While GMO Internet Group is mainly engaged in the Internet infrastructure business, it also runs other businesses such as
online advertising & media, Internet financial services, mobile entertainment, and cryptocurrency. It is a market leader for
domain names and
web hosting services in Japan. GMO Internet Group has 9
listed companies, including the head office itself. The company operates under the corporate slogan of "Internet for Everyone" and offers employee benefits such as a 24-hour staff canteen which provides free meals, childcare facilities, and so on. Furthermore, some employees also have the option to receive their salaries in
bitcoin.
History was established by Masatoshi Kumagai in May 1991. The multi-media company changed its name to in November 1995 and shifted its focus to the provision of Internet and service infrastructure. It changed its name again in April 2001 to and then again on June 1, 2005 to before it began using its current name since September 1, 2022. In November 2013, GMO Internet acquired
Gamepot, an online game company that owned
Wizardry. It was shut down and absorbed into GMO Internet on December 1, 2017. On October 29, 2020,
Drecom announced they had acquired
Wizardry from GMO Internet. == Business Segments ==