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

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Electronics

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Sony Semiconductor Solutions Group

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Sony Interactive Entertainment / PlayStation

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Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.

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Sony Music Group

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Main article: List of Sony Music labels

Sony Music Entertainment Japan

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Sony Honda Mobility

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Foundations and schools

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Subsidiaries and affiliates by location

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Japan

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Canada

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United States

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Latin America

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Europe

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China

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South Korea

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India

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Southeast Asia and Oceania

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Middle East

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Non-affiliate holdings

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Japan

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United States

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Mainland China

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Europe

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Former holdings and subsidiaries

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Sold or spun off

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Defunct

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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.[25]

  • Sony Business Solutions Corporation

Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation

Sony Interactive Entertainment

Sony Pictures Entertainment

Sony Music Group

Sony Music Entertainment Japan

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

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Trademarked as Ghostbusters, Inc.
  2. ^ Trademarked as Columbia/3000 Productions
  3. ^ The mexican arm of Sony Pictures Releasing
  4. ^ Sony had acquired 7% of the company, leading its franchises under the "Genius" prefix.
  5. ^ Sony had acquired an unknown percent of the company, along with Frederator Studios and Mainframe Studios (formerly Rainmaker Studios).
  6. ^ Except for the Frederator-produced Nicktoons as well as the Cartoon Network original Adventure Time, where these aren't not made by Sony Pictures Television neither it's children's division.

References

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  1. ^ Spangler, Todd (31 July 2017). "Sony Pictures TV Networks to Acquire Funimation, Valuing Anime Distributor at $150 Million". Variety. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Sony Pictures Television Revamps Entertainment Portfolio And Launches UK's First Free-To-Air Movie Network". Sky Media. 24 July 2019. Sony-owned entertainment channel True Entertainment will be relaunched as Sony Channel.
  3. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (24 July 2025). "Sony Takes Strategic Stake in Bandai Namco With $464 Million Deal". Variety.
  4. ^ "Murata Manufacturing and Sony Sign Definitive Agreement for the Transfer of Battery Business". Sony Global - Sony Global Headquarters. Retrieved 14 July 2020. Business operations related to consumer sales of Sony-branded USB batteries, ... as well as certain other products, will not be part of the Transfer.
  5. ^ "English". エアロセンス株式会社 (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Establishment of Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc". Sony Global - Sony Global Headquarters. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Clarification on Disney/Fox transaction" (PDF). Cofece. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Sony Mobile's division in Sweden will be merged in Sony Nordic". GSMArena.com. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  9. ^ Bailay, Rasul (18 February 2012). "Sony India separates sales, software units". Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  10. ^ "Stakes in Kadokawa" (PDF). 19 December 2024.
  11. ^ "KADOKAWA and Sony Agree to Form Strategic Capital and Business Alliance". 19 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Sony Stake in Fromsoftware". 31 August 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  13. ^ "PlayStation has reportedly made a 5% investment in Devolver Digital". 4 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Sony invests $250 million in Fortnite maker Epic Games". VentureBeat. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  15. ^ "Sony Stake in Epic Games". 12 April 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Sony invests in new manga service Mangamo as it expands to Android". Gamesradar. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  17. ^ "Sony Stake in Discord". 3 May 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  18. ^ "Sony back $60M round for gaming infrastructure software startup AccelByte". 3 May 2022.
  19. ^ Ingham, Tim (23 February 2020). "Who Really Owns Spotify?". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 14 July 2020. Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group ... own ... (Sony around 2.35 percent and Universal around 3.5)
  20. ^ "Sony Stake in Raspberry Pi". 12 April 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  21. ^ "Billboard". 110 (9). 28 February 1998: 85. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 31 December 2012. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  22. ^ Littleton, Cynthia (11 May 2020). "KC Global Media Entertainment Completes Sony Asia Networks Acquisition". Variety. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  23. ^ "Sony Pictures Television U.K. Channels Sold to U.S. Investment Firm Narrative Capital". Variety. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  24. ^ White, Peter (15 July 2020). "Simon Cowell To Take Full Control Of 'Got Talent' Producer Syco Entertainment, Buys Out Sony Music's Stake". Deadline. Retrieved 15 July 2020. Sony Music will retain the JV's music assets, including its roster of current artists and back catalog.
  25. ^ Inc, Sony Marketing(Japan). "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". ソニー製品情報 (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 October 2022. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  26. ^ "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". Sony Semiconductor Solutions Group. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  27. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (3 November 2022). "Sony TV Shakeup: Glenn Adilman, Scott Landsman, Karen Tatevosian & Jennifer Solari Among 7 Executives Exiting, Gemstone Folding – Update". Deadline Hollywood.
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