Sony Group vs Nintendo in numbers
| Sony Group | Nintendo | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.8M sq ft | HQ size | — |
| ≈94,900 | Employees | 8,666 |
| 4.3% | Turnover | 2.3% |
| — | Median pay | — |
| ≈$0.9M | Revenue per employee | $1.8M |
From each company's annual report or proxy statement; fiscal years differ — see each profile. — = not published. Revenue per employee is calculated by eciffo.
Sony GroupTokyo, Japan Sony moved more than 6,000 people from a dozen-plus buildings into one 20-storey tower — and cooled it with treated water from the sewage plant next door.
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Headquarters
- Design
- Plantec
- Total floor area
- 162,888 m² · 1,753,307 sq ft
- Site
- 18,165 m² · 195,530 sq ft
- Floors
- 20 above ground, 2 below
- Built
- Aug 2004 – Oct 2006
- Structure
- Braces + base isolation, column-free
- Cooling
- Treated sewage water from the Shibaura plant next door
- Green features
- Solar cells, roof and wall greening, reclaimed water for toilets
- Awards
- Good Design Award 2007, JSSI Award 2007, IIDA 2008 and others
Benefits
- Annual paid leave17–24 daysStarts at 17 days and grows to 24 with service, on top of weekends, national holidays and Dec 30 – Jan 4.
- Flex holiday10 daysEmployees are encouraged to take at least 10 days of paid leave a year, ideally 10 days in a row.
- FlextimeNo core hoursSony dropped core hours from its flextime system in 2020; employees set their own start and end times.
- Where you workAnywhereAt Sony Group Corporation every employee may work from home, a satellite office or elsewhere — and workations were added in 2025.
- Childcare paid leave20 daysPaid days under the Symphony Plan, usable together with childcare leave and maternity or paternity leave.
Themes
NintendoKyoto, Japan 137 years in Kyoto, and people stay: in Japan only 2.3% of Nintendo's staff left last year, after 14.6 years on average.
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Headquarters
- HQ opened
- November 2000
- HQ site (land)
- ≈ 67,000 m² (≈ 721,000 sq ft)
- People at HQ
- 2,743
- Technology Development Center
- ¥121B, Dec 2025 – Mar 2029 (planned)
- Nintendo Museum site
- ≈ 14,000 m² (≈ 150,700 sq ft)
- Uji Plant site
- ≈ 25,000 m² (≈ 269,100 sq ft)
Benefits
- Flextime10:00–15:00 coreEmployees in Japan set their own start and end times around the core hours — used for calls with overseas offices or school pick-ups.
- Four-day weekAge 50+Almost all regular employees aged 50 and over can choose a four-day week or shorter days.
- Rest between shifts9 hoursAt least 9 hours must pass between the end of one workday and the start of the next.
- Paid leave used85.8%Share of paid leave days actually taken in Japan, FY ended Mar 2026.
- Men's childcare leave86.7%Take-up rate in Japan, FY ended Mar 2026; the target from now on is 80% or more for men and effectively 100% for women.
Themes
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