Private company

BIGLOBE

Logo: biglobe.co.jp3

Internet service provider in Japan

BIGLOBE (ビッグローブ) (combination of the words "big" and "globe") is a Japanese internet service provider. KDDI acquired the company in January 2017 for 80 billion yen, which made it the second-largest provider of fiber optics internet connections in Japan.2 It is headquartered in Shinagawa.1 It employed 500 people.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Jul 3, 2006Founded1

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BIGLOBE (ビッグローブ) (combination of the words "big" and "globe") is a Japanese internet service provider.2

Corporate structure

BIGLOBE is part of a group headed by Kyocera. 39 entities, 7 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • KDDI since Jan 31, 2017

Owners

Former owners and parents

  • NEC until Mar 31, 2014

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Jan 31, 2017Acquired Acquired by KDDI1
  2. Jul 3, 2006Founded Founded1

Sources

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