List of assets owned by Sony
This is a list of assets owned by Japanese multinational conglomerate Sony Group Corporation.
Subsidiaries and affiliates by business segment
Electronics
- Sony Corporation
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Group
- Sony Semiconductor Solutions
- Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing
- Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing (joint venture with TSMC and Denso)
- Sony Semiconductor Israel (formerly Altair Semiconductor)
- Sony Depthsensing Solutions (formerly SoftKinetic)
- Sony Advanced Visual Sensing
Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.
- Sony Pictures Studios
- Sony Pictures Studios Post Production Facilities
- Worldwide Product Fulfillment
- Madison Gate Records
- Sony Pictures Consumer Products
- Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan Inc.
- AK Holdings
- Animax Broadcast Japan Inc. (joint venture with Bandai Namco, Toei Animation, TMS Entertainment and Nihon Ad Systems)
- Kids Station
- Mystery Channel
- MADHOUSE Inc.
- AK Holdings
- Sony Pictures Europe
- Sony Pictures Interactive
- Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group
- Columbia Pictures
- 3000 Pictures
- Screen Gems
- Sony Pictures Animation
- Sony Pictures Classics
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- Sony Pictures Releasing International
- Sony Pictures Releasing de México
- Sony Pictures Imageworks
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Sony Wonder
- Genius Brands (Minority stake)
- Genius Brands Music
- Kartoon Channel
- Baby Genius
- Stan Lee Universe
- A Squared Entertainment LLC
- Stan Lee Comics LLC (60%)
- Wow Unlimited Media
- Mainframe Studios
- Frederator Networks
- Frederator Studios
- Channel Frederator Network
- StashRiot
- Cartoon Hangover
- Frederator Flux
- The Leaderboard Network
- Cinematica
- MicDrop
- Atomo Network (Joint venture with Ánima)
- Frederator Books
- Thirty Labs
- Ezrin Hirsh Entertainment (EHE)
- Big Picture Productions
- Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (joint venture with Universal Pictures Home Entertainment)
- Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group
- Destination Films
- Stage 6 Films
- Affirm Films
- Affirm Television
- Pure Flix
- TriStar Pictures
- Crunchyroll, LLC (shared ownership with Aniplex)
- Crunchyroll UK and Ireland
- Madman Anime
- Crunchyroll EMEA
- Crunchyroll SAS
- Crunchyroll SA
- Crunchyroll GmbH
- Crunchyroll Studios
- Crunchyroll Games, LLC
- Right Stuf
- Nozomi Entertainment
- 5 Points Pictures
- RightStufAnime.com
- Sony Pictures Television
- Sony Pictures Television Studios
- Adelaide Productions
- CPT Holdings, Inc.
- Gemstone Studios
- TriStar Television
- 2waytraffic
- 2waytraffic Mobile
- 2waytraffic International
- Bad Wolf
- Blueprint Television (joint venture with Blueprint Pictures)
- Califon Productions, Inc.
- Culver Entertainment
- Electric Ray
- Eleventh Hour Films
- Eleven
- Embassy Row
- Fable Pictures
- Floresta
- Huaso
- Human Media
- Jeopardy Productions, Inc.
- Lean-M
- Left Bank Pictures
- Palladium Fiction
- Curio Pictures
- Satisfy (joint venture with Satisfaction Group; 20%)
- Silvergate Media
- Stellify Media
- Stolen Picture
- Teleset
- Teleset Mexico
- Toro Media
- The Whisper Group
- Sony Pictures Television Networks
- Culver Max Entertainment Private Limited
- Sony Entertainment Television
- Sony Ten
- Sony Max
- Sony Max 2
- Sony SAB
- SonyLIV
- Sony Six
- Sony Aath
- Sony BBC Earth (joint venture with BBC Studios)
- Sony YAY!
- Sony Pix
- Sony Wah
- Sony Pal
- Sony Marathi
- Studio NEXT
- Sony Pictures Networks Productions
- AXN
- Sony Cine
- Sony AXN
- getTV
- Lifetime Latin America (joint venture with A+E Networks Latin America, distributed by Ole Distribution)
- Sony Channel
- Sony Movies (United States)
- Sony Pictures Cable Ventures I Inc.
