Sony Group Corporation, founded in 1946 and headquartered in Japan, is a multinational conglomerate with approximately 109,700 employees operating across electronics, gaming, entertainment, and financial services in over 190 countries. The company's technical portfolio spans consumer electronics, gaming consoles, audio-visual products, imaging solutions, music production and distribution, film and television production, and financial services. Under CEO Kenichiro Yoshida, Sony maintains distinct business segments including Electronics, Game (PlayStation), Entertainment (Music and Pictures), and Financial Services.
The company's hardware engineering is anchored in established product lines: BRAVIA televisions in the audio-visual segment, Alpha cameras in imaging solutions, and the PlayStation gaming ecosystem, which has sold over 500 million consoles worldwide. The PlayStation platform represents a significant interactive entertainment infrastructure spanning hardware, software, and services. Sony's consumer electronics heritage includes the Walkman portable audio product line, demonstrating sustained engagement with portable device engineering and user experience design.
Sony's entertainment divisions operate at scale: Sony Music Entertainment functions as one of the world's largest music companies handling production and distribution, while Sony Pictures Entertainment produces and distributes film and television content. These content production capabilities intersect with the company's hardware and platform engineering, creating vertical integration across capture devices (Alpha cameras), distribution platforms (BRAVIA displays, PlayStation), and content libraries. The company's stated purpose centers on delivering emotion through creativity and technology, reflected in its commitment to innovation across imaging solutions, audio-visual products, and interactive entertainment platforms.