Sony Group

Also known as Totsuko, Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation

, commonly referred to as , is a Japanese multinational conglomerate headquartered at Sony City in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The Sony Group encompasses various businesses, including electronics, imaging and sensing (Sony Semiconductor Solutions), film and television (Sony Pictures Entertainment), music (Sony Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment Japan), video games (Sony Interactive Entertainment), and others.

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Sony Group is a company and funder established in 1946. It is located in Tokyo, Japan, and maintains an active status. The organization was founded on May 7, 1946. It employs 114,400 people.

The group reports total assets of 26,354,840,000,000 and total equity of 5,575,839,000,000. Its total revenue is 7,252,766,000,000, with a net profit of 1,191,375,000,000. Operating income stands at 971,865,000,000, and market capitalization is 137,300,000,000.

Sony Group has an official website at sony.com and social media followers totaling 665,000. It is referenced by 6,831 other encyclopedia articles. The entity is also known by the hashtags "ソニーグループ", "SONY", and "ソニー".

Synthesized by Vinony from 24 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, ROR, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Key facts

Company.name: Sony Group Corporation
Company.logo: 270px|class=skin-invert
Company.logo_caption: Logo used since 1973
Company.image: Sony headquaters 1.jpg
Company.image_upright: 1.1
Company.image_caption: Headquarters in Minato, Tokyo
Company.native_name: ソニーグループ株式会社
Company.native_name_lang: ja
Company.romanized_name: Sonī Gurūpu kabushiki-gaisha
Company.type: Public
Company.industry: Conglomerate
Company.foundation: Nihonbashi, Chūō, Tokyo, Japan
Company.hq_location: Sony City
Company.hq_location_city: Minato, Tokyo
Company.hq_location_country: Japan
Company.num_locations_year: 2016
Company.area_served: Worldwide
Company.revenue: ¥12.87 trillion(US$90.14 billion) (2024)

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Research organization · ROR

Type: Company, Funder
Founded: 1946
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Status: Active

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GRID grid.410792.9 · ISNI 0000 0004 1763 5918

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Encyclopedic overview

49 sections

Contents

History
Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo
Name
Globalization
Formats and technologies
Video recording
Visual display
Audio recording
Audio encoding
Optical storage
Disk storage
Flash memory
Communication
Video gaming
Continued research and development
Business units
Electronics products & solutions
Audio
Car audio
Video
Photography and videography
Computing
Healthcare and biotechnology
Mobility
Robotics
Imaging & sensing solutions
Game & network services
Pictures and music
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Sony Music Group and SMEJ
Anime
Financial services
Others
Electric vehicles and batteries
Corporate information
Institutional ownership
Business trends
Community engagement
Criticism & controversies
Rootkits and customer surveillance
Updates removing previously advertised features to save Sony money
Smart TVs and customer surveillance
Environmental record
Price fixing
See also
Notes
References
Further reading
External links

Sony was founded in 1946 as by Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita. In 1958, the company adopted the name Initially an electronics firm, it gained early recognition for products such as the TR-55 transistor radio and the CV-2000 home video tape recorder, contributing significantly to Japan's post-war economic recovery. After Ibuka's retirement in the 1970s, Morita served as chairman until 1994, overseeing Sony's rise as a global brand recognized for innovation in consumer electronics. Landmark products included the Trinitron color television, the Walkman portable audio player, and the co-development of the compact disc.

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