LY Corporation

Japanese company
Organization business Q86734122
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LY Corporation

Summary

LY Corporation is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,767 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • LY Corporation is in the country of Japan[3].
  • LY Corporation's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • LY Corporation's instance of is recorded as holding company[5].
  • LY Corporation's instance of is recorded as public company[6].
  • LY Corporation is owned by A Holdings Corporation[7].
  • LY Corporation's headquarters location is recorded as Tokyo[8].
  • LY Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as Z Intermediate Global Corporation[9].
  • LY Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as Z Financial Corporation[10].
  • LY Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as GyaO[11].
  • LY Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as Z Intermediate Holdings K.K.[12].
  • LY Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as Askul Corporation[13].
  • LY Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as eBook Initiative Japan[14].
  • LY Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as LINE Credit[15].
  • LY Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as Q109594319[16].
  • LY Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as PayPay Bank[17].
  • LY Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as PayPay Asset Management[18].
  • LY Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as mybest[19].
  • LY Corporation's Commons category is recorded as LY Corporation[20].
  • LY Corporation's stock exchange is recorded as Tokyo Stock Exchange[21].
  • LY Corporation's industry is recorded as Internet[22].
  • January 31, 1996 marks the founding of LY Corporation[23].
  • LY Corporation's parent organization or unit is recorded as A Holdings Corporation[24].
  • LY Corporation's official website is recorded as https://www.z-holdings.co.jp/[25].
  • LY Corporation's official website is recorded as https://www.lycorp.co.jp/ja/[26].
  • LY Corporation's official website is recorded as https://www.lycorp.co.jp/en/[27].

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Founding

January 31, 1996 marks the founding of LY Corporation[23].

Identity

LY Corporation's official name is recorded as LINEヤフー株式会社[28].

Operations

LY Corporation's headquarters location is recorded as Tokyo[8]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as A Holdings Corporation[24]. Subsidiaries include Z Intermediate Global Corporation[9], a business[29], in Japan[30], founded in 2019[31]; Z Financial Corporation[10], a business[32], in Japan[33], founded in 2019[34]; GyaO[11], a business[35], in Japan[36], founded in 2008[37], headquartered in Tokyo[38]; Z Intermediate Holdings K.K.[12], a business[39], in Japan[40], headquartered in Kioichō[41]; Askul Corporation[13], a business[42], in Japan[43], founded in 1963[44], headquartered in Toyosu[45]; and eBook Initiative Japan[14], a business[46], in Japan[47], founded in 2000[48], headquartered in Tokyo[49].

Industry

LY Corporation's industry is recorded as Internet[22].

Ownership

LY Corporation is owned by A Holdings Corporation[7]. Its stock exchange is recorded as Tokyo Stock Exchange[21]. Its product or material produced is recorded as Line[50].

Why It Matters

LY Corporation ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,767 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · TakashiSejima · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child organization or unit → Z Intermediate Global Corporation, Z Financial Corporation, GyaO +11
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