At today's TC Disrupt conference, Mayer told the host Mike Arrington that since she took over as Yahoo's CEO in July last year, the monthly active users of the site have increased by 20%, reaching 800 million users, with 350 million active users coming from mobile devices. This figure does not include the Tumblr microblogging service acquired in May.
Mayer said she focuses on the daily usage habits of Yahoo visitors. Users have begun to respond positively to the redesign and enhancement of products such as email and search.
The newly unveiled Yahoo logo also saw Mayer's participation in its design. "We see ourselves as the world's largest startup team, and we are proud of it. Our idea is to be truly vibrant. The new logo was completely designed by ourselves; we certainly did not spend $1 million to do this."
Mayer added that the vitality now shown by Yahoo has attracted more people to join. They now receive about 12,000 resumes per week, which is 5-6 times more than before. The company currently employs 12,000 employees.