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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

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                 Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                October 12, 2004
                Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)

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                                   Yahoo! Inc.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware                        0-28018                      77-0398689
(State or other Jurisdiction    (Commission File No.)        (IRS Employer
of Incorporation)                                            Identification No.)

                                 701 First Ave.
                           Sunnyvale, California 94089
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

                                 (408) 349-3300
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Item 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

     The information in this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be
deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.

     On October 12, 2004, Yahoo! Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Yahoo!")
announced its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2004
and certain other information. A copy of Yahoo!'s press release announcing these
financial results and certain other information is attached  hereto as Exhibit
99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

      (c)  Exhibits.

           The following exhibit is furnished with this report on Form 8-K:

           99.1    Yahoo! Inc. press release dated October 12, 2004


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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                YAHOO! INC.

                                By: /s/ Susan Decker
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                                        Susan Decker
                                        Executive Vice President, Finance and
                                        Administration, and Chief Financial
                                        Officer (Principal Financial Officer)



Date: October 12, 2004


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                                   YAHOO! INC.

                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


Exhibit Number          Description
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   99.1                 Press Release dated October 12, 2004



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