Sony Group Corp
Sony Group Corporation is a Japanese multinational conglomerate headquartered at the Sony City building in Minato, Tokyo. The Sony Group is a highly diversified global conglomerate with businesses spanning video games, music, film and television, consumer electronics, imaging and sensing, semiconductors, financial services and others.
Basic company information
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- Ticker / security symbols
- SONY, SNEJF [1]
- Listing exchanges
- NYSE, OTC [1]
- SEC industry
- Household Audio & Video Equipment [1]
- Business sectors
- electronics industry; video game industry; electrical industry [2]
- Company / filing name
- Sony Group Corp [1]
- Headquarters location
- Minato [2]
- Business address
- 1-7-1, KONAN, MINATO-KU, TOKYO, 108-0075 [1]
- Founded
- 1946-05-07 [2]
- Legal form
- kabushiki gaisha [2]
- Incorporation jurisdiction
- Japan [1]
- Leadership in background record
- Kenichiro Yoshida [2]
- Founders
- Akio Morita; Masaru Ibuka [2]
- Official website
- https://www.sony.co.in/; https://www.sony.com/en/; https://www.sony.com/ja/ [2]
- Employees
- 112,300 · reported year 2025 [2]
- Annual revenue
- JPY 11,260,037,000,000 · reported year 2024 [2]
- Fiscal year end
- March 31 (SEC record) [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- JP3435000009 [2]
- CIK
- 0000313838 [1]
- SIC code
- 3651 [1]
- Country in background record
- Japan [2]
Company positioning and business
Sony Group Corporation is a Japanese multinational conglomerate headquartered at the Sony City building in Minato, Tokyo. The Sony Group is a highly diversified global conglomerate with businesses spanning video games, music, film and television, consumer electronics, imaging and sensing, semiconductors, financial services and others. [3]
Sony was founded in 1946 as Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo K.K. by Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita. In 1958, the company adopted the name Sony Corporation. Originally an electronics company, Sony gained international recognition through products such as the TR-55 transistor radio and the CV-2000 home video tape recorder. The company subsequently became one of Japan's most prominent consumer-electronics manufacturers, with landmark products including the Trinitron color television and the Walkman and Discman portable audio players, while also played a major role in the development and commercialization of the CD, DVD and Blu-ray. Sony's flagship BRAVIA television lineup consistently earns industry 'King of TV' accolades for picture quality and color accuracy. Under its CineAlta brand, Sony is the largest manufacturer of professional video cameras for major feature film productions, while its Sony α series makes the company the second-largest camera manufacturer globally, behind Canon. [3]
Expanding beyond electronics, Sony acquired CBS Records in 1988 and Columbia Pictures Entertainment in 1989, marking major steps into the music and film industries, which established the company as one of the "Big Three" major record labels and one of the "Big Four" major Hollywood film studios. In 1994, the company entered the home video game console market with the launch of the PlayStation, establishing a core business that has sold over 650 million game consoles worldwide. Since 2021, Sony has operated Crunchyroll, the world's largest anime streaming platform. Sony is a global leader in image sensors, which are used in smartphones, cameras, automobiles, and other electronic devices. Its semiconductor business has become an important component of the group's operations, particularly through Sony Semiconductor Solutions. Sony also expanded into financial services in Japan, establishing its financial services business in 2001. [3]
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Management and corporate governance
The Wikidata background record identifies Kenichiro Yoshida in the chief-executive role. This background entry is not an official confirmation of the current board or executive roster. [2]
Understanding company scale
Employees: 112,300 · reported year 2025. [2]
Annual revenue: JPY 11,260,037,000,000 · reported year 2024. [2]
Financial year, securities and disclosures
The SEC submissions record gives Sony Group Corp a fiscal year end of 0331 (MMDD). Individual filings below identify their own reporting period; the filing date is the publication event, not the financial year end. [1]
Listed securities: SONY (NYSE), SNEJF (OTC). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [4]
History and key events
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
Annual, quarterly and current reports from the collected SEC record. Insider Forms 4 and 144 are excluded. This is a selected list, not a live filing feed.
Source-verified relationships
Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was Sony Group Corp founded?
Founded: 1946-05-07. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Where is the headquarters of Sony Group Corp?
Headquarters location: Minato. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Which business sectors are recorded for Sony Group Corp?
Business sectors: electronics industry; video game industry; electrical industry. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Sony Group Corp relationship map
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Sources and review dates
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Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.