Avex Inc.

Avex Inc.

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Native name	エイベックス株式会社
Company type	Public KK Industrial keiretsu
Traded as	TYO: 7860 FWB: AX8
Industry	Entertainment
Genre	Various
Founded	April 11, 1988; 36 years ago (1988-04-11) (as Avex D.D., Inc.)*
Founder	Max Matsuura[1] Tom Yoda Ken Suzuki
Headquarters	Sumitomo Fudosan Azabu-Juban Building, 1-4-1 Mita, Minato, Tokyo 108-0073 , Japan
Area served	East Asia
Key people	Max Matsuura (Chairman) Katsumi Kuroiwa (President; CEO) Shinji Hayashi (CFO)
Revenue	¥46.3 billion (US$421.87 million) (2021)
Operating income	¥2.6 billion (US$23.69 million) (2021)
Net income	¥1.6 billion (US$14.58 million) (2021)
Owner	CyberAgent (12.10%) Toshio Kobayashi (7.48%) Max Matsuura (6.76%) 3D Investment Partners (5.56%) Others (68.1%)[2]
Number of employees	1,514[3] (as of June 11, 2024[update])
Subsidiaries	see subsidiaries
Website	www.avex.co.jp

Avex Inc. (Japanese: エイベックス株式会社, romanized: Eibekkusu kabushiki gaisha /əˈvɛks/ /ˈeɪvɛks/, commonly known as Avex and stylized as avex) is a Japanese entertainment conglomerate led by founder Max Matsuura and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.^[4] Founded in 1988, the company manages J-pop talents like Ayumi Hamasaki^[5] and internet sensation PikoTaro.^[6] It has also shifted into other business domains like anime, video games and live music events, partnering with Ultra Music Festival^[7] and hosting the annual A-nation.^[8] The company is a member of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) keiretsu.