Sony
Entertainment, games & electronics · Japan
Sony makes money from PlayStation games and subscriptions, music, films and anime, plus the image sensors and consumer electronics built on its technology.
What makes it different
PlayStation, not electronics, is its largest business.
¥4.570TGame & Network Services salesFY2025
Games and network services bring in more sales than any other Sony segment.
How big it is
How big is Sony?
¥12.48TSalesFY2025
¥1.45TOperating incomeFY2025
125MPlayStation monthly active users2026
How it makes money FY2025
Games first, then music, films and sensors.
- Game & Network Services37%¥4.57T
- Entertainment, Technology & Services18%¥2.19T
- Music17%¥2.09T
- Imaging & Sensing Solutions17%¥2.06T
- Pictures12%¥1.49T
How the business works
Own the hits. Sell them everywhere.
- 1Games, music, film, anime
- 2PlayStation, streaming, theaters
- 3Image sensors and devices
Sensor and hardware technology sits underneath all of it.
Brands and businesses
More than Sony.
Who owns it
CEO: Hiroki Totoki
Who it competes with
Key moments
- 1946Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo founded
- 1958Renamed Sony and listed in Tokyo
- 1988Acquires CBS Records
- 1989Acquires Columbia Pictures
- 1994Original PlayStation launches in Japan
Sources
Every number on this page comes from Sony's own reports.
- Sony Group Corporation Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026 ↗
- Consolidated Financial Summary for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2026 (Form 6-K) ↗
- FY2025 Consolidated Financial Results presentation (Form 6-K) ↗
- Consolidated Financial Summary for the First Quarter Ended June 30, 2026 (Form 6-K) ↗
Full profile
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What Sony tracks16 metrics
PlayStation monthly active users
Crunchyroll paid subscribers
Employees
Results, quarter by quarterwith a chart
Revenue
Profit
Margin
Where the money comes from6 regions
United States
Europe
Asia-Pacific
The full timeline20 moments
2021
2022
2026
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