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Sony

Sony Group Corporation ( ソニーグループ株式会社 ,


Sonī Gurūpu kabushiki gaisha, /ˈsoʊni/ SOH-nee) (also Sony Group Corporation
known as Sony Corporation, commonly known as Sony,
stylized as SONY and abbreviated as Sony Group Corp.)
is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation
headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.[7] As a major
technology company, it operates as one of the world's
largest manufacturers of consumer and professional
electronic products, the largest video game console
company and the largest video game publisher. Through
Sony Entertainment Inc, it is one of the largest music
companies (largest music publisher and second largest
record label) and the third largest film studio, making it one
of the most comprehensive media companies. It is the
largest technology and media conglomerate in Japan. It is
also recognized as the most cash-rich Japanese company,
with net cash reserves of ¥2 trillion.[8][9][10][11]
Sony's Headquarters Complex at Sony
Sony, with its 55 percent market share in the image sensor
City in Minato, Tokyo
market, is the largest manufacturer of image sensors, the
second largest camera manufacturer, and is among the Native name ソニーグループ株式会
semiconductor sales leaders.[12][11][13] It is the world's 社
largest player in the premium TV market for a television of Romanized Sonī Gurūpu kabushiki
at least 55 inches (140 centimeters) with a price higher than name kaisha
$2,500 as well as second largest TV brand by market share Formerly Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo,
and, as of 2020, the third largest television manufacturer in Ltd. (1946–1957)
the world by annual sales figures.[14][15][16][17]
Sony Corporation
(1958–2021)[a][1]
Sony Group Corporation is the holding company of the Sony
Group ( ソニー・グループ , Sonī Gurūpu), which comprises Type Public
Sony Corporation, Sony Semiconductor Solutions, Sony
Traded as TYO: 6758 (https://ww
Entertainment (Sony Pictures, Sony Music), Sony
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Interactive Entertainment, Sony Financial Group, Sony
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Creative Products, and others.
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The company's slogan is We are Sony.[18] Their former
6758)
slogans were The One and Only (1979–1982), It's a Sony
(1981–2005), like.no.other (2005–2009),[19] make.believe NYSE: SONY (https://
www.nyse.com/quote/
(2009–2013),[20] and Be Moved (2013–2021).
XNYS:SONY)
Sony has a weak tie to the Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Nikkei 225 component
Group (SMFG) corporate group, the successor to the Mitsui (6758)
keiretsu.[21] Sony is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (in TOPIX Core30
which it is a constituent of the Nikkei 225 and TOPIX component (6758)
Core30 indexes) with an additional listing in the form of
ISIN JP3435000009 
American depositary receipts listed in the New York Stock
Industry Conglomerate

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