May 7, 1946 (in 1958, company took on current name)
Location:
Shinagawa, Tokyo; numerous locations outside Japan
Revenue:
$71.216 billion
Employees:
151,400
Website:
www.sony.net
NYSE:
SNE
Sony Corporation (Japanese katakana) (TYO: 6758), NYSE: SNE is a global Japanese consumer electronics corporation based in Tokyo, Japan. It is currently one of the world's largest producers of consumer electronics and is one of the largest corporations in the world.
In America, its best-known product is the Sony Walkman, a portable cassette player small enough to clip onto a belt. The term walkman nearly became generic due to the flood of imitators (a "walkman-style" tape player).
Sony Corporation is traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange under number 6758 and on the NYSE as SNE through ADRs.
