DMM.com LLC (合同会社DMM.com) is a Japan-based electronic commerce and Internet company with a diversified group of businesses that includes online shopping, eikaiwa, and video on demand service. The company manages DMM.com, an online entertainment site that allows users to purchase goods and services like e-books, games, mainstream DVD releases, and 3D printing.[1] As of December 2021, DMM.com had over 35 million registered users.[4]

DMM.com LLC.
Company typePrivate Godo-gaisha
IndustryInternet
FoundedNovember 17, 1999[1]
FounderKeishi Kameyama[1]
Headquarters14F, Yebisu Garden Place Tower, 4-20-3 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-6021, Japan
Key people
  • Keishi Kameyama (Chairman)
  • Takanori Katagiri (CEO)
ServicesVideo on demand service, online shopping, e-books, online games, rental service, news, online English education service, 3D printing, mobile telephony, robots, PC software, solar panel services
Revenue
  • DMM.com Ltd.: JP¥49.6 billion (2014)[2]
  • DMM Group: JP¥81.6 billion (2014)[2]
  • DMM.com Ltd.: JP¥30 million[1]
  • DMM Group: JP¥60 million[1]
JP¥3.48 billion (2014)[1]
Number of employees
  • DMM.com Ltd: 142 (2015)[2]
  • DMM Group: 1,186 (2015)[2]
Subsidiaries
  • DMM.com Labo Co., Ltd.[3]
  • DMM.com Securities[3]
  • KC Co., Ltd.[1]
  • CA Co., Ltd.[1]
  • GOT Corporation[1]
  • TIS Co., Ltd.[1]
  • DMM.com Override Co., Ltd.[3]
  • Hobibox Co.Ltd
  • DMM Pictures
  • FANZA
WebsiteDMM.com

Outline edit

DMM.com's core business areas include online shopping, rental service and video on demand service. Rental services cover products from CD/DVD to clothes and house wares. Another key business of the company, video on demand service, offers a selection of anime, movies, drama and other online streaming options. Other services provided include solar panel services, charity auctions, online games, online English education service, and 3D printing. Its subsidiary company DMM.com Securities provides forex service to individual investors.

Milestones edit

1999 edit

2002 edit

  • Relocation of headquarter from Shibuya to Ebisu[5]
  • Launched of corporate website – “DMM” with provision of online shopping and video on demand service[5]

2003 edit

2004 edit

2005 edit

  • Extended the products for rental service to CD and comic[5]

2006 edit

  • Aired the first TV commercial[5]
  • The company reached 500,000 members in March[5]

2007 edit

  • The company further grew over 1 million members in June[5]

2008 edit

  • Released DMM.TV service in July[5]

2009 edit

  • Debuted monthly subscription video streaming service for AKB48 LIVE!! ON DEMAND in February[5]
  • Acquired SVC Securities (Predecessor of DMM.com Securities) and entered the forex industry in March
  • Established DMMFX in July[5]
  • DMM.TV for Blu-ray Disc service in August[5]

2010 edit

  • Further extended the products for rental service to fashion and varieties of goods[5]
  • Launched DMM point auction service on 3 August[5]
  • Started DMM coupon service on 1 December[5]

2011 edit

  • Renamed Digital Media Mart Co., Ltd. as DMM.com Co., Ltd. on 1 February[5]
  • Launched online game service for feature phone in November[5]

2012 edit

2013 edit

  • Established online English education service in May[5]
  • Launched the printing centre in Japan and started 3D printing service in July[5]

2014 edit

  • Launched VR video streaming service in November, a service which allows user to watch video with 360 degrees panorama[5]
  • Established DMM mobile, the MVNO service in December[5]

2015 edit

  • Started DMM.make ROBOTS service in January[5]
  • Launched DMM.make cloud sourcing service in February[5]

2016 edit

2017 edit

2021 edit

2023 edit

  • Launches CUE, an anime studio headed by Rui Kuroki.[12]

DMM Games edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "マイナビ2016". マイナビ. May 11, 2015. Archived from the original on April 15, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "異形の急成長企業DMM、多角化とトップの実像". The Nikkei. June 27, 2014. Archived from the original on February 23, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "Company". DMM.com Labo. Archived from the original on May 2, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  4. ^ "DMM、2022年よりウェブ縦読みマンガ事業に参入 企画制作スタジオを設立し、オリジナルコンテンツを配信". 3 December 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa "Milestones". DMM.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  6. ^ Inc, Aetas. "「War Thunder」,開発者メールインタビューをお届け。DMM GAMESでの日本サービス開始から5年で何が変わったのか". www.4gamer.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-10-14. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 10, 2017). "DMM Establishes DMM Pictures Label to Enter Anime Industry". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  8. ^ "Japanse webshop DMM.com neemt STVV voor 100 procent over" [Japanese webshop DMM.com acquires STVV for 100 percent over]. sporza.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  9. ^ "DMMが競馬業界に参入 1万円からの一口馬主「DMMバヌーシー」". ITmedia ビジネスオンライン (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  10. ^ Loves Only You makes history for Japan in Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf, 2021-11-06, archived from the original on 2023-03-30, retrieved 2023-03-30
  11. ^ "Loves Only You, Glory Vase triumph in 2021 HKIR". Horse Racing in Japan. 2021-12-14. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  12. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (April 1, 2023). "DMM Establishes Animation Production Company CUE". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 1, 2023.

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