Sony Group

Summary

Sony Group is a holding company^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of holding_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,335 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sony Group received the Technical Grammy Award^[3].
• Sony Group was a member of Linux Foundation^[4].
• Sony Group was a member of World Wide Web Consortium^[5].
• Sony Group was a member of Wi-Fi Alliance^[6].
• Sony Group was a member of SD Association^[7].
• Sony Group was a member of Wireless Power Consortium^[8].
• Sony Group was a member of Camera & Imaging Products Association^[9].
• Sony Group is in the country of Japan^[10].
• Sony Group's instance of is recorded as holding company^[11].
• Sony Group's instance of is recorded as conglomerate^[12].
• Sony Group's instance of is recorded as public company^[13].
• Sony Group's instance of is recorded as camera manufacturer^[14].
• Sony Group's instance of is recorded as brand^[15].
• Sony Group's instance of is recorded as multinational corporation^[16].
• Sony Group's founder is recorded as Masaru Ibuka^[17].
• Sony Group's founder is recorded as Akio Morita^[18].
• Sony Group's headquarters location is recorded as Minato^[19].
• Sony Group's chief executive officer is recorded as Kenichiro Yoshida^[20].
• Sony Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Sony Mobile Communications^[21].
• Sony Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Daybreak Game Company^[22].
• Sony Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Sony Corporation of America^[23].
• Sony Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Sony Interactive Entertainment^[24].
• Sony Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Sony Pictures Animation^[25].
• Sony Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Sony Pictures^[26].
• Sony Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Sony (United Kingdom)^[27].

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Founding

Founders include Masaru Ibuka^[17] and Akio Morita^[18]. May 7, 1946 marks the founding of Sony Group^[28]. Its location of formation is recorded as Nihonbashi^[29].

Leadership

Sony Group's chief executive officer is recorded as Kenichiro Yoshida^[20].

Operations

Sony Group's headquarters location is recorded as Minato^[19]. Subsidiaries include Sony Mobile Communications^[21], a business^[30], in Japan^[31], founded in 2001^[32], headquartered in Minato^[33]; Daybreak Game Company^[22], a video game developer^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1995^[36], headquartered in San Diego^[37]; Sony Corporation of America^[23], a business^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1960^[40], headquartered in 550 Madison Avenue^[41]; Sony Interactive Entertainment^[24], a video game publisher^[42], in Japan^[43], founded in 1993^[44], headquartered in Tokyo^[45]; Sony Pictures Animation^[25], an animation studio^[46], in United States^[47], founded in 2002^[48], headquartered in Culver City^[49]; and Sony Pictures^[26], a subsidiary company^[50], in United States^[51], founded in 1987^[52], headquartered in Culver City^[53].

Industry

Industries include electronics industry^[54], video game industry^[55], and electrical industry^[56].

Ownership

Stock exchanges include Tokyo Stock Exchange^[57] and New York Stock Exchange^[58]. Products include consumer electronics^[59], computer hardware^[60], and telecommunications device^[61].

Recognition

Sony Group received the Technical Grammy Award^[3].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Sony Group include Sony Center^[62], an architectural ensemble^[63], in Germany^[64], founded in 1996^[65] and Antinos Records^[66], a business^[67], in Japan^[68], founded in 1994^[69].

Why It Matters

Sony Group ranks in the top 1% of holding_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,335 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[70] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[71]

It is credited with the discovery of Blu-ray Disc^[72], a file format^[73], founded in 2006^[74]; compact disc^[75], a physical media format^[76], founded in 1979^[77]; CD-R^[78]; and Elcaset^[79], a magnetic tape cassette format with side-by-side reels^[80], founded in 1976^[81]. Entities named for it include Sony Center^[62], an architectural ensemble^[63], in Germany^[64], founded in 1996^[65] and Antinos Records^[66], a business^[67], in Japan^[68], founded in 1994^[69].

FAQs

What awards did Sony Group receive?

Honors received include Technical Grammy Award^[3].

What did Sony Group discover?

Sony Group is credited as discoverer of Blu-ray Disc^[72], compact disc^[75], CD-R^[78], and Elcaset^[79].