Yango
Dubai-headquartered technology group that began in 2018 as a Yandex Taxi brand and now runs ride-hailing, delivery, maps, entertainment, advertising and AI services in more than 30 countries.
Industry: Ride-hailing and digital services super app | Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Founded: 2018
About Yango
Yango Group is a technology company headquartered in Dubai that runs ride-hailing, delivery, mapping, entertainment, advertising and artificial intelligence services. Its website says it operates in more than 30 countries across Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, Latin America, Asia, Europe and Central Asia, and names RideTechnology Global FZ-LLC as the legal entity in its copyright notice. Its super app groups rides, delivery, car rental, payments, maps and a classifieds service.
According to Wikipedia, Yango started in October 2018 as a brand developed by the Yandex Taxi team and managed by Ridetech International B.V., a subsidiary of Yandex N.V., and now operates independently from its Dubai base. Daniil Shuleyko is named as chief executive in the company's December 2025 Impact Report. Adeniyi Adebayo is chief business officer, Sergej Loiter is chief executive of search, AI and adtech, and Islam Abdul Karim is regional head for the Middle East.
The group's own history says it added delivery and e-commerce around 2021 and 2022 and set up Yango Tech to sell digital tools to businesses. Later products include Yasmina, an Arabic-speaking AI assistant, and Yango Play, a streaming service in the Middle East and North Africa. The Impact Report says partner drivers and couriers earned more than USD 4 billion through Yango in 2024, with 1 million registered drivers, 600,000 couriers and 6,000 business partners.
In the UAE, Yango Play partnered with the telecom operator du in May 2025 and the group received the Tier S Dubai AI Seal in August 2025. It signed a memorandum of understanding with Etihad Rail in October 2025 on first- and last-mile rides, and in January 2026 announced a shared school transport pilot with Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority.
In February 2026 Yango said its AI routing saved users about 5 million hours in 2025, and described its footprint as more than 35 countries. In May 2026 it launched Yango Tech in Africa, with first deployments in Mozambique and South Africa.
Leadership
- Daniil Shuleyko, Chief Executive Officer
- Adeniyi Adebayo, Chief Business Officer
- Sergej Loiter, Chief Executive Officer of Search, AI and AdTech
- Islam Abdul Karim, Regional Head, Yango Group Middle East