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Kobo is owned by Rakuten.

Rakuten is one of the...

• Forbes Global 2000 (#909);
• Nikkei 225;
• TOB Iconic 10,000;
• Topix.

Rakuten is a company listed under the stock ticker 4755 (JP).

Rakuten has a direct presence in 8 countries.

Rakuten has 18 subsidiaries including Cartera Commerce, Kobo and Rakuten Advertising.

They are in:

• Retail37%
• Telecommunications16%
• Other47%

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Most searched biographies at Kobo

• Michael Tamblyn, President and Chief Executive Officer
• Elayne Miles, Senior Vice President, Business Operations
• David Akande, Corporate Counsel

Popular executive movements at Kobo

• Yvonne Liao has joined the company as Growth Marketing Manager  (posted on December 31 2025).

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Rakuten has 377 competitors including Taboola (United States (USA)), ByteDance (China) and Tencent (China).

Popular M&A news in Internet

• Bending Spoons has filed its IPO. Its stock ticker will be BSP. (posted on June 9 2026).
• IAC InterActiveCorp will change its company name to People Incorporated in August 2026. (posted on June 3 2026).
• Wasabi Technologies has just announced a $250 Million fundraising (posted on April 27 2026).

Popular contacts in Internet

• Stephen Walker - Chief Financial Officer at Taboola
• Lior Golan - Chief Technology Officer at Taboola
• Adam Singolda - Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Director at Taboola

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