- Game Show Network, LLC
- Culver Max Entertainment Private Limited
- Sony Pictures Television Studios
- Pixomondo
Sony Music Group
- Sony Music Publishing
- 4 Star Records
- APM Music
- Sonoton
- Bruton Music
- Cezame Music
- Hard and Kosinus
- Bleeding Fingers Music
- Challenge Records
- EMI Music Publishing
- EMI Production Music
- Extreme Music
- Hickory Records
- KPM Music
- Remote Control Productions
- Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
- Columbia Records
- Epic Records
- Bad Boy Records
- Kemosabe Records
- Legacy Recordings
- The Orchard
- RCA Records
- RCA Inspiration
- Fo Yo Soul
- GospoCentric Records
- B'Rite Music
- Quiet Water Entertainment
- Verity Records
- RCA Inspiration
- Ultra Records
- Sony Masterworks
- Sony Music Australia
- Sony Music Brazil
- Amigo Records
- Phonomotor Records
- Som Livre
- Sony Music Canada
- Ratas Music Group
- Sony Music China
- Sony Music France
- Sony Music Entertainment Hong Kong
- Sony Music Entertainment Poland
- Sony Music India
- Zee Music Company
- Sony Music Indonesia
- Sony Music Latin
- Sony Music Mexico
- Sony Music Nashville
- Sony Music Philippines
- Sony Music Taiwan
- Sony Music Thailand
- Sony Music UK
- Black Butter Records (49%)
- Columbia Records UK
- Dream Life Records
- Insanity Records (joint venture with Insanity Group)
- Magic Star
- Ministry of Sound
- Music For Nations
- RCA Label Group UK
- Relentless Records
- Since '93
- Sony Commercial Group
- Sony Music Legacy - UK
- Sony Music Nashville UK
- Sony Music Entertainment Japan
- Aniplex
- A-1 Pictures Inc.
- Aniplex of America Inc.
- Aniplex (Shanghai) Ltd. (51%)
- Boundary Inc.
- CloverWorks Inc.
- Crunchyroll, LLC (shared ownership with Sony Pictures)
- Crunchyroll UK and Ireland
- Madman Anime
- Crunchyroll EMEA
- Crunchyroll SAS
- Crunchyroll SA
- Crunchyroll GmbH
- Crunchyroll Studios
- Crunchyroll Games, LLC
- Right Stuf
- Nozomi Entertainment
- 5 Points Pictures
- RightStufAnime.com
- Peppermint Anime GmbH (joint venture with Peppermint GmbH)
- Quatro A Inc.
- Rialto Entertainment Inc.
- Ariola Japan
- Epic Records Japan
- Kioon Music
- Fitz Beat
- Haunted Records
- Ki/oon Records2
- NeOSITE
- Siren Song
- Trefort
- M-On Entertainment, Inc.
- mora
- Peanuts Worldwide (39%; with WildBrain (41%) and Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates (20%))
- Sacra Music
- Sony Creative Products Inc.
- Sony DADC Japan Inc.
- Sony Music Artists Inc.
- Sony Music Communications Inc.
- Sony Music Direct (Japan) Inc.
- Sony Music Labels Inc.
- Sony Music Marketing Inc.
- Sony Music Associated Records
- Sony Music Publishing
- Sony Music Records
- gr8! Records
- Mastersix Foundation
- N46Div
- Niagara Records
- VVV Records
- Unties
- Aniplex
Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Audiokinetic
- Bungie
- Evolution Championship Series (joint venture with rts.gg)
- Gaikai
- PlayStation
- PlayStation Productions
- PlayStation Studios
- Bluepoint Games
- Firesprite
- Fabrik Games
- Guerrilla Games
- Haven Studios
- Housemarque
- Insomniac Games
- Insomniac North Carolina
- Media Molecule
- Naughty Dog
- ICE Team
- Nixxes Software
- Polyphony Digital
- Bend Studio
- Team Asobi
- London Studio
- Malaysia Studio
- San Diego Studio
- San Mateo Studio
- Santa Monica Studio
- Savage Game Studios
- Sucker Punch Productions
- Valkyrie Entertainment
- Visual Arts
- XDev
- Repeat.gg
- SN Systems
Sony Financial Holdings Inc.
- Sony Life Insurance Co., Ltd.
- Sony Assurance Inc.
- Sony Bank Inc.
- Sony Lifecare Inc.
Sony Honda Mobility Inc.
- Afeela
Foundations and schools
- Sony Foundation for Education
- Sony Music Foundation
- Sony USA Foundation Inc.
- Sony Foundation Australia Trustee Ltd.
- Sony of Canada Science Scholarship Foundation Inc.
- Sony Europe Foundation
- Shohoku College
Subsidiaries and affiliates by location
Japan
- Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
- Sony Music Labels Inc.
- Sony Music Marketing Inc.
- Sony Music Communications Inc.
- Sony Music Artists Inc.
- Sony Creative Products Inc.
- Sony DADC Japan Inc.
- Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
- AK Holdings Corporation
- AXN Japan Inc.
