Sony counted about 94,900 employees on March 31, 2026, against 112,300 a year earlier. This guide to Sony employee statistics breaks that change down by segment, region and subsidiary using Sony’s own filings, and tracks the PlayStation and Bungie cuts announced since 2024.
Sony Employee Statistics
How Many Employees Does Sony Have in 2026?
Sony Group had about 94,900 employees on March 31, 2026, according to the Form 20-F it filed with the SEC on June 18, 2026. That is the latest year-end count Sony has published.
The total held near 113,000 for three year-ends before the drop. Sony reported 113,000 at March 2023 and March 2024, then 112,300 at March 2025.
Averaged across the four quarter-ends, fiscal 2025 headcount was about 103,600, against 113,300 in fiscal 2024. The group’s financial services arm left the consolidated count on October 1, 2025, halfway through that fiscal year.
Source: Sony Group securities report (EDINET), year-end counts March 2022 to March 2026; Sony Group Form 20-F, fiscal years ended March 31, 2025 and 2026
Sony Group Corporation’s Own Staff
The listed holding company is small. Sony Group Corporation employed 2,166 people on March 31, 2026, and 1,603 of them worked at the Minato, Tokyo headquarters.
| As of | Sony Group Corporation employees (non-consolidated) |
|---|---|
| March 31, 2022 | 2,839 |
| March 31, 2023 | 2,445 |
| March 31, 2024 | 2,109 |
| March 31, 2025 | 2,212 |
| March 31, 2026 | 2,166 |
Source: Sony Group securities report (EDINET), fiscal 2025 edition filed June 18, 2026
17,400 Fewer Sony Employees: What Changed in Fiscal 2025
Sony’s 20-F attributes most of the decline to one event: the deconsolidation of Sony Financial Group Inc. (SFGI) after the partial spin-off of its financial services business.
Two smaller factors appear in the same filing. These are headcount cuts from structural reforms in the ET&S segment in Japan and business divestitures in the I&SS segment outside Japan.
That spin-off took effect on October 1, 2025. Sony kept a 16.40% stake, and SFGI became an affiliate instead of a consolidated subsidiary.
Financial Services listed about 14,300 employees on March 31, 2025. On March 31, 2026, the segment line carried no employees.
Source: Sony Group Form 20-F, fiscal year ended March 31, 2026
Sony Workforce by Business Segment
Sony’s Japanese securities report groups Game & Network Services, Entertainment, Technology & Services and Imaging & Sensing Solutions into one headcount line. That combined line held 64,200 employees on March 31, 2026.
Music and Pictures employ almost the same number of people, at 11,400 and 11,300. Other businesses and corporate staff add 8,000.
Source: Sony Group securities report (EDINET), March 31, 2026; figures rounded to the nearest hundred
In fiscal 2025, Music segment sales reached ¥2,120.1 billion, up ¥277.5 billion on the year. Pictures segment sales came to ¥1,499.3 billion.
Source: Sony Group securities report (EDINET), fiscal year ended March 31, 2026; segment sales include intersegment transactions
Segment Headcount Across Three Year-Ends
The 20-F reports Game & Network Services, the PlayStation business, on its own line. It had about 12,300 employees on March 31, 2026, up from 12,100 a year earlier.
| Segment | March 31, 2024 | March 31, 2025 | March 31, 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game & Network Services | 12,700 | 12,100 | 12,300 |
| Music | 11,300 | 11,300 | 11,400 |
| Pictures | 9,500 | 11,500 | 11,300 |
| Financial Services | 13,600 | 14,300 | Not consolidated |
| Unallocated corporate | 5,500 | 5,500 | 6,400 |
Source: Sony Group Form 20-F, fiscal year ended March 31, 2026; selected segment lines shown, the filing also reports ET&S, I&SS and All Other
Where Do Sony Employees Work?
Sony’s Japan headcount fell from 57,500 to 42,300 in the year to March 31, 2026. Outside Japan, the count went from 54,800 to 52,600.
Japan held the larger share in both March 2024 and March 2025. By March 2026, 52,600 employees worked outside Japan against 42,300 inside it.
Sony’s previous 20-F described the Financial Services segment as life insurance, non-life insurance and banking businesses in Japan.
Source: Sony Group Form 20-F, fiscal years ended March 31, 2025 and 2026
A domestic workforce of 42,300 places Sony inside a labor market covered in this overview of employment in Japan.
