SoftBank Group

SoftBank Group Corp. is a Tokyo-headquartered pure holding company founded on September 3, 1981 by Masayoshi Son. Through its four reportable segments — Investment Business of Holding Companies, SoftBank Vision Funds, the listed SoftBank domestic telecom subsidiary, and the AI Computing infrastructure business — the group deploys capital across AI, broadband, semiconductors, mobile services, and consumer internet platforms worldwide. As of March 31, 2025 the consolidated group employed 67,229 people across 965 subsidiaries, 152 associates, and 23 joint ventures.

The group owns publicly listed SoftBank Corp. and the Vision Fund 1, Vision Fund 2, and Latimer funds, and is a long-term anchor shareholder in ARM Holdings, PayPay, LY Corporation, and other technology platforms. SoftBank Group Corp. trades on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Prime Market) under ticker 9984, reports in Japanese yen, and is headquartered at 1-7-1 Kaigan, Minato-Ku, Tokyo 105-7537.