Rakuten Group Company Description
Rakuten Group, Inc. provides services in e-commerce, fintech, digital content, and communications to various users in Japan and internationally.
The company operates through three segments: Internet Services, FinTech, and Mobile. The Internet Services segment provides range of e-commerce sites, such as Rakuten Ichiba, an Internet shopping mall, online cash-back sites, travel booking sites, portal sites, and digital content sites.
It also offers messaging services and sells advertising; and manages professional sport teams. The FinTech segment offers financial services over the internet related to banking and securities, credit cards, life insurance, general insurance, electronic payment business, crypto asset (virtual currency) spot transaction, etc. The Mobile segment provides communication services and technology, electricity supply, and digital content site services.
The company was formerly known as Rakuten, Inc. and changed its name to Rakuten Group, Inc. in April 2021.
Rakuten Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Setagaya, Japan.
| Country | Japan |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Industry | Internet Retail |
| Sector | Consumer Discretionary |
| Employees | 30,830 |
| CEO | Hiroshi Mikitani |
Contact Details
Address: Rakuten Crimson House Setagaya, 158-0094 Japan | |
| Phone | 81 50 5581 6910 |
| Website | global.rakuten.com |
Stock Details
| Ticker Symbol | RKUNF |
| Exchange | OTCMKTS |
| Fiscal Year | January - December |
| Reporting Currency | JPY |
| ISIN Number | JP3967200001 |
| SIC Code | 5961 |
Key Executives
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Yasufumi Hirai | Group Executive Vice President, Chief of Staff to the Chief Executive Officer and Group Exec. VP of Special Project Division |
| Hiroshi Mikitani | Founder, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer |
| Kentaro Hyakuno | Group Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Director |
| Kenji Hirose | Group Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director |
| Akihito Kurozumi | Group Senior Managing Executive Officer, Chief Information Officer and Chief Technology Officer |
| Kyoko Altman | Executive Officer and GM of Investor Relations Department |
| Tomotaka Torin | Group Managing Executive Officer and Chief Compliance Officer |
| Naho Kono | Group Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer |
| Masatada Kobayashi | Chief Well-Being Officer and Group Managing Executive Officer |
| Hiroshi Takasawa | Group Executive Vice President, Senior VP of FinTech Group Co. and President of Investment and Incubation Company |