11,300 at Sony Pictures: The Largest Sony Subsidiary Headcounts
Sony Pictures Entertainment, counted on a consolidated basis, tops Sony’s list of major subsidiaries with 11,300 employees.
| Subsidiary | Country | Segment | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. (consolidated) | United States | Pictures | 11,300 |
| Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing | Japan | I&SS | 9,300 |
| Sony Semiconductor Solutions | Japan | I&SS | 7,400 |
| Sony Corporation | Japan | ET&S | 7,200 |
| Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (consolidated) | United States | G&NS | 6,800 |
| Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) (consolidated) | Japan | Music | 4,700 |
| Sony EMCS (Malaysia) | Malaysia | ET&S | 3,600 |
| Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe (consolidated) | United Kingdom | G&NS | 3,100 |
| Sony Global Manufacturing & Operations | Japan | ET&S, I&SS, All Other | 3,100 |
| Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. (consolidated) | Japan | G&NS | 2,200 |
Source: Sony Group securities report (EDINET), March 31, 2026; figures rounded to the nearest hundred
The two image-sensor companies, based in Kumamoto and Kanagawa, list 9,300 and 7,400 employees. Another chipmaker’s workforce is broken down in these Samsung employee statistics.
PlayStation runs through three entities on the list: the US company with 6,800, the European company with 3,100 and the Japanese company with 2,200.
Sony Pictures and Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC are both US employers, a market tracked in these US employment figures.
Layoffs at PlayStation and Bungie Since 2024
Sony Interactive Entertainment announced on February 27, 2024, a plan to cut its global headcount by about 8%, or about 900 people. The plan included closing London Studio.
Source: Sony Interactive Entertainment announcement, February 27, 2024
Bungie eliminated 220 roles, about 17% of the studio, on July 31, 2024. It also began moving 155 roles, about 12%, into SIE and said over 850 team members remained.
Source: Bungie announcement, July 31, 2024
A WARN filing in Washington in June 2026 listed about 292 Bungie employees at its Bellevue site, with separations from July 9, 2026. The cuts hit most of the Destiny team, some Marathon staff and SIE teams supporting the studio.
Source: Washington State Employment Security Department WARN filing, June 2026, as reported by KOMO News
The 94,900 total predates these June cuts. Workforce changes at another large tech employer are tracked in these Oracle headcount figures.
Fiscal 2025 Charges Linked to Exits and Write-Downs
| Item | Segment | Charge, fiscal 2025 (¥ billion) |
|---|---|---|
| Bungie intangible and other asset impairment | G&NS | 120.1 |
| Sony Honda Mobility additional equity-method loss | All Other | 44.9 |
| Pixomondo asset impairment and wind-down costs | Pictures | 27.1 |
| Loss on sale of Sony Semiconductor Israel stake | I&SS | 19.9 |
Source: Sony Group securities report (EDINET), fiscal year ended March 31, 2026
Sony Honda Mobility decided to stop developing and launching its EV models and to downsize, after Honda revised its electrification strategy in March 2026. Sony’s employee tables do not break out headcount for any of these four units.
Why Third-Party Trackers Report Different Sony Employee Counts
Revelio Labs estimates Sony Group’s workforce at 96,464 as of March 2026.
That estimate comes from public professional profiles. It is a separate measure from the employee count Sony files, which Sony reports in round hundreds.
Source: Revelio Labs, Sony Group workforce page, March 2026
Sony publishes its own count once a year, in the Form 20-F and the Japanese securities report filed each June. A single-product comparison sits in these Snapchat employee statistics.
FAQs
How many employees does Sony have?
About 94,900 as of March 31, 2026, according to Sony’s Form 20-F. That is about 17,400 fewer than the 112,300 reported a year earlier.
How many people work at PlayStation?
Sony’s Game & Network Services segment, which runs PlayStation, had about 12,300 employees on March 31, 2026, per the Form 20-F. It had 12,100 a year earlier and 12,700 in March 2024.
How many Sony employees work in Japan?
42,300 on March 31, 2026, down from 57,500 a year earlier, based on Sony’s Form 20-F. Another 52,600 employees worked outside Japan on the same date.
Is Sony laying off employees in 2026?
Yes, at Bungie. A Washington WARN filing in June 2026 listed about 292 employees at its Bellevue site, with separations from July 9, 2026. SIE teams supporting Bungie were also affected.
Should Reddit discussions treat Sony’s 17,400 drop as layoffs?
No. Sony’s Form 20-F attributes the decline mainly to deconsolidating Sony Financial Group after the October 1, 2025 partial spin-off, plus ET&S restructuring in Japan and I&SS divestitures overseas.
Sources
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/313838/000119312526274893/d28719d20f.htm
https://disclosure2dl.edinet-fsa.go.jp/searchdocument/pdf/S100YE2C.pdf
