GMO Internet#Z.com

While GMO Internet Group is mainly engaged in the Internet infrastructure business, it also runs other businesses such as online advertising & media, Internet financial services, mobile entertainment, and cryptocurrency.{{Cite news|url=https://www.gmo.jp/en/company-profile/outline/|title=Corporate Outline {{!}} Corporate Profile {{!}} GMO Internet, Inc.|access-date=2018-08-28}} It is a market leader for domain names and web hosting services in Japan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.techinasia.com/gmo-internet-masataoshi-kumagai|title=Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem|website=www.techinasia.com|access-date=2018-08-28}} GMO Internet Group has 9 listed companies, including the head office itself.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gmo.jp/en/library/file/GMOInternet_Group_Profile.pdf|title=GMO Internet Group Profile|date=March 2018|website=GMO Internet Group|access-date=2018-08-28}} The company operates under the corporate slogan of "Internet for Everyone" and offers employee benefits such as a 24-hour staff canteen which provides free meals, childcare facilities, and so on. Furthermore, some employees also have the option to receive their salaries in bitcoin.{{Cite news|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/12/15/business/corporate-business/gmo-internet-start-paying-employees-salaries-partially-bitcoin/|title=GMO Internet to start paying its employees' salaries partially in bitcoin|date=2017-12-15|work=The Japan Times Online|access-date=2018-08-29|issn=0447-5763}}

{{nihongo|Voice Media Inc.|株式会社ボイスメディア|Kabushiki-gaisha Boisu Media}} was established by Masatoshi Kumagai in May 1991. The multi-media company changed its name to {{nihongo|interQ Inc.|インターキュー株式会社|IntāKyū Kabushiki-gaisha}} in November 1995 and shifted its focus to the provision of Internet and service infrastructure.{{Cite news|url=https://www.gmo.jp/en/company-profile/history/|title=Corporate Historys {{!}} Corporate Profile {{!}} GMO Internet, Inc.|access-date=2018-08-28}} It changed its name again in April 2001 to {{nihongo|Global Media Online, Inc.|グローバルメディアオンライン株式会社|Gurōbaru Media Onrain Kabushiki-gaisha}} and then again on June 1, 2005 to {{nihongo|GMO Internet, Inc.|GMOインターネット株式会社|GMO Intānetto Kabushiki-gaisha}} before it began using its current name since September 1, 2022. In November 2013, GMO Internet acquired Gamepot, an online game company that owned Wizardry. It was shut down and absorbed into GMO Internet on December 1, 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.gmo.jp/news/article/5813/|title=連結子会社の吸収合併（簡易合併）に関するお知らせ|date=23 October 2017|publisher=GMO Internet|accessdate=13 September 2022}}{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-10-27/japanese-online-game-publisher-gamepot-goes-defunct/.123197|title=Japanese Online Game Publisher Gamepot Goes Defunct|date=27 October 2017|last=Ressler|first=Karen|publisher=Anime News Network|accessdate=13 September 2022}} On October 29, 2020, Drecom announced they had acquired Wizardry from GMO Internet.{{cite web|url=https://drecom.co.jp/ir/20201029_1.pdf#page=15|title=2021年3月期 第2四半期 決算説明会|date=29 October 2020|publisher=Drecom|accessdate=27 September 2023}}

• Domain registration (Onamae.com, Muu Muu Domain, VALUE DOMAIN, Z.com, etc.)
• Web hosting (Onamae.com rental server, GMO Cloud Public, LOLIPOP!, XREA, CORE SERVER.JP, etc.)
• Internet service provider (InterQ, ZERO, Bekkoame, GMO toku toku BB, etc.)
• SSL security (GMO GlobalSign: The "GlobalSign" brand has become a recognized global brand for SSL certification.)
• Payment service (GMO Payment Gateway, GMO Epsilon, etc.)
• Online trading (GMO CLICK Securities, FXPRIME by GMO, etc.)
• Online media (Kumapon, 9199.jp, JWord, freeml, JUGEM, etc.)
• Online search (infoQ)
• Mobile entertainment (GMO GameCenter, GMO Gamepot: Absorbed into GMO Internet on December 1, 2017)
• Cryptocurrency (GMO Coin)

GMO Internet has a total of 106 companies worldwide, including 9 listed companies. Some of the more prominent companies are as follows.{{Cite news|url=https://www.gmo.jp/en/company-profile/groupinfo/|title=Group Companies {{!}} Corporate Profile {{!}} GMO Internet, Inc.|access-date=2018-08-29}}

• [https://www.gmo.jp/en/ GMO Internet Group, Inc.] (TYO: 9449)
• [https://ir.gmocloud.com/english/ GMO Cloud K.K.] (TYO: 3788)
• [https://corp.gmo-pg.com/en/ GMO Payment Gateway, Inc.] (TYO: 3769)
• GMO Epsilon, Inc.
• [https://pepabo.com/en/ GMO Pepabo, Inc.] (TYO: 3633)
• [https://www.globalsign.com/en/ GMO GlobalSign NV.]
• [http://us.gmocloud.com/ GMO-Z.com USA Inc.]
• GMO DigiRock
• GMO Brights Consulting Inc.

• GMO AD Partners Inc. (TYO: 4784)
• GMO AD Marketing Inc.
• [https://www.gmo.media/company/company_en/ GMO Media, Inc.] (TYO: 6180)
• GMO INSIGHT INC.
• [https://www.koukoku.jp/en/ GMO NIKKO.]
• GMO NIKKO AD CAMP.
• GMO UniteX Inc.
• GMO PlayAd Inc.
• [https://gmo.tech/ GMO TECH, Inc.] (TYO: 6026)
• Shift-One, Inc.
• GMO Creators Network, Inc.
• GMO Kumapon Inc.
• GMO SOLUTIONPARTNER Inc.
• GMO digitallab, Inc.
• GMO MAKESHOP Co. Ltd.
• GMO Media Inc.
• [https://gmo-research.com/ GMO Research, Inc.] (TYO: 3695)

Internet Financial Services

• GMO CLICK Securities, Inc.
• [https://www.gmofh.com/en/ GMO Financial Holdings, Inc.] (TYO: 7177)
• FX PRIME by GMO Corporation

Cryptocurrency

• GMO-Z.com Switzerland AG

Others

• [https://gmo-vp.com/en/ GMO VenturePartners, Inc.]

In 2014, GMO Internet Group made headlines when it bought the Z.com domain name from Nissan for US$6.8 million.{{Cite web|url=https://www.techinasia.com/gmo-international-expansion-z|title=Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem|website=www.techinasia.com|access-date=2018-08-29}} It was mentioned in their press release that Z.com was acquired to spearhead GMO Internet Group's global growth strategy and provide the group with a powerful tool to build a strong global brand.{{Cite news|url=https://www.gmo.jp/en/news/article/635/|title=Japanese Internet Services Provider, GMO Internet Acquires Z.com for JPY800 million|work=GMO Internet News {{!}} GMO Internet, Inc.|access-date=2018-08-29}}

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