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SoftBank Group

SoftBank Group Corp. (ソフトバンクグループ株式会社, SofutoBanku Gurūpu Kabushiki gaisha) is a Japanese multinational investment holding company headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, that focuses on investment management. The group primarily invests in companies operating in technology that offer goods and services to customers in a multitude of markets and industries…

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Founded
3 September 1981; 44 years ago (1981-09-03)
Industry
Conglomerate
Owner
Masayoshi Son (29.14% economic, 71.36% voting)
Headquarters
Tokyo PortCity Takeshiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan
AUM
¥347.7 billion (2023)
Formerly
SoftBank Corp. (1981-2015)

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SoftBank Group

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SoftBank Group

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related to Timeline · 65
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related to 2022–present · 43
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related to 2019–2021 · 31
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related to 2017–2018 · 22
SoftBank Group → At, August, Didi Chuxing Technology Co, February, Flipkart, Fortress Investment Group LLC, In February, India, January, March, May, On, Paytm, Silver Lake, Snapdeal, Social Finance Inc, SoftBank, SoftBank Group Corporation, SoftBank's, Vision Fund
related to SoftBank Ventures Asia · 17
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Subsidiaries · 16
SoftBank Group → Alibaba Group (14.2%), Ampere Computing, Arm Holdings (87.1%), Coupang（26.7%）, DiDi (21.5％）, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, Graphcore, OpenAI（11%）, SB Energy, SB Global Advisers, SB Investment Advisers (UK), SB Pan Pacific Corporation, Softbank Corp (50%), SoftBank Group Capital Limited, Stargate (40%), T-Mobile US (7.6%)
related to Vision fund investments · 12
SoftBank Group → According, AI, By, CEOs, It, Masayoshi Son, SoftBank Investment Advisers, SoftBank's Vision Fund, SoftBank’s, Son, Son’s, Vision Fund
Products · 7
SoftBank Group → Artificial Intelligence, E-commerce, Internet of Things, Internet service, Investment, Robotics, Telecommunications
related to External links · 4
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Traded as · 3
SoftBank Group → Nikkei 225 component, TOPIX Core30 component, TYO: 9984

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SoftBank GroupASN.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:r…1.00infobox
SoftBank GroupAUM¥347.7 billion (2023)1.00infobox
SoftBank GroupFormerlySoftBank Corp. (1981-2015)1.00infobox
SoftBank GroupFounded3 September 1981; 44 years ago (1981-09-03)1.00infobox
SoftBank GroupFounderMasayoshi Son1.00infobox
SoftBank GroupHeadquartersTokyo PortCity Takeshiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan1.00infobox
SoftBank GroupIndustryConglomerate1.00infobox
SoftBank GroupISINJP34361000061.00infobox
SoftBank GroupKey peopleMasayoshi Son (chairman and CEO)1.00infobox
SoftBank GroupNative nameソフトバンクグループ株式会社1.00infobox
SoftBank GroupNet income¥209.2 billion (2023)1.00infobox
SoftBank GroupNumber of employees65,352 (2023)1.00infobox
SoftBank GroupOperating income¥57.8 billion (2023)1.00infobox
SoftBank GroupOwnerMasayoshi Son (29.14% economic, 71.36% voting)1.00infobox
SoftBank GroupProductsInvestment1.00infobox
SoftBank GroupProductsTelecommunications1.00infobox
SoftBank GroupProductsInternet service1.00infobox
SoftBank GroupProductsInternet of Things1.00infobox
SoftBank GroupProductsArtificial Intelligence1.00infobox
SoftBank GroupProductsRobotics1.00infobox
SoftBank GroupProductsE-commerce1.00infobox
SoftBank GroupRevenue¥6.76 trillion (2023)1.00infobox
SoftBank GroupRomanized nameSofutoBanku Gurūpu Kabushiki gaisha1.00infobox
SoftBank GroupSubsidiariesSoftBank Group Capital Limited1.00infobox
SoftBank GroupSubsidiariesSoftbank Corp (50%)1.00infobox
SoftBank GroupSubsidiariesSB Pan Pacific Corporation1.00infobox
SoftBank GroupSubsidiariesAlibaba Group (14.2%)1.00infobox
SoftBank GroupSubsidiariesStargate (40%)1.00infobox
SoftBank GroupSubsidiariesCoupang（26.7%）1.00infobox
SoftBank GroupSubsidiariesDiDi (21.5％）1.00infobox

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