Rakuten

Rakuten Group, Inc. (TSE: 4755) is Japan's largest eCommerce corporation and the world's leading online marketplace company. Rakuten offers e-commerce, e-reading, travel, banking, securities, credit card, e-money, portals and media, online marketing, and professional sports to both consumers and businesses. The company is currently expanding globally, with operations in Asia, Western Europe, and the Americas.

Rakuten, which was founded in 1997 and is based in Tokyo, has a global workforce of over 17,000 employees and partners. Rakuten's revenue in 2018 was 1101.48 billion yen.

Rakuten means 'optimism' in Japanese. It implies that they have faith in the future. It's a realization that, with the appropriate mindset, individuals can improve the future by doing better today. As a result, they push themselves to grow, invent, and explore in order to create a better, happier future for all.

Their 70+ businesses today encompass e-commerce, digital content, communications, and FinTech, offering the thrill of discovery to over 1.5 billion members worldwide.

Founded: 1997
Country: Japan
Website: www.rakuten.co.jp or global.rakuten.com