Q: What is SoftBank Group's main business?

A: SoftBank Group is primarily a holding company focused on telecommunications and information technology investments. It owns and operates various subsidiaries in mobile communications, robotics, and technology investments, while also managing a large portfolio of venture capital and private equity investments through its Vision Fund.

Q: Who founded SoftBank Group and when?

A: SoftBank Group was founded by Masayoshi Son on September 3, 1981. Son remains the CEO and largest individual shareholder, controlling approximately 29.04% of the company as of September 2022.

Q: What are SoftBank's most significant investments?

A: SoftBank's most notable investments include a 29.5% stake in Alibaba Group, 100% ownership of Arm Holdings (acquired in 2016), and investments in companies like Supercell, AutoStore, Kahoot!, and various other technology startups through its Vision Fund.

SoftBank Group

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SoftBank Group is a business ^[1] founded on September 3, 1981 . The company was established by Masayoshi Son ^[1], who continues to serve as CEO ^[1]. Its operations span the telecommunications, information technology, telecommunications, and International Standard Industrial Classification sectors .

SoftBank Group

Summary

SoftBank Group is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.74% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,317 views/month, #220 of 29,529).^[2]

Key Facts

SoftBank Group was a member of World Wide Web Consortium^[3].
SoftBank Group was a member of Wi-Fi Alliance^[4].
SoftBank Group was a member of FIDO Alliance^[5].
SoftBank Group is in the country of Japan^[6].
SoftBank Group is in the country of JP^[7].
SoftBank Group's instance of is recorded as business^[8].
SoftBank Group's instance of is recorded as holding company^[9].
SoftBank Group's instance of is recorded as public company^[10].
SoftBank Group's founder is recorded as Masayoshi Son^[11].
SoftBank Group is owned by Japan Trustee Services Bank^[12].
SoftBank Group is owned by Masayoshi Son^[13].
SoftBank Group is owned by The Master Trust Bank of Japan^[14].
SoftBank Group is owned by JPMorgan Chase^[15].
SoftBank Group is owned by Custody Bank of Japan^[16].
SoftBank Group's headquarters location is recorded as Minato^[17].
SoftBank Group's chief executive officer is recorded as Masayoshi Son^[18].
SoftBank Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Arm Holdings^[19].
SoftBank Group's child organization or unit is recorded as SB Payment Service^[20].
SoftBank Group's child organization or unit is recorded as SoftBank Group Japan GK^[21].
SoftBank Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks^[22].
SoftBank Group's child organization or unit is recorded as SoftBank Robotics Group^[23].
SoftBank Group's child organization or unit is recorded as SoftBank Vision Fund^[24].
SoftBank Group's child organization or unit is recorded as SoftBank Vision Fund 2^[25].
SoftBank Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Fortress Investment Group^[26].
SoftBank Group's child organization or unit is recorded as SB Group US^[27].

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Founding

SoftBank Group's founder is recorded as Masayoshi Son^[11]. Recorded inception include September 3, 1981^[28] and 1981-09-02^[29].

Identity

SoftBank Group is part of Nikkei 225^[30].

Leadership

SoftBank Group's chief executive officer is recorded as Masayoshi Son^[18]. Its director / manager is recorded as Masayoshi Son^[31].

Operations

SoftBank Group's headquarters location is recorded as Minato^[17]. Subsidiaries include Arm Holdings^[19], a business^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 1990^[34], headquartered in Cambridge^[35]; SB Payment Service^[20], a business^[36], in Japan^[37], founded in 2004^[38], headquartered in Tokyo^[39]; SoftBank Group Japan GK^[21], a business^[40], in Japan^[41], founded in 2001^[42]; Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks^[22], a baseball team^[43], in Japan^[44], founded in 1938^[45], headquartered in Fukuoka Prefecture^[46]; SoftBank Robotics Group^[23], a business^[47], in Japan^[48], founded in 2011^[49], headquartered in Tokyo^[50]; and SoftBank Vision Fund^[24], a venture capital firm^[51], in Saudi Arabia^[52], founded in 2016^[53].

Industry

Industries include telecommunications^[54], information technology^[55], and International Standard Industrial Classification^[56].

Ownership

Owners include Japan Trustee Services Bank^[12], a business^[57], in Japan^[58], founded in 2000^[59], headquartered in Chūō^[60]; Masayoshi Son^[13], an entrepreneur^[61], b. 1957^[62], of Japan^[63], awarded the Time 100^[64]; The Master Trust Bank of Japan^[14], a business^[65], in Japan^[66], founded in 2000^[67], headquartered in Minato^[68]; JPMorgan Chase^[15], a business^[69], in United States^[70], founded in 1968^[71], headquartered in New York City^[72]; and Custody Bank of Japan^[16], a bank^[73], in Japan^[74], founded in 2000^[75]. SoftBank Group's stock exchange is recorded as Tokyo Stock Exchange^[76].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for SoftBank Group include SBI Holdings^[77], a holding company^[78], in Japan^[79], founded in 1999^[80], headquartered in Roppongi^[81].

Why It Matters

SoftBank Group ranks in the top 0.74% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,317 views/month, #220 of 29,529).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[82] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[83]

Entities named for it include SBI Holdings^[77], a holding company^[78], in Japan^[79], founded in 1999^[80], headquartered in Roppongi^[81].

