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List of assets owned by Sony

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This is a list of assets owned by Japanese multinational conglomerate Sony Group Corporation.

Subsidiaries and affiliates by business segment

=Electronics=

=Sony Semiconductor Solutions Group=

=[[Sony Interactive Entertainment]] / [[PlayStation]]=

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= [[Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.]] =

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= [[Sony Music Group]] =

{{main|List of Sony Music labels}}

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= [[Sony Music Entertainment Japan]] =

=[[Sony Financial Group]]=

=Sony Honda Mobility=

=Foundations and schools=

Subsidiaries and affiliates by location

=Japan=

=Canada=

=United States=

=Latin America=

=Europe=

=China=

=South Korea=

=India=

=Southeast Asia and Oceania=

=Middle East=

Non-affiliate holdings

=Japan=

  • Kadokawa Corporation (10.11%){{cite web|date=2024-12-19|title=Stakes in Kadokawa|url=https://ssl4.eir-parts.net/doc/9468/ir_material7/242676/00.pdf}}{{cite web|date=2024-12-19|title=KADOKAWA and Sony Agree to Form Strategic Capital and Business Alliance|url=https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/News/Press/202412/24-1219E/}}
  • From Software (14.09%){{cite web|date=2022-08-31|title=Sony Stake in Fromsoftware|url=https://www.fromsoftware.jp/ww/pressrelease_detail.html?tgt=20220831_announcement|access-date=2023-06-14}}
  • MBS Media Holdings, Inc. (4.44%)
  • VAIO Corporation (5%)
  • Tamron (14.8%)

=United States=

  • Devolver Digital (5%){{cite web | url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/playstation-has-reportedly-made-a-5-investment-in-devolver-digital/ | title=PlayStation has reportedly made a 5% investment in Devolver Digital | date=4 November 2021 }}
  • Epic Games (4.9%){{Cite web|date=2020-07-09|title=Sony invests $250 million in Fortnite maker Epic Games|url=https://venturebeat.com/2020/07/09/sony-invests-250-million-in-fortnite-maker-epic-games/|access-date=2020-07-09|website=VentureBeat|language=en-US}}{{cite web|date=2022-04-12|title=Sony Stake in Epic Games|url=https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/news/sony-and-kirkbi-invest-in-epic-games-to-build-the-future-of-digital-entertainment|access-date=2023-06-14}}
  • Mangamo{{cite web|date=November 23, 2020|title=Sony invests in new manga service Mangamo as it expands to Android|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/sony-invests-in-new-manga-service-mangamo-as-it-expands-to-android/|access-date=November 23, 2020|website=Gamesradar|language=en}}
  • Discord{{cite web|date=2021-05-03|title=Sony Stake in Discord|url=https://sonyinteractive.com/en/announcing-playstations-new-partnership-with-discord/|access-date=2023-06-14}}
  • AccelByte{{cite web|date=May 3, 2022|title=Sony back $60M round for gaming infrastructure software startup AccelByte|url=https://www.geekwire.com/2022/softbank-sony-back-60m-round-for-gaming-infrastructure-software-startup-accelbyte/|access-date=}}

=Mainland China=

= Europe =

  • Spotify Technology S.A. (2.35%){{Cite magazine|last1=Ingham|first1=Tim|date=2020-02-23|title=Who Really Owns Spotify?|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/news/who-really-owns-spotify-955388/|access-date=2020-07-14|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|quote=Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group ... own ... (Sony around 2.35 percent and Universal around 3.5)}}
  • Raspberry Pi{{cite web|date=2023-04-12|title=Sony Stake in Raspberry Pi|url=https://www.sony-semicon.com/en/news/2023/2023041201.html|access-date=2023-06-14}}

Former holdings and subsidiaries

=Sold or spun off=

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  • Animax
  • AXN
  • Gem
  • One
  • Sony Pictures Television's UK channels – sold to Narrative Capital{{Cite web|title=Sony Pictures Television U.K. Channels Sold to U.S. Investment Firm Narrative Capital|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/global/sony-channels-uk-sold-narrative-1234972645/|access-date=14 May 2021|website=Variety|date=14 May 2021}}
  • Sony Channel – became Great! TV
  • Sony Movies – became Great! Movies
  • Sony Movies Action – became Great! Movies Action
  • Sony Movies Classic – became Great! Movies Classic
  • Pop
  • Pop Max
  • Tiny Pop
  • Starling – sold to Satisfaction Group
  • Viasat 3 – sold to ANT1 Group
  • Viasat 6 – sold to ANT1 Group
  • Sunbow Entertainment – sold to TV-Loonland AG
  • Starz TV – sold to TRACE Group
  • The Vault – sold to TRACE Group
  • Shine Group – stake sold back to the company
  • Syco Entertainment (excluding Syco Music){{Cite web|last=White|first=Peter|date=2020-07-15|title=Simon Cowell To Take Full Control Of 'Got Talent' Producer Syco Entertainment, Buys Out Sony Music's Stake|url=https://deadline.com/2020/07/simon-cowell-syco-1202986249/|access-date=2020-07-15|website=Deadline|language=en|quote=Sony Music will retain the JV’s music assets, including its roster of current artists and back catalog.}} – stake sold back to Simon Cowell
  • Tuvalu Media – stake sold back to the company

=Defunct=

Electronics

All of these companies below were merged into Sony Electronics Corporation in April 2021, with the surviving entity changed its name to Sony Corporation.

Sony Marketing Inc., a subsidiary of Sony Corporation, merged the following company in April 2021.{{Cite web |last=Inc |first=Sony Marketing(Japan) |title=ソニービジネスソリューション（株）とソニーマーケティング（株）を経営統合 |url=https://www.sony.jp/CorporateCruise/Press/202012/20-1201/ |access-date=2022-10-29 |website=ソニー製品情報 |language=ja}}

  • Sony Business Solutions Corporation

Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation

  • Sony LSI Design Inc. – Merged into Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation in April 2022.{{Cite web |title=Announcement of Decision Regarding the Business Integration of Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation and Sony LSI Design Inc.～To Further Strengthen Business Through Integrated Operation of Semiconductor Design and Design Operations～｜News Releases｜Sony Semiconductor Solutions Group |url=https://www.sony-semicon.com/en/news/2021/2021101501.html |access-date=2022-10-29 |website=Sony Semiconductor Solutions Group |language=en}}

Sony Interactive Entertainment

Sony Pictures Entertainment

Sony Music Group

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Sony Music Entertainment Japan

  • Quatro A Inc. – absorbed into Aniplex
  • Rialto Entertainment Inc. – absorbed into Aniplex
  • ForwardWorks – absorbed into Aniplex

See also

References

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External links

  • {{Official website|https://www.sony.net}}

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Subsidiaries

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