# clm_9158DF0833B4

subject: SoftBank Group (/record/softbank-group.md)  
predicate: ceo  
value: Masayoshi Son  
valid_from: 1981-09-01  
valid_to: null  
published: no source on record carries a date  
recorded: 2026-11-09  
confidence: 0.95  
status: valid  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: null  
last_updated: 2026-11-09  
cite: AsOf. "SoftBank Group ceo: Masayoshi Son", as of 1981-09-01. Claim clm_9158DF0833B4, https://asof.is/claim/clm_9158DF0833B4, accessed 2026-11-09. Source: https://group.softbank/en/about/officer/son.  
checked: 2026-11-09 · its source page states the value and the date  

> Masayoshi Son founded Nihon SoftBank (currently SoftBank Group Corp.) in 1981 and has continued to serve as its chairman & CEO. Sep. 1981 Founded Nihon SoftBank (currently SoftBank Group Corp.), Chairman & CEO

What https://group.softbank/en/about/officer/son says, word for word.

## Sources

- https://group.softbank/en/about/officer/son (primary, group.softbank)

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