Sony Group

Summary

Sony Group is a holding company^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of holding_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,858 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 is in the country of JP^[11].
• Sony Group's instance of is recorded as holding company^[12].
• Sony Group's instance of is recorded as conglomerate^[13].
• Sony Group's instance of is recorded as public company^[14].
• Sony Group's instance of is recorded as camera manufacturer^[15].
• Sony Group's instance of is recorded as brand^[16].
• Sony Group's instance of is recorded as multinational corporation^[17].
• Sony Group's founder is recorded as Masaru Ibuka^[18].
• Sony Group's founder is recorded as Akio Morita^[19].
• Sony Group's headquarters location is recorded as Minato^[20].
• Sony Group's chief executive officer is recorded as Kenichiro Yoshida^[21].
• Sony Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Sony Mobile Communications^[22].
• Sony Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Daybreak Game Company^[23].
• Sony Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Sony Corporation of America^[24].
• Sony Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Sony Interactive Entertainment^[25].
• Sony Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Sony Pictures Animation^[26].
• Sony Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Sony Pictures^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 529900R5WX9N2OI2N910^[28]

• Registered legal name: ソニーグループ株式会社^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: JP^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): T417^[32]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[33]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[34]

• Entity created: 1946-05-06^[35]

• LEI first registered: 2018-11-08^[36]

• LEI last updated: 2025-11-08^[37]

• LEI next renewal: 2026-11-08^[38]

• Managing LOU: 353800279ADEFGKNTV65^[39]

• Registration authority: RA000412^[40]

• Authority entity ID: 0104-01-067252^[41]

• Other names: Sony Group Corporation^[42]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[43]

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Holding^[44]

• Country: JP^[45]

• Began / founded: 2021-04-01^[46]

• MusicBrainz ID: 282dad49-d011-4332-8a65-f0f2fb2be63f^[47]

Body

Founding

Founders include Masaru Ibuka^[18] and Akio Morita^[19]. Recorded inception include May 7, 1946^[48] and 1946-05-06^[49]. Sony Group's location of formation is recorded as Nihonbashi^[50].

Leadership

Sony Group's chief executive officer is recorded as Kenichiro Yoshida^[21].

Operations

Sony Group's headquarters location is recorded as Minato^[20]. Subsidiaries include Sony Mobile Communications^[22], a business^[51], in Japan^[52], founded in 2001^[53], headquartered in Minato^[54]; Daybreak Game Company^[23], a video game developer^[55], in United States^[56], founded in 1995^[57], headquartered in San Diego^[58]; Sony Corporation of America^[24], a business^[59], in United States^[60], founded in 1960^[61], headquartered in 550 Madison Avenue^[62]; Sony Interactive Entertainment^[25], a video game publisher^[63], in Japan^[64], founded in 1993^[65], headquartered in Tokyo^[66]; Sony Pictures Animation^[26], an animation studio^[67], in United States^[68], founded in 2002^[69], headquartered in Culver City^[70]; and Sony Pictures^[27], a subsidiary company^[71], in United States^[72], founded in 1987^[73], headquartered in Culver City^[74].

Industry

Industries include electronics industry^[75], video game industry^[76], and electrical industry^[77].

Ownership

Stock exchanges include Tokyo Stock Exchange^[78] and New York Stock Exchange^[79]. Sony Group's product or material produced is recorded as consumer electronics^[80].

Recognition

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

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Sony Group include Sony Center^[81], an architectural ensemble^[82], in Germany^[83], founded in 1996^[84] and Antinos Records^[85], a business^[86], in Japan^[87], founded in 1994^[88].

Why It Matters

Sony Group ranks in the top 1% of holding_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,858 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[89] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[90]

It is credited with the discovery of Blu-ray Disc^[91], a file format^[92], founded in 2006^[93]; compact disc^[94], a physical media format^[95], founded in 1979^[96]; CD-R^[97]; and Elcaset^[98], a magnetic tape cassette format with side-by-side reels^[99], founded in 1976^[100]. Entities named for it include Sony Center^[81], an architectural ensemble^[82], in Germany^[83], founded in 1996^[84] and Antinos Records^[85], a business^[86], in Japan^[87], founded in 1994^[88].

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^[91], compact disc^[94], CD-R^[97], and Elcaset^[98].