Yext, Inc. (NYSE: YEXT; LSE: 0M2Q) provides a leading AI-powered digital presence platform for multi-location brands worldwide; the platform organizes structured business data in a knowledge graph to deliver consistent answers to consumer questions across search engines, maps, apps, voice assistants, and social networks including Google Business Profile, Apple, Bing, Amazon Alexa, Facebook, and Yelp. Core offerings encompass listings management for location details such as name, address, phone, and hours; pages for AI-optimized local landing pages; reviews aggregation and response tools; search capabilities for site and voice interactions; social media posting with hyper-local content; reputation management; compliant client engagement via websites, text, and voice channels following the Hearsay Systems integration; and competitive intelligence with benchmarking via Places Scout data for traditional and AI search performance. The company targets industries including healthcare, retail, financial services, hospitality, and food services; operates globally from headquarters at 61 Ninth Avenue, New York, NY; and was founded in 2006.
In August 2024, Yext completed its acquisition of Hearsay Systems for $125 million plus up to $95 million in performance earn-outs, integrating compliant digital engagement solutions for over 260,000 financial advisors and expanding multichannel marketing for regulated industries. In February 2025, Yext acquired Places Scout, enhancing competitive intelligence, local SEO benchmarking, and AI-driven insights to help brands outperform rivals in evolving search landscapes. These moves position Yext as a comprehensive end-to-end platform for digital presence, powering SEO, social, reviews, and customer journeys with actionable analytics.