Daniel Yomtobian — a feature in five chapters
A feature in five chapters

Daniel Yomtobian

From a Los Angeles grocery-store checkout to one of the Internet’s leading cost-per-click search networks — the long-form story of ABCSearch’s co-founder.

Daniel Yomtobian, a well-known name in the online advertising industry, was born in the suburbs of Los Angeles, California, in 1977. He grew up in Los Angeles with his sister, one year his senior; their father is a businessman and their mother works as a social worker. Both of Daniel’s parents immigrated to the U.S. while in their teens.

In 2001 he launched ABCSearch — an idea he pursued with unwavering ambition, whose success reached beyond expectations: recognition across the online advertising industry, and over 2.5 billion searches served every month.

Contents

  1. I

    Early start

    Summers at his father's printing store, bagging groceries at fifteen, karate, football — and the first computer that changed everything.
  2. II

    Hitting his online stride

    Business courses by day, web design by night: domain trading, WayInternet, Findology, and the launch that earned real acclaim — ABCSearch.
  3. III

    Business fame

    Flexible bidding, geo-targeting and click-fraud prevention across two billion searches a month — plus the Exactseek partnership and AI-driven Adentify.
  4. IV

    A winning strategy

    Identifying the right opportunities and seizing them: the visionary long-range thinking behind ABCSearch's multiply-beneficial network.
  5. V

    The road ahead

    Regarded as a pioneer of online advertising, Daniel Yomtobian stays committed to his dreams — and to giving back along the way.