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Recruit Holdings

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Japanese human resources company

Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. (株式会社リクルートホールディングス, Kabushikigaisha Rikurūto Hōrudingusu) is an HR Tech (human resources technology) holding company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Recruit Group, currently consisting of three autonomous Strategic Business Units (SBUs) and Recruit Holdings, was founded in 1960 by Hiromasa Ezoe, then an educational psychology student at the University of Tokyo, as Daigaku Shimbun Koukokusha (大学新聞広告社, University Newspaper Advertisement Company).3 Its shares trade on Tokyo Stock Exchange under the symbol 6098.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Aug 26, 1963Founded1

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  • Ticker6098 on Tokyo Stock Exchange1
  • Industrypublishing, tertiary sector of the economy1
  • HeadquartersChiyoda1
  • Websiterecruit-holdings.com/ja
  • Legal formkabushiki gaisha1
  • Listed onOTC Markets Group (RCRUY), Tokyo Stock Exchange (6098)1
  • LEI353800R2LRSMVVC4I8064
  • StatusActive4
  • LEI statusIssued and current4
  • Registered address丸の内一丁目9番2号, 100-6640 東京都 千代田区, Japan4
  • Registered withLegal Affairs Bureau, 0100-01-0604264

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Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. (株式会社リクルートホールディングス, Kabushikigaisha Rikurūto Hōrudingusu) is an HR Tech (human resources technology) holding company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.3

Corporate structure

Recruit Holdings sits at the top of its group. 19 entities, 4 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Recruit Holdings 東京都 千代田区, Japan
    • Glassdoor Subsidiary · San Francisco
    • Indeed Subsidiary · Austin, Texas, United States
    • Recruit Management Solutions Subsidiary · Tokyo, Japan
    • Simply Hired Subsidiary · Sunnyvale
    • 51job.com Stake · Shanghai, China
    • RECRUIT Subsidiary · 100% · Chiyoda, Japan
    • Bright Plus Subsidiary · Antwerpen, Belgium
    • Bright Plus Outsourcing Solutions Subsidiary · Antwerpen, Belgium
    • RECEPTEL Subsidiary · Antwerpen, Belgium
    • RGF Staffing Belgium Subsidiary · Antwerpen, Belgium
    • Solvus Subsidiary · Antwerpen, Belgium
    • Start People Subsidiary · Antwerpen, Belgium
    • UNIQUE Subsidiary · Antwerpen, Belgium
    • USG Professionals Subsidiary · Antwerpen, Belgium
    • USG Public-Sourcing Subsidiary · Antwerpen, Belgium
    • 合同会社RSI ファンド1 号 Subsidiary · 東京都 千代田区, Japan
    • 合同会社RSP India Fund Subsidiary · 東京都 千代田区, Japan
    • 合同会社RSPファンド6号 Subsidiary · 東京都 千代田区, Japan

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); stakes of 5% or more it reported on Schedules 13D and 13G (1 companies). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Recruit Holdings reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

2010/7 – The company acquired US-based The CSI Companies

2011/10 – The company acquired US-based Staffmark for US$295 million.

2011/12 – The company acquired Advantage Resourcing Europe (currently RGF Staffing UK)

2012/10 – The company acquired US-based Indeed.

2014/10 – The company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

2015/1 – Recruit Holdings acquired People Bank Australia

2015/4 – Recruit Holdings acquired Chandler Macleod Group

2015 – Recruit Holdings acquired Treatwell for €180 million.

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2015 – Recruit Holdings acquired Quandoo for US$219 million.

2016/6 – Recruit Holdings acquired USG People (currently RGF Staffing) for €1.42 billion.

2016 – Recruit Holdings acquired Simply Hired, a competitor of Indeed.

2018/3 – Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. acquires the Canadian job search website Workopolis.

2018/6 – Recruit Holdings acquired Glassdoor for US$1.2 billion in cash.

2020/7 – Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. Relinquishes its stakeholding in Treatwell

From Wikipedia’s article on Recruit (company), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.6

Products and brands

HR Technology

Indeed: The #1 job site in the world with over 580 million job seeker profiles. Job seekers can search millions of jobs in more than 60 countries and 28 languages.

Glassdoor: A leader in workplace transparency. On Glassdoor, professionals can research ratings, reviews, salaries and more at millions of employers, and join communities to engage in candid workplace conversations.

Rikunabi: Online matching platform for new graduates

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Rikunabi NEXT: Online matching platform for mid-career job seekers

RECRUIT AGENT: Employment placement service for professionals

RECRUIT DIRECT SCOUT: Talent sourcing service for professionals

TOWNWORK: Online matching platform and print media for part-time and full-time job seekers

Staffing

RGF Staffing: a staffing group providing a diverse range of HR services in Australia, Europe, Japan and the USA.

Recruit Staffing: A temporary staffing solutions company focused on large companies in urban areas in Japan, offering support across all occupations and needs.

STAFF SERVICE: A Japan-based staffing service company, providing comprehensive temporary staffing and placement solutions for clerical, engineering, IT engineering, medical, manufacturing and light industry, and various other professional positions.

Unique: An agency providing a diverse range of HR services in Belgium.

Staffmark: An agency providing staffing services in the U.S., focused mainly on light industrial jobs.

CSI Companies: A staffing company placing highly qualified talent across a number of industries in the U.S. through its four divisions: CSI Financial, CSI Healthcare IT, CSI Professional, and CSI Tech.

Chandler Macleod: A staffing company providing a diverse range of HR and outsourcing services predominantly in Australia and across the APAC region.

Marketing Matching Technologies

SUUMO: Online platform, print media, and in-person consultation service for housing and real estate

Hot Pepper Beauty: Online platform and print media for beauty treatment

Jalan: Online platform and print media for travel in Japan

Hot Pepper Gourmet: Online platform and print media for dining

Air BusinessTools: Cloud-based operational and management support solutions for business clients across an expanding variety of businesses

From Wikipedia’s article on Recruit (company), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.6

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Jun 2018Acquired Glassdoor1

Timeline

  1. Aug 26, 1963Founded Founded1

Stakes it holds

Recruit Holdings has told the SEC it owns more than 5% of 1 company, latest first (Schedules 13D and 13G).

SEC filer profile

How Recruit Holdings is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARRECRUIT HOLDINGS CO., LTD.2
  • CIK0001359876
  • Incorporated inJapan2
  • Fiscal year endsMarch 312
  • Business addressRecruit Ginza8 Bldg., 8-4-17 Ginza, Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, M0 104-80012
  • Phone(81)-3-3575-11112
  • On EDGAR sinceApr 21, 20062
  • Filings14 in all: SC 13D/A (13), SC 13D (1)2

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