SONY is a world-renowned large-scale comprehensive multinational enterprise group in Japan. It was established as "Tokyo Communications Industry Co., Ltd." in 1946 and renamed "sony" in 1955. During its development, SONY has achieved breakthroughs in many fields: it launched the first generation of transistor tape recorders and all-transistor calculators in the 1960s; released walkman in 1979, with global sales exceeding 250 million units; acquired CBS Records and Colombia Pictures from 1988 to *; launched the PlayStation series of game consoles in 1994 and became a giant in the game industry; officially changed its name to SONY Group in 2021.​
The business covers three major fields: electronics, entertainment, and games: the electronic business involves audio and video, communication products and semiconductors; the entertainment business relies on SONY Film and Television and SONY Music to produce many film and television music works; the game business, with the PlayStation series as its core, is the global game industry One of the three giants.​
SONY is an industry leader in the fields of audio-visual, games, communications, etc. It is a pioneer of portable digital products and a large global electronics manufacturer. Its products and technologies are highly recognized globally and play a leading role in industry development and technological innovation. Its global branches, R & D and production bases are widely distributed, and its products sell well around the world.​
In 2023, Yukio will serve as representative director, president and CEO, and will be headquartered in Tokyo. In 2022, SONY ranks 116th among the Fortune Global 500 and 9th among the Asian Brand 500. In 1996, SONY (China) was established in Beijing to coordinate its business in China; subsidiaries in Wuxi, Shanghai, Huizhou and other places serve as production bases and joint ventures respectively to promote SONY's business development in China.