SoftBank Group Corp

Company Profile

• Business description

  SoftBank is a Japan-based telecom and e-commerce conglomerate that has expanded mainly through acquisitions, and its key assets include a 40%-owned mobile and fixed broadband telecom operator business in Japan. It also owns 90% of semiconductor chip designer Arm Holdings following Arm's 2023 IPO, and has a vast portfolio of mainly internet- and e-commerce-focused early-stage investments. It is also a general partner of the USD 100 billion SoftBank Vision Fund 1 and sole investor in SoftBank Vision Fund 2, both of which primarily invest in pre-IPO internet and AI companies. Recently, it has begun investing in OpenAI and will own around 13% of the company by Oct. 1, 2026.

• Contact

  Kaigan 1-7-1
  Minato-ku
  Tokyo105-7537
  JPN

  T: +81 368892000

  https://www.group.softbank

• Sector

  Communication Services

  Stock type

  Sensitive

• Industry

  Telecom Services

  Fiscal Year End

  31 March 2027

  Employees

  100,634