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Instance of business, holding company, public company

Inception September 3, 1981, 1981-09-02

Founder Masayoshi Son

Owned by Japan Trustee Services Bank, Masayoshi Son, The Master Trust Bank of Japan, JPMorgan Chase, Custody Bank of Japan

Headquarters location Minato

Country Japan, JP

Chief executive officer Masayoshi Son

Official website group.softbank

Ceo Masayoshi Son

Country Japan

Website group.softbank

Industry telecommunications, information technology, telecommunications, International Standard Industrial Classification

Inception 1981-09-03

Member of World Wide Web Consortium, Wi-Fi Alliance, FIDO Alliance

Founded by Masayoshi Son

Legal form kabushiki gaisha

Instance of business, holding company, public company

Headquarters Minato

Country of origin Japan

Part of Nikkei 225

Properties

Child organization or unit SoftBank Mobile, GungHo Online Entertainment, Sprint Corporation, Brightstar Corporation, Arm Holdings, SB Payment Service, SoftBank Group Japan GK, SoftBank Group Japan GK, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, SoftBank Robotics Group, SBBM Corporation, SoftBank Telecom, Supercell, Ymobile Corporation, Boston Dynamics, Terras Energy, SoftBank Vision Fund, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, モバイルテック, Fortress Investment Group, SB Group US, SB New Coronavirus Testing Center, Softbank Holdings, PayPay, B Holdings Corporation, PayPay Securities Corporation, SoftBank Mobile, Wireless City Planning, SB C&S, Q115631082, IDC Frontier, Willcom Okinawa, LINE MOBILE Corporation, SB Cloud, Shiodome MOBILE, Inc., Firstserver, Inc., PayPay Card Corporation, Tugikuru, ITmedia, Realize Mobile Communications, SB Human Capital, SB Creative, SB Media Holdings, Tabirism, エデュアス, Satofull, Odds Park, SB Players, Monotype, Denen, Cybertrust, SB Technology, A Holdings Corporation, Softbank Group Capital Europe

Corporate number (japan) 1010401056795

Country of origin Japan

Director / manager Masayoshi Son

Employees 68402

Employees amount: +68402

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Eu transparency register id 256110393352-18

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Grid id grid.497125.c

Industry telecommunications, information technology, telecommunications, International Standard Industrial Classification

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Media arts database id C45363

Member of World Wide Web Consortium, Wi-Fi Alliance, FIDO Alliance

Microsoft academic id (discontinued) 876889493

Namuwiki id 소프트뱅크 그룹

Native label SoftBank Group

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Owned by Japan Trustee Services Bank, Masayoshi Son, The Master Trust Bank of Japan, JPMorgan Chase, Custody Bank of Japan

Owner of Alibaba Group, Book Off, ZETA, Renren, InMobi, AutoStore, Oda, Kahoot!, Yahoo Japan, Wireless City Planning, SoftBank Robotics Group, SBBM Corporation, SB New Coronavirus Testing Center, Fortress Investment Group, Terras Energy, Terras Energy, Boston Dynamics, Boston Dynamics, SoftBank Group Japan GK

Part of Nikkei 225

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Stock exchange Tokyo Stock Exchange

Subsidiaries SoftBank Mobile, GungHo Online Entertainment, Sprint Corporation, Brightstar Corporation, Arm Holdings, SB Payment Service, SoftBank Group Japan GK, SoftBank Group Japan GK, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, SoftBank Robotics Group, SBBM Corporation, SoftBank Telecom, Supercell, Ymobile Corporation, Boston Dynamics, Terras Energy, SoftBank Vision Fund, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, モバイルテック, Fortress Investment Group, SB Group US, SB New Coronavirus Testing Center, Softbank Holdings, PayPay, B Holdings Corporation, PayPay Securities Corporation, SoftBank Mobile, Wireless City Planning, SB C&S, Q115631082, IDC Frontier, Willcom Okinawa, LINE MOBILE Corporation, SB Cloud, Shiodome MOBILE, Inc., Firstserver, Inc., PayPay Card Corporation, Tugikuru, ITmedia, Realize Mobile Communications, SB Human Capital, SB Creative, SB Media Holdings, Tabirism, エデュアス, Satofull, Odds Park, SB Players, Monotype, Denen, Cybertrust, SB Technology, A Holdings Corporation, Softbank Group Capital Europe

Topic has template Template:SoftBank

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Corporate number (japan) 1010401056795

Encyclopædia britannica online id topic/Softbank-Corp

Eu transparency register id 256110393352-18

Freebase id /m/020cjs

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Atsushi Nagate, Michael Lee Eastman, Reona Hoshino, Rintaro Kanada, Rumiko Sei, Ryuta Satoh, Sho Kakazu, Shota Shiobara +8 more

← Parent organization or unit 16

Supercell, Boston Dynamics, Arm Holdings, Sprint Corporation, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, Z Intermediate Global Corporation, SB Creative, SoftBank Vision Fund +8 more

Owned entities 15

Alibaba Group, Deutsche Telekom, Boston Dynamics, Kahoot!, Arm Holdings, Sprint Corporation, Paytm, Renren +7 more

Child organization or unit 14

Supercell, Boston Dynamics, Arm Holdings, Sprint Corporation, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, SB Creative, SoftBank Vision Fund, Fortress Investment Group +6 more

Owner of 11

Alibaba Group, Boston Dynamics, Boston Dynamics, Kahoot!, Renren, Yahoo Japan, Book Off, Fortress Investment Group +3 more

Owned by 5

JPMorgan Chase, Masayoshi Son, The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Japan Trustee Services Bank, Custody Bank of Japan

Industry 4

information technology, telecommunications, International Standard Industrial Classification, telecommunications

← Investor 4

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Masayoshi Son

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Headquarters location 1

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Legal form 1

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Masayoshi Son

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Nikkei 225

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