Oricon, Inc. engages in the business of content production and publication, and website production and management services. It operates through the following segments: Communication Business, Mobile Business, Publishing Business, Data Providing Business, and Others. The Communication Business segment offers web advertising sales and entertainment news, and production contract of digital content. The Mobile Business segment sells mobile phone content and provides contract production of websites for mobile phones. The Publishing Business segment sells magazines and provides magazine advertising services. The Data Providing Business segment provides marketing data in entertainment business; and music database for EC sites and broadcasting stations. The Others segment deals with the social game business. The company was founded on October 1, 1999 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.