Rakuten was founded in 1997 by a Japanese businessman Hiroshi Mikitani and it is based in Tokyo.

Rakuten is a Japanese electronic commerce and online retailing company which engages in the comprehensive internet services business. It operates through Internet Services, Internet Finance, and Others.

The company is one of the biggest Internet companies in the world and the largest e-commerce site in Japan with a market cap of $13.5 billion and annual sales of over $4 billion.

They offer more than 70 business services in e-commerce, fintech, digital content and communications to many users all over the world.

Rakuten was mentioned in Forbes Top 100 Digital Companies 2019 and Forbes Top Regarded Companies 2019.

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