Arkady Volozh
Founder of Yandex, Russia’s search giant, and CEO of Nebius
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Arkady Volozh is an Israeli entrepreneur and computer scientist who co-founded Yandex, Russia’s leading search engine. After condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, he left the company, and its non-Russian assets became Nebius Group, an AI-cloud company he leads from Amsterdam.
Biography
Background
Volozh grew up in Almaty and studied applied mathematics at the Gubkin Institute of Oil and Gas in Moscow.
Search
In the early 1990s, with Ilya Segalovich, he built search software that handled the complex grammar of Russian. They launched yandex.ru in 1997, and Yandex beat Google in Russia.
Yandex
Yandex expanded into maps, taxis, food delivery and self-driving cars and listed on the Nasdaq in 2011.
Nebius
In 2022 he resigned as CEO after EU sanctions and in 2023 called the war in Ukraine “barbaric”. In 2024 Yandex’s Russian business was sold and the remaining international business became Nebius Group.
Timeline
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1964
Born in Atyrau, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
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1989
Founds CompTek
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1997
Launches Yandex
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2011
Yandex listed on Nasdaq
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2022
Leaves Yandex
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2023
Condemns the war
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2024
EU lifts sanctions; Nebius Group formed
Did you know?
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“Yandex” stands for “Yet Another iNDEXer”.
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He moved to Israel in 2014.
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Nebius builds data centres for AI in Europe and the US.
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Frequently asked
Who is Arkady Volozh?
Arkady Volozh is an Israeli entrepreneur and computer scientist who co-founded Yandex, Russia’s leading search engine. After condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, he left the company, and its non-Russian assets became Nebius Group, an AI-cloud company he leads from Amsterdam.
How old is Arkady Volozh?
Arkady Volozh is 62 years old, born on 11 February 1964 in Atyrau, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union.
Where is Arkady Volozh from?
Arkady Volozh was born in Atyrau, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union.
What is Arkady Volozh known for?
Arkady Volozh is best known for Co-founding Yandex (1997); leaving Russia; founding Nebius Group (AI cloud).
References
- Arkady Volozh — Wikipedia. Wikipedia. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
- Arkady Volozh — IMDb. IMDb. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
- Official website. volozh.com. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
- Arkady Volozh (Q4123823) — structured data. Wikidata. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
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