- Mystery Channel, Inc.
- Sony Energy Devices Corporation
- Sony Network Communications Inc.
- Sony Biz Networks Corporation
- SMN Corporation (formerly So-net Media Networks Co., Ltd.) (58.7%)
- MotionPortrait, Inc.
- Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc.
- Sony PCL Inc.
- Sony Marketing Inc.
- Sony Global Solutions Inc.
- Sony Global Education, Inc.
- P5, Inc.
- FeliCa Networks, Inc. (51%; joint venture with NTT Docomo and JR East)
- AII Inc. (60.9%)
- Frontage Inc. (60%)
- SRE Holdings (formerly Sony Real Estate Corporation) (36.9%)
- Aerosense Inc. (joint venture with ZMP Inc. and Sumitomo Corporation)
- M3, Inc. (34%)
- Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc. (51%; joint venture with Olympus)
- Sony Enterprise Co.,Ltd.
- Sony People Solutions Inc.
- Sony Honda Mobility (50%; joint venture with Honda)
Canada
United States
- Sony Corporation of America
- Sony Entertainment Inc.
- Sony Creative Software
- Sony Digital Audio Disc Corporation
- Sony Magnetic Products Inc. of America
- Sony Latin America
Latin America
- Sony Argentina S.A.
- Sony Comércio e Indústria Ltda. (Brazil)
- Sony Componentes Ltda. (Brazil)
- Sony da Amazônia Ltda. (Brazil)
- Sony Chile Ltda. (Chile)
- Sony de México S.A. de C.V.
- Sony de Mexicali, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico)
- Sony Nuevo Laredo, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico)
- Sony de Tijuana Oeste, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico)
- Sony Corporation of Panama, S. A.
- Sony Puerto Rico, Inc.
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment de México S.A. de C.V.
Europe
- Sony Austria GmbH.
- Sony DACD Austria A.G.
- Sony DADC Europe Limited
- Sony DADC, OOO (Borovsk, Russia)
- Sony Service Centre (Europe) N.V. (Brussels, Belgium)
- Sony Overseas S.A. (Switzerland)
- Sony Czech, spol. s.r.o.
- Sony Berlin G.m.b.H. (Germany)
- Sony Deutschland G.m.b.H. (Köln, Germany)
- Sony Europe GmbH (Germany)
- Sony Nordic A/S (Denmark)
- Sony España S.A. (Spain)
- Sony France S.A.
- Sony United Kingdom Ltd.
- Sony Global Treasury Service Plc (UK)
- Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited (UK)
- Sony Hungaria Kft. (Hungary)
- Sony Italia S.p.A. (Italy)
- Sony Benelux B.V. (Netherlands)
- Sony Europa B.V. (Netherlands)
- Sony Logistics Europe B.V. (Netherlands)
- Sony Poland Sp.z.o.o. (Poland)
- Sony Portugal Ltda. (Portugal)
- Sony Slovakia s r. o. (Slovakia)
- Sony Eurasia Pazarlama A.S. (Turkey)
China
- Sony (China) Ltd.
- Beijing Suohong Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Shanghai Suoguang Visual Products Co., Ltd.
- Shanghai Suoguang Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Sony Electronics (Wuxi) Co., Ltd.
- Sony Corporation of Hong Kong Ltd.
- Sony International (Hong Kong) Ltd.
South Korea
- Sony Electronics of Korea Corporation
- Sony Korea Corporation
India
- Sony India Private Limited
- Sony India Software Services Pvt. Ltd
- Culver Max Entertainment
Southeast Asia and Oceania
- PT Sony Indonesia
- Sony Electronics (Malaysia) SDN. BHD.
- Sony Technology (Malaysia) SDN. BHD.
- Sony Philippines, Inc.
- Sony Electronics (Singapore) Pte. LTD.
- Sony Magnetic Products (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
- Sony Mobile Electronics (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
- Sony Device Technology (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
- Sony Siam Industries Co., Ltd.
- Sony Australia Limited
- Sony Computer Entertainment Australia Pty. Ltd
- Sony New Zealand Ltd.
- Sony Vietnam Ltd.
