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 company operates range of e-commerce sites, such as Rakuten Ichiba, an Internet shopping mall; and online cash-back sites, travel booking sites, portal sites, and digital content sites, as well as offers messaging services.
It also offers credit card-related services, banking and securities services via the Internet, intermediation of crypto assets (virtual currency), life insurance services, non-life insurance services, electronic money services, etc.; sells advertising; and manages professional sport teams.
In addition, the company provides communication services, communication technology, and operate power supply 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 | 29,334 |
| 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 | RKUNY |
| Exchange | OTCMKTS |
| Fiscal Year | January - December |
| Reporting Currency | JPY |
| ISIN Number | US75102W1080 |
| SIC Code | 5961 |
Key Executives
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hiroshi Mikitani | Founder, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer |
| Kenji Hirose | Group Executive Vice President, Group Chief Financial Officer and Director |
| Kentaro Hyakuno | Group Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Director |
| Akihito Kurozumi | Group Senior Managing Executive Officer, Group Chief Information Officer and Group Chief Technology Officer |
| Kyoko Altman | Executive Officer and GM of Investor Relations Department |
| Naho Kono | Group Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer |
| Masatada Kobayashi | Group Managing Executive Officer and Group Chief Culture Officer |
| Hiroshi Takasawa | Group Executive Vice President, Senior VP of FinTech Group Co. and President of Investment and Incubation Company |
| Koichi Nakamura | Group Managing Executive Officer |
| Kuniaki Matsumura | Group Managing Exe. Off. and Senior Vice President of Ad & Media Company Senior Director of Global Ad Div. |