Rakuten Group, Inc.

Summary

Rakuten Group, Inc. is a business^[1]. Rakuten Group, Inc. ranks in the top 0.51% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,374 views/month, #152 of 29,529).^[2]

Key Facts

• Rakuten Group, Inc. was a member of Internet Association^[3].
• Rakuten Group, Inc. was a member of World Wide Web Consortium^[4].
• Rakuten Group, Inc. was a member of Computer & Communications Industry Association^[5].
• Rakuten Group, Inc. is in the country of Japan^[6].
• Rakuten Group, Inc. is in the country of JP^[7].
• Rakuten Group, Inc.'s instance of is recorded as business^[8].
• Rakuten Group, Inc.'s instance of is recorded as enterprise^[9].
• Rakuten Group, Inc.'s instance of is recorded as public company^[10].
• Rakuten Group, Inc.'s instance of is recorded as holding company^[11].
• Rakuten Group, Inc.'s instance of is recorded as online community^[12].
• Rakuten Group, Inc.'s founder is recorded as Hiroshi Mikitani^[13].
• Rakuten Group, Inc. is owned by Hiroshi Mikitani^[14].
• Rakuten Group, Inc. is owned by Japan Post Holdings^[15].
• Rakuten Group, Inc.'s headquarters location is recorded as Tamagawa^[16].
• Rakuten Group, Inc.'s headquarters location is recorded as Tokyo^[17].
• Rakuten Group, Inc.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Kobo Inc.^[18].
• Rakuten Group, Inc.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Rakuten Bank^[19].
• Rakuten Group, Inc.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Rakuten Card^[20].
• Rakuten Group, Inc.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Rakuten Securities^[21].
• Rakuten Group, Inc.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Rakuten Edy^[22].
• Rakuten Group, Inc.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Rakuten Communications^[23].
• Rakuten Group, Inc.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Rakuten Mobile^[24].
• Rakuten Group, Inc.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Viki^[25].
• Rakuten Group, Inc.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Rakuten Payment^[26].
• Rakuten Group, Inc.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Rakuten Securities Holdings^[27].

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Founding

Rakuten Group, Inc.'s founder is recorded as Hiroshi Mikitani^[13]. Recorded inception include February 7, 1997^[28] and 1997-02-06^[29].

Identity

Rakuten Group, Inc.'s official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '楽天グループ株式会社'}^[30].

Leadership

Rakuten Group, Inc.'s director / manager is recorded as Hiroshi Mikitani^[31].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Tamagawa^[16], a chōchō^[32], in Japan^[33] and Tokyo^[17], a metropolitan prefecture^[34], in Japan^[35], founded in 1868^[36], headquartered in Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building^[37]. Subsidiaries include Kobo Inc.^[18], a subsidiary company^[38], in Canada^[39], founded in 2009^[40], headquartered in Toronto^[41]; Rakuten Bank^[19], a business^[42], in Japan^[43], founded in 2000^[44], headquartered in Tamagawa^[45]; Rakuten Card^[20], a business^[46], in Japan^[47], founded in 2001^[48], headquartered in Tokyo^[49]; Rakuten Securities^[21], a business^[50], in Japan^[51], founded in 1999^[52], headquartered in Minato^[53]; Rakuten Edy^[22], a business^[54], in Japan^[55], founded in 2001^[56], headquartered in Tokyo^[57]; and Rakuten Communications^[23], a business^[58], in Japan^[59], founded in 2000^[60], headquartered in Tokyo^[61].

Industry

Rakuten Group, Inc.'s industry is recorded as Internet industry^[62].

Ownership

Owners include Hiroshi Mikitani^[14], an entrepreneur^[63], b. 1965^[64], of Japan^[65], awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour^[66] and Japan Post Holdings^[15], a holding company^[67], in Japan^[68], founded in 2006^[69], headquartered in Kasumigaseki^[70]. Rakuten Group, Inc.'s stock exchange is recorded as Tokyo Stock Exchange^[71].

Why It Matters

Rakuten Group, Inc. ranks in the top 0.51% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,374 views/month, #152 of 29,529).^[2] Rakuten Group, Inc. has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[72] Rakuten Group, Inc. is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[73]