Rakuten

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Rakuten Group, Inc. is a Japanese technology conglomerate headquartered in Tokyo that was founded in 1997 by Hiroshi Mikitani. The company operates a global system of internet services centered around its online retail marketplace, Rakuten Ichiba. As a technology conglomerate, Rakuten maintains operations across multiple business segments within the digital commerce and internet services sectors.

Updated 19 August 2026

Public sources: Wikipedia

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Media momentum

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3 sources

Source diversity

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1 event

Release activity

As of 17 Sep 2026 · Model, product and open-source release events in the last 90 days whose coverage involves this entity.

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Funding signals

As of 17 Sep 2026 · Funding and acquisition events in the last 90 days whose coverage involves this entity.

Jan 2019 → Jul 2026

Coverage span

As of 17 Sep 2026 · First to most recent month of TLDRocket coverage of this entity.

Management

updated 5 Aug 2026

Hiroshi Mikitani Chairman, President and CEO
Yoshiyuki Takano Senior Vice President of Commerce & Marketing Company
Ting Cai Chief Data Officer & Group Senior Managing Executive Officer Of Technology Services
Seiichiro Sonoda FinTech Segment Leader & President of FinTech Group Company
Hideaki Mukai Vice President, Incubation Business
Sharad Sriwastawa Group Managing Executive Officer
Naojiro Hisada Executive Officer , Head Of Global Corporate It, Head Of Blockchain Technology, CEI If Rakuten China
Nick Stamos CEO, Rakuten Advertising
Yuji Kusunoki President, Rakuten Securities
Maki Jannetta Chief Executive Innovation Office
Shunsuke Yazawa 常務執行役員楽天モバイル代表取締役副社長
Seichu Masatada Kobayashi Co-founder And Chief Well-being Officer