Middle East
- Sony Middle East and Africa FZE (UAE)
Non-affiliate holdings
Japan
- Japan Display (1.2%)
- JOLED (approx. 5%)
- Kadokawa Corporation (1.93%)
- Madhouse (5%)
- MBS Media Holdings, Inc. (4.44%)
- Toei Animation (1.86%)
- VAIO Corporation (5%)
United States
- Epic Games (1.4%)
- Mangamo
Mainland China
- Bilibili Inc. (4.98%)
Europe
- Spotify Technology S.A. (2.35%)
Former holdings and subsidiaries
Sold or spun off
- Avex Group
- Chart Show TV - Sold to TRACE Group (currently Trace Hits)
- Chart Show Hits - Sold to TRACE Group (itself closed on 1 June 2020)
- Crackle - Sold to Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment
- FEARnet HD (jointly owned by Comcast and Lionsgate) - Sold to Comcast and folded into Syfy and Chiller
- Film1 - closed, then relaunched by SPI International in 2019
- Gracenote - Sold to Tribune Media (later sold to Nielsen)
- Loews Cineplex Entertainment - Sold to Onex Corporation in 2002
- Movielink (jointly owned by Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and Warner Bros.) - Sold to Blockbuster LLC
- The Orchard Film Group - divested and renamed 1091 Media
- Sony Chemicals Corporation - Sold off and became Dexerials.
- Sony Online Entertainment - Sold to Columbus Nova and became Daybreak Game Company
- Sony Pictures Television's Southeast Asian channels - Sold to KC Global Media
- Sony Pictures Television's UK channels - Sold to Narrative Capital
- Sony Channel - became Great! TV
- Sony Movies - became Great! Movies
- Sony Movies Action - became Great! Movies Action
- Sony Movies Classic - became Great! Movies Classic
- Pop
- Pop Max
- Tiny Pop
- Viasat 3 - Sold to ANT1 Group
- Viasat 6 - Sold to ANT1 Group
- Sunbow Entertainment - Sold to TV-Loonland AG in November 2000.
- Starz TV - Sold to TRACE Group (itself closed on 1 June 2020)
- The Vault - Sold to TRACE Group (currently Trace Vault)
- Syco Entertainment (excl. Syco Music) - Stake held by Sony sold back to Simon Cowell
Defunct
Electronics
All of these companies below were merged into Sony Electronics Corporation in April 2021, with the surviving entity changed its name to Sony Corporation.
- Sony Imaging Products & Solutions Inc.
- Sony Home Entertainment & Sound Products Inc.
- Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
Sony Marketing Inc., a subsidiary of Sony Corporation, merged the following company in April 2021.
- Sony Business Solutions Corporation
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
- Sony LSI Design Inc. - merged into Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation in April 2022.
Sony Pictures Entertainment
- Hooq
- 3D NetCo LLC (3net, jointly owned with Discovery Communications and IMAX)
- Animax Europe
- Anime on Demand
- Bliss
- Bolder Media
- CSC Media Group - Folded into Sony Pictures Television in 2019
- First Independent Films
- Flava*
- Movies4Men 2
- Pop Girl
- Scarlet Media - Closed down after Simon Andrae went to FOX
- Scuzz
- Sony Channel Southeast Asia
- Sony Crime Channel
- Sony Le Plex HD
- Sony Pictures Family Entertainment Group
- Sony Pictures Mobile
- Sony Rox HD
- True Crime
- True Drama
- True Movies 2
- TV1 General Entertainment Partnership (jointly owned by SPT, CBS Studios International and NBCUniversal)
- Silver River Productions
- Victory Television - Shut down after Victoria Ashbourne stepped down
Sony Music
- 550 Music
- Abril Music - bought from Editora Abril in 2003 by BMG and absorbed by Ariola Records
- Anime on Demand
- Battery Records (hip hop)
- Bertelsmann Music Group
- BNA Records
- Burgundy Records
- Chaos Recordings
- C2 Records
- Colpix Records/Colgems Records
- Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
- Frenchkiss Label Group
- Indolent Records
- J Records
- GUN Records
- Kinetic Records
- LaFace Records
- Logic Records
- MTM Music Group
- MTM Records
- BriarPatch Music
- CottonPatch Music
- DebDave Music, Inc.
- Mallven Music
- Multitone Records
- Novus Records
- Odd Future Records
- Ode Records
- Odyssey Records
- Philles Records
- Playbill Records
- Private Music
- Profile Records
- RCA Camden
- RCA Gold Seal
- RCA Italiana
- RCA Victrola
- Ruthless Records
- S2 Records
- Windham Hill Records
- Vinyl Solution
- Windswept Pacific Music - catalog acquired by EMI Music Publishing
- Work Group
- Zomba Group of Companies
Sony Pictures Networks India
Game & Network Services
- 989 Studios/989 Sports
- Bigbig Studios
- Contrail
- Evolution Studios
- Japan Studio
- Guerrilla Cambridge
- Incognito Entertainment
- Studio Liverpool
- Team Ico
- Team Soho
- Zipper Interactive