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rakuten.com. Rakuten Group, Inc. (楽天グループ株式会社) ( Japanese pronunciation: [ɾakɯ̥teɴ]) is a Japanese technology conglomerate based in Tokyo, founded by Hiroshi Mikitani in 1997. Centered around the online retail marketplace Rakuten Ichiba, its businesses include financial services utilizing Fintech, digital content and ...
Hiroshi Mikitani. Hiroshi Mikitani (三木谷浩史, Mikitani Hiroshi) (born March 11, 1965) is a Japanese billionaire business magnate and writer. He is the founder and CEO of Rakuten, Inc. He is also the president of Crimson Group, chairman of the football club Vissel Kobe, chairman of Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, and a board member of Lyft .
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's Rakuten Group said on Thursday it set a price of 2,470 yen per share in a planned overseas sale of 24.5 million shares of Rakuten Bank worth 60.6 billion yen ($411.9 million).
Japanese e-commerce conglomerate Rakuten Group said on Wednesday that it will issue $1.8 billion of U.S. dollar-denominated 3-year senior notes at an interest rate of 11.25%. The fundraising will ...
In May 2010, Buy.com was acquired by Rakuten, Inc., the largest e-commerce retailer in Japan, [3] [15] for $250 million in cash. [16] [17] This was considered Rakuten's attempt to enter the American e-retail market, [16] and to compete globally with e-commerce competitors such as Amazon.com and eBay. [3]
Rakuten Mobile, Inc. (commonly known as Rakuten Mobile) is a Japanese mobile network operator (MNO) headquartered in Setagaya, Tokyo. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten. Currently, Rakuten Mobile offers 4G [ 5][ 6] and 5G [ 7][ 8] services. In December 2023, it expanded into Europe launching a network in Germany.
Rakuten Kobo Inc. Rakuten Kobo Inc., or simply Kobo, is a Canadian company that sells ebooks, audiobooks, e-readers and formerly tablet computers. It is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and is a subsidiary of the Japanese e-commerce conglomerate Rakuten. The name Kobo is an anagram of book. [ 3][ 4]
This list is based on the Forbes Global 2000, which ranks the world's 2,000 largest publicly traded companies.The Forbes list takes into account a multitude of factors, including the revenue, net profit, total assets and market value of each company; each factor is given a weighted rank in terms of importance when considering the overall ranking.