- CEO
- Kentaro Nishio
- Full Time Employees
- 205
- Sector
- Technology services
- Industry
- Packaged software
- Address
- 2-24-12 Shibuya Tokyo Japan 106-6236
- IPO Date
- Mar 28, 2015
- Business
- Gunosy Inc. (TSE: 6047) operates as a technology company focused on information curation and digital media services through mobile applications and advertising solutions in Japan. Founded in November 2012 and headquartered in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, the company provides core products including the Gunosy news curation app delivering personalized articles via AI algorithms; News Pass, a comprehensive news and information aggregator; au Service Today, an all-in-one app offering news, weather, transit, and fortune-telling integrated with KDDI; LUCRA, a lifestyle app targeting women; Game8, a leading game walkthrough media platform with domestic and overseas operations; Gunosy Ads for targeted advertisement distribution; Gunosy Ad Network bundling smartphone ads across media; and marketing solutions promoting client sales on its platforms; alongside wellness app YOU IN, investment services via Gunosy Capital in Singapore, and emerging offerings like Store & Commerce (SC) for off-app game payments through S8 Shops and Game8 Store, plus IR Hub, an AI-powered disclosure cloud. The company serves consumers, advertisers, game publishers, and enterprises primarily in Japan with expanding global reach through Game8 and investments, operating via three main segments: Media Business, Game8, and investments. Recent developments include the May 2025 acquisition of G Holdings (GH), a fabless game publisher specializing in Japanese anime and manga IP titles such as Haikyu!! TOUCH THE DREAM and upcoming releases like Osomatsu-san: Mutsugo Batabata Big Battle, expected to contribute 69 million yen in operating profit and 213 million yen in EBITDA in FY2026 with synergies in off-app payments via SC; full-scale SC business launch in April 2025 across multiple game titles following S8 Plus establishment and regulatory changes enabling a 2 trillion yen market entry; slice portfolio evolution into slice Small Finance Bank post-NESFB merger with 300,000 monthly account openings rivaling HDFC Bank, 2.5x annualized deposit growth, and June 2025 UPI-linked credit card rollout; first-ever FY2025 dividend at 4% DOE plus 1% share repurchase totaling 5% of equity; FY2025 net sales of 6,098 million yen and operating profit of 575 million yen in line with forecasts; and redefined portfolio into Core Cash (Media, Game8), Cash-Flow Accretive M&A (GH), and High-Growth Option (slice, SC, IR Hub) areas targeting FY2026 EBITDA of 927 million yen ahead of mid-term goals.