SoftBank Group

Summary

SoftBank Group is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.74% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,119 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's instance of is recorded as business^[7].
• SoftBank Group's instance of is recorded as holding company^[8].
• SoftBank Group's instance of is recorded as public company^[9].
• SoftBank Group's founder is recorded as Masayoshi Son^[10].
• SoftBank Group is owned by Japan Trustee Services Bank^[11].
• SoftBank Group is owned by Masayoshi Son^[12].
• SoftBank Group is owned by The Master Trust Bank of Japan^[13].
• SoftBank Group is owned by JPMorgan Chase^[14].
• SoftBank Group is owned by Custody Bank of Japan^[15].
• SoftBank Group's headquarters location is recorded as Minato^[16].
• SoftBank Group's chief executive officer is recorded as Masayoshi Son^[17].
• SoftBank Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Arm Holdings^[18].
• SoftBank Group's child organization or unit is recorded as SB Payment Service^[19].
• SoftBank Group's child organization or unit is recorded as SoftBank Group Japan GK^[20].
• SoftBank Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks^[21].
• SoftBank Group's child organization or unit is recorded as SoftBank Robotics Group^[22].
• SoftBank Group's child organization or unit is recorded as SoftBank Vision Fund^[23].
• SoftBank Group's child organization or unit is recorded as SoftBank Vision Fund 2^[24].
• SoftBank Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Fortress Investment Group^[25].
• SoftBank Group's child organization or unit is recorded as SB Group US^[26].
• SoftBank Group's child organization or unit is recorded as SB New Coronavirus Testing Center^[27].

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Founding

SoftBank Group's founder is recorded as Masayoshi Son^[10]. September 3, 1981 marks the founding of it^[28].

Identity

SoftBank Group is part of Nikkei 225^[29].

Leadership

SoftBank Group's chief executive officer is recorded as Masayoshi Son^[17]. Its director / manager is recorded as Masayoshi Son^[30].

Operations

SoftBank Group's headquarters location is recorded as Minato^[16]. Subsidiaries include Arm Holdings^[18], a business^[31], in United Kingdom^[32], founded in 1990^[33], headquartered in Cambridge^[34]; SB Payment Service^[19], a business^[35], in Japan^[36], founded in 2004^[37], headquartered in Tokyo^[38]; SoftBank Group Japan GK^[20], a business^[39], in Japan^[40], founded in 2001^[41]; Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks^[21], a baseball team^[42], in Japan^[43], founded in 1938^[44], headquartered in Fukuoka Prefecture^[45]; SoftBank Robotics Group^[22], a business^[46], in Japan^[47], founded in 2011^[48], headquartered in Tokyo^[49]; and SoftBank Vision Fund^[23], a venture capital firm^[50], in Saudi Arabia^[51], founded in 2016^[52].

Industry

Industries include telecommunications^[53], information technology^[54], and International Standard Industrial Classification^[55].

Ownership

Owners include Japan Trustee Services Bank^[11], a business^[56], in Japan^[57], founded in 2000^[58], headquartered in Chūō^[59]; Masayoshi Son^[12], an entrepreneur^[60], b. 1957^[61], of Japan^[62], awarded the Time 100^[63]; The Master Trust Bank of Japan^[13], a business^[64], in Japan^[65], founded in 2000^[66], headquartered in Minato^[67]; JPMorgan Chase^[14], a business^[68], in United States^[69], founded in 1968^[70], headquartered in New York City^[71]; and Custody Bank of Japan^[15], a bank^[72], in Japan^[73], founded in 2000^[74]. SoftBank Group's stock exchange is recorded as Tokyo Stock Exchange^[75].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for SoftBank Group include SBI Holdings^[76], a holding company^[77], in Japan^[78], founded in 1999^[79], headquartered in Roppongi^[80].

Why It Matters

SoftBank Group ranks in the top 0.74% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,119 views/month, #220 of 29,529).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[81] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[82]

Entities named for it include SBI Holdings^[76], a holding company^[77], in Japan^[78], founded in 1999^[79], headquartered in Roppongi^[80].