Corporate Information

LY Corporation is one of Japan's largest tech companies formed in October 2023 through the reorganization of Group companies including LINE Corporation and Yahoo Japan Corporation. LY Corporation spans diverse businesses, including search, portal website, e-commerce, communications, and advertising under its mission, "Create an amazing life platform that brings WOW! to our users."
With a workforce comprising over 10,000 individuals from approximately 40 countries and regions, LY Corporation is dedicated to continually delivering inspiring services to its users and contributing to the realization of a more enriching and convenient lifestyle through the power of the Internet.

Philosophy

CEO Takeshi Idezawa

CEO Message

Message from CEO Takeshi Idezawa on his vision for building a “life platform” that stays close to users’ everyday lives, along with LY Corporation’s determination to continue taking on new challenges through its technological capabilities.

Mission and Values

Bringing WOW! to everyday life. LY Corporation’s Mission and Values page outlines the future we aim to create, along with the principles that guide our thinking and actions to make it a reality.

Business Domains

This is a business portfolio diagram of LY Corporation.In the center it says Services provided in approximately 230 countries and regions worldwide, and five main business areas (Telecommunications, Messenger, SNS, Strategy, Commerce, Media) are drawn around it in a ring.Major entities such as SoftBank, LINE, PayPay, Yahoo!JAPAN, ZOZO, Askul and other major service logos are placed in each area, visually representing the group's wide-ranging business development and collaboration.

- Excerpt from LY Corporation’s Integrated Report FY2024.

Major Services
This is an infographic showing the business scale of LY Corporation.As key figures, monthly active users are: LINE 180 million (top 4 countries), Yahoo!JAPAN 107 million (DUB), and PayPay registered users 68 million.Also, revenue is ¥1,917.4 billion, adjusted EBITDA is ¥470.8 billion, services are provided in about 230 countries and regions, consolidated employees are about 27,000, and number of subsidiaries is 138, conveying the company's scale across various metrics.
*1　As of March 31, 2025
*2　Number of users who have activated LINE with a valid account within each month.
*3　The number of browsers used to access Yahoo! JAPAN services. If both the browser and the app on a smartphone are used, they are counted as duplicates.
*4　FY2024
*5　As of April 2025
*6　As of December 31, 2025

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