RAKUTEN

INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY The Rakuten Institute of Technology is the dedicated R&D organization of Rakuten, Inc. Our growing services aim to function as a bridge between the real world and net usability.

Our vision is to predict the direction of future services based on state-of-the-art and emerging technologies. This creates a starting point for discussion on what technology seeds we should invest in.

Our actual R&D projects are planned and executed along with this vision.

84% Rakuten Membership Penetration of Japanese Internet Users

(106 million users)

RAKUTEN

INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY The Rakuten Institute of Technology is the dedicated R&D organization of Rakuten, Inc. Our growing services aim to function as a bridge between the real world and net usability.

Our vision is to predict the direction of future services based on state-of-the-art and emerging technologies. This creates a starting point for discussion on what technology seeds we should invest in.

Our actual R&D projects are planned and executed along with this vision.

14000+ Rakuten Employees Worldwide

70+ Nationalities Represented at Rakuten

40Billion User Events Handled Monthly on

Rakuten Group Servers

30Million Number of Search Queries on Rakuten

Marketplace Every Day (in Japan)

ABOUT RAKUTEN Rakuten has been evolving its business model centered on e-commerce, which began with the creation of a marketplace completely new to Japan, named Rakuten Ichiba.

Now Rakuten Group is one of the world's leading Internet service companies, providing a variety of consumer- and business-focused services including eBooks & eReading, travel, banking, securities, credit card, e-money, portal and media, online marketing and professional sports. Rakuten Group is expanding globally and currently has operations throughout Asia, Europe, the Americas, and Oceania.

170 Countries Served by Rakuten Cross

Border Trading