Data Axle was founded in 1972 as a company called Business Research Services that compiled and provided lists to mobile home manufacturers.

By 1986, ABI had recorded the Yellow Pages into its database, which customers could access in various forms including floppy disk, pre-printed labels and CD-ROM.

[3] In 2008, the company changed its name to Infogroup to "reflect its global expansion.

"[4] In 2020, the company announced the name change from Infogroup to Data Axle in order to better convey the diversity of services they offer their customers.

[5] At the time, former CEO Bill Fairfield said the move to private would give the company more flexibility with serving customers.