
Sony
ACTIVESony Group Corporation is a Japanese multinational conglomerate headquartered in Tokyo, operating in gaming (PlayStation), music, film, consumer electronics, image sensors, semiconductors, and financial services.
Sony
Founded 1946 · Tokyo, JapanSony Group Corporation (ソニーグループ株式会社) is a Japanese multinational conglomerate headquartered at Sony City in the Minato ward of Tokyo. The company was founded on 7 May 1946 by Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita as Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo (Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation); it adopted the name Sony Corporation in 1958 and was reorganized into the holding company Sony Group Corporation on 1 April 2021. The group operates across segments: Game & Network Services (PlayStation, Sony Interactive Entertainment), Music (Sony Music), Pictures (Sony Pictures), Entertainment, Technology & Services (consumer electronics, professional products), Imaging & Sensing Solutions (Sony Semiconductor Solutions — CMOS image sensors), and Financial Services. In AI and robotics, Sony develops the autonomous aibo robot and image sensors with on-edge AI processing, and conducts research through its Sony AI division. The company is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (code 6758) and the New York Stock Exchange (symbol SONY).
Founders
Engineer and co-founder of the company in 1946 (as Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo). Led the technical direction and product development.
Co-founder of the company in 1946 who led its global expansion and the building of the Sony brand.
Domain of activity
4 areas · 5 technologies · 5 industries- Computer Vision
- Embodied AI
- Mobile robots
- AI hardware
- Computer vision
- Robotics
- Reinforcement Learning
- Embodied AI
- Edge AI
- Media & entertainment
- Industrial manufacturing
- Robotics
- Software & Technology
- Finance & banking
Global presence
HQ Tokyo · 5 offices · 4 regionsScale & funding
founded 1946Organizational relations
6 brands · 1 subsidiariesProfile & metadata
4 classification · 8 external linksClassification
- Statusactive
- Development stagemature
- Listed onYes
- Organization typeHolding / corporate group