DMM.com

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DMM.com LLC.
Company typePrivate Godo-gaisha
IndustryInternet
FoundedNovember 17, 1999[1]
FounderKeishi Kameyama[1]
Headquarters14F, Yebisu Garden Place Tower, 4-20-3 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-6021, Japan
Key people
  • Keishi Kameyama (Chairman)
  • Takanori Katagiri (CEO)
ServicesVideo on demand service, online shopping, e-books, online games, rental service, news, online English education service, 3D printing, mobile telephony, robots, PC software, solar panel services
Revenue
  • DMM.com Ltd.: JP¥49.6 billion (2014)[2]
  • DMM Group: JP¥81.6 billion (2014)[2]
  • DMM.com Ltd.: JP¥30 million[1]
  • DMM Group: JP¥60 million[1]
JP¥3.48 billion (2014)[1]
Number of employees
  • DMM.com Ltd: 142 (2015)[2]
  • DMM Group: 1,186 (2015)[2]
Subsidiaries
  • DMM.com Labo Co., Ltd.[3]
  • DMM.com Securities[3]
  • KC Co., Ltd.[1]
  • CA Co., Ltd.[1]
  • GOT Corporation[1]
  • TIS Co., Ltd.[1]
  • DMM.com Override Co., Ltd.[3]
  • Hobibox Co.Ltd
  • DMM Pictures
  • FANZA
WebsiteDMM.com

DMM.com LLC (合同会社DMM.com) is a Japan-based

e-books, games, mainstream DVD releases, and 3D printing.[1] As of December 2021, DMM.com had over 35 million registered users.[4]

Outline

DMM.com's core business areas include

forex
service to individual investors.

Milestones

1999

2002

  • Relocation of headquarter from Shibuya to Ebisu[5]
  • Launched of corporate website – “DMM” with provision of online shopping and video on demand service[5]

2003

  • Renamed the website as “DMM.com” and launched DVD rental service in April[5]
  • Established the site “DMM.com” for
    e-books on 4 July[5]

2004

2005

2006

  • Aired the first TV commercial[5]
  • The company reached 500,000 members in March[5]

2007

  • The company further grew over 1 million members in June[5]

2008

  • Released DMM.TV service in July[5]

2009

2010

  • Further extended the products for rental service to fashion and varieties of goods[5]
  • Launched DMM point auction service on 3 August[5]
  • Started DMM coupon service on 1 December[5]

2011

  • Renamed Digital Media Mart Co., Ltd. as DMM.com Co., Ltd. on 1 February[5]
  • Launched online game service for feature phone in November[5]

2012

2013

  • Established online English education service in May[5]
  • Launched the printing centre in Japan and started 3D printing service in July[5]

2014

2015

2016

2017

2021

2023

  • Launches CUE, an anime studio headed by Rui Kuroki.[12]

DMM Games

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "マイナビ2016". マイナビ. May 11, 2015. Archived from the original on April 15, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "異形の急成長企業DMM、多角化とトップの実像". The Nikkei. June 27, 2014. Archived from the original on February 23, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "Company". DMM.com Labo. Archived from the original on May 2, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  4. ^ "DMM、2022年よりウェブ縦読みマンガ事業に参入 企画制作スタジオを設立し、オリジナルコンテンツを配信". 3 December 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa "Milestones". DMM.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  6. ^ Inc, Aetas. "「War Thunder」,開発者メールインタビューをお届け。DMM GAMESでの日本サービス開始から5年で何が変わったのか". www.4gamer.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-10-14. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 10, 2017). "DMM Establishes DMM Pictures Label to Enter Anime Industry". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  8. ^ "Japanse webshop DMM.com neemt STVV voor 100 procent over" [Japanese webshop DMM.com acquires STVV for 100 percent over]. sporza.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  9. ^ "DMMが競馬業界に参入 1万円からの一口馬主「DMMバヌーシー」". ITmedia ビジネスオンライン (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  10. ^ Loves Only You makes history for Japan in Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf, 2021-11-06, retrieved 2023-03-30
  11. ^ "Loves Only You, Glory Vase triumph in 2021 HKIR". Horse Racing in Japan. 2021-12-14. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  12. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (April 1, 2023). "DMM Establishes Animation Production Company CUE". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 1, 2023.

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