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Sony

ACTIVE
Holding / corporate groupBig TechHardware vendor
Sony Group CorporationSony Groupソニーグループ株式会社Sonī Gurūpu kabushiki-gaishaTokyo Tsushin Kogyo K.K. (Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation)Sony Corporation

Sony Group Corporation is a Japanese multinational conglomerate headquartered in Tokyo, operating in gaming (PlayStation), music, film, consumer electronics, image sensors, semiconductors, and financial services.

Founded1946Japan
HQTokyoJapan
01 · About

Sony

Founded 1946 · Tokyo, Japan

Sony 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).

  • Masaru Ibuka

    Co-founder

    Engineer and co-founder of the company in 1946 (as Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo). Led the technical direction and product development.

  • Akio Morita

    Co-founder

    Co-founder of the company in 1946 who led its global expansion and the building of the Sony brand.

02 · What they do

Domain of activity

4 areas · 5 technologies · 5 industries
What they do4Areas
  • Computer Vision
  • Embodied AI
  • Mobile robots
  • AI hardware
How they do it5Technologies
  • Computer vision
  • Robotics
  • Reinforcement Learning
  • Embodied AI
  • Edge AI
Who for5Industries
  • Media & entertainment
  • Industrial manufacturing
  • Robotics
  • Software & Technology
  • Finance & banking
03 · Geography

Global presence

HQ Tokyo · 5 offices · 4 regions
GlobalAsiaEuropeUSA
04 · Metrics

Scale & funding

founded 1946
1946founded
112,300 (consolidated, as of 31 March 2025)employees
maturedevelopment stage
Publiclisted
activestatus
06 · Relations

Organizational relations

6 brands · 1 subsidiaries
07 · Classification

Profile & metadata

4 classification · 8 external links

Classification

  • Statusactive
  • Development stagemature
  • Listed onYesTSE: 6758NYSE: SONY
  • Organization typeHolding / corporate group+ Big Tech, + Hardware vendor