Question 1

What does Rakuten do?

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Rakuten is a provider of e-commerce, fintech, digital content, and communications products and services.

Question 2

In what sectors does Rakuten operate?

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Rakuten operates in E-Commerce, Electronics, FinTech, Internet, Payments.

Question 3

How many companies has Rakuten acquired?

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Rakuten has made 36 acquisitions between 2005-2025, with a total disclosed deal value of $3.0B.

Question 4

What companies are owned by Rakuten?

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Companies acquired by Rakuten include Dock Financial, Fillr: Autofill as a Service, InnoEye Technologies, LOB, Rakuten Ready, Asahi Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Soukai Drug, Fablic, and 28 more.

Question 5

What are Rakuten's major acquisitions?

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Rakuten's largest acquisitions include Rakuten Rewards ($1.0B, 2014), Viber ($900.0M, 2014), Rakuten Affiliate Network ($425.0M, 2005), Overdrive ($410.0M, 2015).

Question 6

What is Rakuten's largest acquisition?

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Rakuten's largest disclosed acquisition is Rakuten Rewards for $1.0B (2014).

Question 7

What was Rakuten's first acquisition?

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Rakuten's first recorded acquisition was LinkShare Corporation in 2005.

Question 8

What was Rakuten's most recent acquisition?

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Rakuten's most recent acquisition is Dock Financial, announced April 2025.

Question 9

What is the average deal size for Rakuten acquisitions?

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The average disclosed deal size for Rakuten acquisitions is $596.5M.

Question 10

What is the median deal size for Rakuten acquisitions?

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The median disclosed deal size for Rakuten acquisitions is $425.0M. The median is often lower than the average because a few very large deals pull the average up.

Question 11

How much has Rakuten spent on acquisitions?

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Rakuten has spent at least $3.0B across its disclosed acquisitions (of 36 total deals; some prices are undisclosed).

Question 12

Which sector has Rakuten spent the most on?

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Rakuten has committed the most disclosed capital to E-Commerce companies — about $1.7B across its deals in that sector.

Question 13

What sectors does Rakuten usually acquire in?

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Rakuten most frequently acquires companies in E-Commerce, Internet, Software.

Question 14

In which sector has Rakuten made the most acquisitions?

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Rakuten has made the most acquisitions in the E-Commerce sector.

Question 15

In which year did Rakuten make the most acquisitions?

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Rakuten made the most acquisitions in 2014, with 8 deals.

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