calls from Yelp attempting to sell paid advertising.<sup id="cite_ref-149" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-149"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>149<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Yelp staff acknowledged that they had allowed their advertising partners to move their favorite review to the top of the listings as a "featured review", but said the reviews were not otherwise manipulated to favor the partner businesses.<sup id="cite_ref-registerregister_93-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-registerregister-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Such featured reviews were shown with a strip above them that said "One of [Insert Business Here]'s Favorite Reviews" and "This business is a Yelp sponsor."<sup id="cite_ref-registerregister_93-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-registerregister-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The company also said it might have had some rogue salespeople that misrepresented their practices when selling advertising services.<sup id="cite_ref-registerregister_93-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-registerregister-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In response to the criticism of their allowing their advertising partners to manipulate the review listing, Yelp ceased its "featured review" practice in 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-FastTweak_124-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FastTweak-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Several lawsuits have been filed against Yelp accusing it of extorting businesses into buying advertising products. Each has been dismissed by a judge before reaching trial.<sup id="cite_ref-criticaleye_95-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-criticaleye-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In February 2010, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Yelp alleging it asked a Long Beach veterinary hospital to pay $300 a month for advertising services that included the suppression or deletion of disparaging customer reviews.<sup id="cite_ref-150" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-150"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>150<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following month, nine additional businesses joined the class-action lawsuit,<sup id="cite_ref-151" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-151"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>151<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and two similar lawsuits were filed.<sup id="cite_ref-152" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-152"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>152<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That May the lawsuits were combined into one class-action lawsuit,<sup id="cite_ref-153" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-153"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>153<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which was dismissed by San Francisco U.S. District Judge <a href="/wiki/Edward_M._Chen" title="Edward M. Chen">Edward Chen</a> in 2011. Chen said the reviews were protected by the <a href="/wiki/Communications_Decency_Act_of_1996" class="mw-redirect" title="Communications Decency Act of 1996">Communications Decency Act of 1996</a> and that there was no evidence of manipulation by Yelp.<sup id="cite_ref-154" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-154"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>154<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The plaintiffs filed an appeal.<sup id="cite_ref-IBT_July_2013_155-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IBT_July_2013-155"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>155<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In September 2014, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Ninth_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit</a> upheld the dismissal, finding that even if Yelp did manipulate reviews to favor advertisers, this would not fall under the court's legal definition of extortion.<sup id="cite_ref-156" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-156"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>156<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-157" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-157"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>157<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-158" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-158"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>158<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2013, Yelp launched a series of town hall style meetings in 22 major American cities in an effort to address concerns among local business owners. Many attendees expressed frustration with seeing Yelp remove positive reviews after they declined to advertise, receiving reviews from users that never entered the establishment, and other issues.<sup id="cite_ref-IBT_July_2013_155-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IBT_July_2013-155"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>155<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-LA_Times_August_2013_159-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LA_Times_August_2013-159"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>159<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A 2011 "working paper" published by <a href="/wiki/Harvard_Business_School" title="Harvard Business School">Harvard Business School</a> from Harvard Associate Professor Michael Luca and Georgios Zervas of <a href="/wiki/Boston_University" title="Boston University">Boston University</a> found that there was no significant statistical correlation between being a Yelp advertiser and having more favorable reviews.<sup id="cite_ref-Regularly_132-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Regularly-132"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-160" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-160"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>160<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Federal Trade Commission received 2,046 complaints about Yelp from 2008 to 2014,<sup id="cite_ref-Regularly_132-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Regularly-132"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> most from small businesses regarding allegedly unfair or fake reviews or negative reviews that appear after declining to advertise.<sup id="cite_ref-brewafight_161-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brewafight-161"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>161<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to Yelp, the Federal Trade Commission finished a second examination of Yelp's practices in 2015 and in both cases did not pursue an action against the company.<sup id="cite_ref-162" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-162"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>162<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-163" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-163"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>163<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Journalist <a href="/wiki/David_Lazarus" title="David Lazarus">David Lazarus</a> of the <i><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a></i> also criticized Yelp in 2014 for the practice of selling competitors' ads to run on top of business listings and then offering to have the ads removed as part of a paid feature.<sup id="cite_ref-164" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-164"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>164<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 2019 film <i><a href="/wiki/Billion_Dollar_Bully" title="Billion Dollar Bully">Billion Dollar Bully</a></i> documents Yelp's alleged business practices.<sup id="cite_ref-milliken2015_165-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-milliken2015-165"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>165<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2018, in the case <i>Hassell v. Bird</i>, the California Supreme Court held by a narrow 4–3 margin that a business cannot force Yelp to remove a review, even if the review is defamatory of the business.<sup id="cite_ref-AP_News_166-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AP_News-166"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>166<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-167" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-167"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>167<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A 2019 investigation by <a href="/wiki/Vice_News" title="Vice News">Vice News</a> and the podcast Underunderstood found that in some cases, Yelp was replacing restaurant's direct phone numbers with numbers that routed through <a href="/wiki/GrubHub" class="mw-redirect" title="GrubHub">GrubHub</a>, which would then charge restaurants for the calls under marketing agreements GrubHub has with restaurants.<sup id="cite_ref-168" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-168"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>168<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Political_expression_and_politically_motivated_ratings">Political expression and politically motivated ratings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yelp&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Political expression and politically motivated ratings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Eater reported that between 2012 and 2015, a number of users who review restaurants on the site have posted reviews that contained comments about the political activities and political views of businesses and their owners or have submitted ratings affected by political motivations. The article found that in some instances, the Yelp review area for a business has become flooded with such review submissions after a business was involved in politically sensitive action. Yelp has removed reviews of this nature and has tried to suppress their submission.