{ "schemaVersion": 1, "organisationId": "O-b55f1338909d49619ca850fccdc51dc9", "slug": "softbank", "name": "SOFTBANK CORP", "updatedAt": "2026-09-28T14:24:45.364086Z", "sections": [ { "type": "OVERVIEW", "text": "SoftBank Corp. is a Japan-based telecommunications and technology company. Its core business provides mobile and fixed-line communications and broadband services, principally to customers in Japan. The group also serves businesses with digital and network solutions and operates distribution, media and e-commerce, and financial services businesses, including businesses associated with LINE, Yahoo! JAPAN and PayPay. [https://www.softbank.jp/en/corp/aboutus/business/][https://www.softbank.jp/en/corp/ir/at_a_glance/]\n\nThe company’s stated corporate philosophy is “Information Revolution — Happiness for everyone.” Its operations are centered on Japan, with selected international activities such as global IoT services. Established in 1986 and headquartered in Tokyo, SoftBank Corp. reported consolidated revenue of ¥7.04 trillion for the year ended March 31, 2026, and 58,432 employees for that fiscal year. 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Its home-internet products include SoftBank Hikari, a fiber-optic connection, and SoftBank Air, a home Wi-Fi service using a wireless router. It also sells electricity services and devices. In the fiscal year ended March 2025, mobile service accounted for approximately 53% of Consumer segment revenue, broadband 14%, electricity 9%, and sales of goods and other revenue 24%. [https://www.softbank.jp/en/corp/philosophy/strategy/consumer/][https://www.linemo.jp/en/language/][https://www.softbank.jp/en/internet/sbhikari/][https://www.softbank.jp/en/internet/air/][T15366988]\n[T15366988][https://www.softbank.jp/en/corp/philosophy/strategy/consumer/][https://www.linemo.jp/en/language/][https://www.softbank.jp/en/internet/sbhikari/][https://www.softbank.jp/en/internet/air/]", "updatedAt": "2026-09-28T14:24:45.364086Z" }, { "type": "GEOGRAPHY", "text": "SoftBank Corp. is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, and its operations and sales are centered on the Japanese market. In its geographic reporting for the year ended March 2024, the company said revenue from customers outside Japan was not material and did not provide a regional revenue breakdown. [https://www.softbank.jp/en/corp/aboutus/profile/][https://irbank.net/E04426/condense/InformationAboutGeographicalAreasIFRSTextBlock?f=S100TP4K]\n\nThe company also has an overseas business presence. Its corporate-business directory describes 25 overseas locations in 11 countries, including offices in Asia, the United States and the United Kingdom. SoftBank expanded its international activities through Ireland-based Cubic Telecom, a connected-vehicle connectivity provider that became a subsidiary in 2024. These overseas locations and activities do not indicate a comparable share of group revenue outside Japan. 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