Logo since 1972
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Sony's Headquarters Complex at Sony City in Minato, Tokyo
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Native name
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ソニー株式会社 |
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Romanized name
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Sony Kabushiki Kaisha |
Formerly called
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Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo KK (1946-1957) |
Public kabushiki gaisha conglomerate | |
Traded as | |
Industry | Conglomerate |
Founded | 7 May 1946 Tokyo, Japan |
Founders | |
Headquarters | Minato, Tokyo, Japan |
Number of locations
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14 (2016) |
Area served
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Worldwide |
Key people
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Products | |
Services | |
Revenue | ¥7.6 trillion (2017) |
¥288.7 billion (2017) | |
¥73.3 billion (2017) | |
Total assets | ¥17.66 trillion (2017) |
Total equity | ¥2.497 trillion (2017) |
Number of employees
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125,300 (2016) |
Subsidiaries | List of subsidiaries |
Website | sony.net |
Sony Corporation (ソニー株式会社 Sonī Kabushiki Kaisha?, /ˈsoʊni/) is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation that is headquartered in Kōnan, Minato, Tokyo. Its diversified business includes consumer and professional electronics, gaming, entertainment, and financial services. The company is one of the leading manufacturers of electronic products for the consumer and professional markets. Sony was ranked 116th on the 2015 list of Fortune Global 500.
Sony Corporation is the electronics business unit and the parent company of the Sony Group (ソニー・グループ Sonī Gurūpu?), which is engaged in business through its four operating components – electronics (AV, IT & communication products, semiconductors, video games, network services and medical business), motion pictures (movies and TV shows), music (record labels and music publishing) and financial services (banking and insurance). These make Sony one of the most comprehensive entertainment companies in the world. The group consists of Sony Corporation, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Financial Holdings and others.