Sony Group Corporation

Sony Group Corporation is a global conglomerate engaged in the design, development, manufacturing, and distribution of diverse electronic equipment, instruments, and devices. Its offerings serve consumer, professional, and industrial segments across Japan, the United States, Europe, China, the Asia-Pacific region, and other international territories. Beyond hardware, Sony is a major player in interactive entertainment, offering home and portable game consoles, packaged software, and peripheral devices. It also leverages digital networks for the distribution of software titles, add-on content, and various online services encompassing gaming, video, and music. The company further maintains a robust entertainment division, encompassing the development, production, marketing, and distribution of recorded music, alongside music publishing. It also creates and disseminates animated content, game applications, and a spectrum of services supporting its music and visual offerings. Moreover, Sony's extensive media operations include producing, acquiring, and distributing a wide array of motion pictures—both live-action and animated—for cinematic release. It also develops and broadcasts numerous television programs, including scripted and animated series, unscripted reality shows, light entertainment, daytime serials, game shows, TV movies, and miniseries. Supporting these endeavors, Sony operates visual effects and animation departments, manages studio facilities, and runs television and digital networks, along with post-production services. Sony's technological prowess is evident in its research, development, design, production, marketing, distribution, sales, and servicing of a broad spectrum of specialized electronics. This portfolio features televisions, audio/video equipment, a range of cameras (interchangeable lens, compact digital, consumer, and professional video), projectors, and medical devices. Additionally, it offers mobile phones, tablets, accessories, and applications, alongside crucial semiconductor components such as metal oxide semiconductor image sensors, charge-coupled devices, and integration systems. Furthermore, Sony diversifies its offerings with Internet broadband network services, various recording and storage media products, and a suite of financial services including life and non-life insurance and banking. It also develops and disseminates digital content tailored for personal computers and mobile platforms. Established in 1946, the entity initially operated as Sony Corporation before adopting its current designation, Sony Group Corporation, in April 2021. The global headquarters for the conglomerate are situated in Tokyo, Japan.

Industry

Consumer Electronics

Sector

Technology

Headquarters

JP

CEO

Hiroki Totoki

Listed since

Dec 1, 1958

Employees

94,900