Who owns Rakuten Mobile?
Rakuten Mobile is owned by Rakuten (Japan, TSE: 4755).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Annual Securities Report ("Yukashoken-Hokokusho"), Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2025, Rakuten Group, Inc, 26 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Rakuten Group, Inc. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Category
- Telecom › Mobile › Mobile carriers
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 4755
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Rakuten Mobile
Rakuten Mobile is the mobile network operator of Rakuten Group, run by Rakuten Mobile, Inc. Rakuten Group's FY2025 results appendix reports 10.01 million total subscribers at the end of December 2025, up 1.71 million year on year, and Rakuten Mobile revenue of JPY 374.7 billion.
Ownership timeline of Rakuten Mobile
Where Rakuten Mobile sits in Rakuten
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Rakuten
Rakuten controls 12 brands on Brandtree.
Other brands in mobile carriers, and who owns them
The 13 brands in mobile carriers on Brandtree belong to 10 owners. The largest is Liberty Latin America, with 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| C&W | Liberty Latin America | 🇧🇲 Bermuda |
| Tigo | Millicom | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg |
| by.U | Telkom Indonesia | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| One NZ | Infratil | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
| NTT DOCOMO | NTT | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Smart | PLDT | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
| SK Telecom | SK Telecom | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Personal | Telecom Argentina | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
About the owner: Rakuten
Rakuten is a publicly listed company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1997. Brandtree records 12 brands under its control, and it is listed as TSE: 4755.
Rakuten was founded in May 1997 as MDM Co., Ltd. with ¥10 million of capital, to build an online commerce server and run an internet shopping mall called Rakuten Ichiba. It was renamed Rakuten, Inc. in June 1999 and Rakuten Group, Inc. in April 2021, and its shares moved to the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in April 2022. The group reports three segments — Internet Services, FinTech and Mobile — and recorded revenue of ¥2,496,575 million and a net loss attributable to owners of ¥177,886 million for 2025, with 29,419 employees. Its head office is at 1-14-1 Tamagawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo.
🇯🇵 Rakuten Mobile and other Japanese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 437 brands that began in Japan. 21 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Rakuten Mobile is not one of them.
- NTT DOCOMO — NTT 🇯🇵
- UQ mobile — KDDI 🇯🇵
- "K" Line — K Line 🇯🇵
- ABEMA — CyberAgent 🇯🇵
- ADDICTION — KOSÉ 🇯🇵
- AIARU Small Amount & Short Term Insurance — Sumitomo Life 🇯🇵
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Rakuten Mobile?
The parent company of Rakuten Mobile is Rakuten, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is Rakuten Mobile Japanese?
Yes. Rakuten Mobile originated in Japan and its owner, Rakuten, is also headquartered in Japan.
Is Rakuten Mobile still owned by Rakuten?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, Rakuten Mobile is still owned by Rakuten. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Annual Securities Report ("Yukashoken-Hokokusho"), Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2025 — Rakuten Group, Inc., Annual report, published 26 March 2026; retrieved 27 September 2026.
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