<sup id="cite_ref-SocialProtest_169-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SocialProtest-169"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>169<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Litigation_over_review_content">Litigation over review content</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yelp&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Litigation over review content"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to data compiled in 2014 by the Wall Street Journal, Yelp receives about six subpoenas a month asking for the names of anonymous reviewers, mostly from business owners seeking litigation against those writing negative reviews.<sup id="cite_ref-Regularly_132-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Regularly-132"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2012, the Alexandria Circuit Court and the Virginia Court of Appeals<sup id="cite_ref-170" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-170"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>170<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> held Yelp in contempt for refusing to disclose the identities of seven reviewers who anonymously criticized a carpet-cleaning business. In 2014, Yelp appealed to the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Virginia" title="Supreme Court of Virginia">Virginia Supreme Court</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-brewafight_161-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brewafight-161"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>161<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-171" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-171"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>171<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A popular public argument in favor of Yelp at the time was that a ruling against Yelp would negatively affect <a href="/wiki/Free_speech" class="mw-redirect" title="Free speech">free speech</a> online. The judge from an early ruling said that if the reviewers did not actually use the businesses' services, their communications would be false claims not protected by free speech laws.<sup id="cite_ref-172" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-172"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>172<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Virginia Supreme Court ruled that Yelp, a non-resident company in the state of Virginia, could not be subpoenaed by a lower court.<sup id="cite_ref-173" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-173"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>173<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also in 2014, a California state law was enacted that prohibits businesses from using "disparagement clauses" in their contracts or terms of use that allow them to sue or fine customers that write negatively about them online.<sup id="cite_ref-174" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-174"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>174<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-175" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-175"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>175<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Investigations">Investigations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yelp&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Investigations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A 2020 <i>Business Insider</i> investigation questioned the culture, ethics and practices within Yelp.<sup id="cite_ref-176" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-176"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>176<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-177" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-177"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>177<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An April 2022 Vice article highlighted that some Elite reviewers use their status to sell reviews.<sup id="cite_ref-178" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-178"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>178<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Community">Community</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Yelp&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Community"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to <i><a href="/wiki/Inc._(magazine)" title="Inc. (magazine)">Inc. Magazine</a></i> most reviewers (sometimes called "Yelpers"<sup id="cite_ref-SFGate1_17-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SFGate1-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) are "well-intentioned" and write reviews in order to express themselves, improve their writing, or to be creative. In some cases, they write reviews in order to lash out at corporate interests or businesses they dislike.<sup id="cite_ref-Chafkin_16-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chafkin-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Reviewers may also be motivated by badges and honors, such as being the first to review a new location,<sup id="cite_ref-SFGate1_17-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SFGate1-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or by praise and attention from other users.<sup id="cite_ref-nytloi_119-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytloi-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many reviews are written in an entertaining or creative manner.<sup id="cite_ref-SFGate1_17-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SFGate1-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Users can give a review a "thumbs-up" rating, which will cause it to be ranked higher in the review listings.<sup id="cite_ref-criticaleye_95-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-criticaleye-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Each day a "Review of the Day" is determined based on a vote by users.<sup id="cite_ref-eatandtell_96-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eatandtell-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to <i>The Discourse of Online Consumer Reviews</i> many Yelp reviewers are internet-savvy adults aged 18–25 or "suburban baby boomers".<sup id="cite_ref-discourse_179-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-discourse-179"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>179<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Reviewers are encouraged to use real names and photos.<sup id="cite_ref-discourse_179-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-discourse-179"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>179<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Each year members of the Yelp community are invited or self-nominated to the "Yelp Elite Squad" and some are accepted based on an evaluation of the quality and frequency of their reviews.<sup id="cite_ref-yhdnaoi_180-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yhdnaoi-180"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>180<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-latimes_181-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latimes-181"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>181<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Members may nominate other reviewers for elite status. Users must use their real name and photo on Yelp to qualify for the Elite Squad.<sup id="cite_ref-eatandtell_96-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eatandtell-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To accept a nomination, members must not own a business. Elite Squad Yelpers are governed by a council and estimated to include several thousand members. Yelp does not disclose how the Yelp Elite are selected.<sup id="cite_ref-SFGate1_17-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SFGate1-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-yhdnaoi_180-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yhdnaoi-180"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>180<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Elite Squad members are given different color badges based on how long they've been an elite member.<sup id="cite_ref-latimes_181-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latimes-181"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>181<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Yelp Elite Squad originated with parties Yelp began throwing for members in 2005,<sup id="cite_ref-latimes_181-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latimes-181"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>181<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in 2006 it was formally codified;<sup id="cite_ref-yhdnaoi_180-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yhdnaoi-180"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>180<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the name came from a joking reference to prolific reviewers that were invited to Yelp parties as the "Yelp Elite Squad"."<sup id="cite_ref-AmbitiousPlan_8-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AmbitiousPlan-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Chafkin_16-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chafkin-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Members are invited to special opening parties, given gifts, and receive other perks.<sup id="cite_ref-AmbitiousPlan_8-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AmbitiousPlan-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-latimes_181-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latimes-181"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>181<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2017, there are over 80 local Elite Squads in North America.<sup id="cite_ref-yhdnaoi_180-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yhdnaoi-180"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>180<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of 2017, Yelp employed a staff of over 80 community managers that organize parties for prolific reviewers, send encouraging messages to reviewers, and host classes for small business owners.<sup id="cite_ref-Chafkin_16-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chafkin-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Yelp reviewers are not required to disclose their identity, but Yelp encourages them to do so.<sup id="cite_ref-AmbitiousPlan_8-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AmbitiousPlan-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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