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Rakuten Group. Inc

Japan · Online Services

LeaveRussia detail: Suspension

Operations suspended

Rakuten Group, Inc. is a Japanese technology conglomerate based in Tokyo, founded by Hiroshi Mikitani in 1997.

Status last verified 03/08/2026Source checked 10/06/2025Company website ↗LeaveRussia profile ↗

Decision trail

Decision date 13/12/2024 · Reference ↗

Removed Russian ads from its messaging app Viber. The Magistrate's Court of the Tagansky District of Moscow for the first time fined the Viber messenger one million rubles for not removing fakes about a special operation on the territory of Ukraine and its participants. Roskomnadzor reported that the Viber messenger has been blocked in Russia for failure to comply with Russian legislation. Revenue decreased in 2024 vs 2023 by more than -10%.

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Assets(RF), mln.USD
1
Capital(RF), mln.USD
1
Glob.Revenue, mln.USD
14580
Revenue(RF), mln.USD
1

Status history since 2022

  1. 03/08/2026 suspended · Imported from KSE LeaveRussia

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