# RECRUIT HOLDINGS CO LTD

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## Overview

Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. is a Japan-founded global technology and human-resources company, established in 1960. Its three principal businesses are HR Technology, including Indeed and Glassdoor; Staffing; and Marketing Matching Technologies, which connects consumers and businesses through matching platforms and related services. The group operates in more than 60 countries and regions. [1](https://recruit-holdings.com/en/about/business/) [2](https://recruit-holdings.com/en/about/group/) [3](https://recruit-holdings.com/en/about/profile/)

The company’s mission is “Opportunities for Life. Faster, simpler and closer to you.” For the latest completed reporting year, FY2025, ended March 31, 2026, Recruit reported revenue of ¥3,697.3 billion and 45,586 employees as of that date. [4](https://recruit-holdings.com/en/about/vision-mission-values/) [5](https://recruit-holdings.com/en/ir/library/upload/Recruit_202603Q4_earnings_en.html) [3](https://recruit-holdings.com/en/about/profile/)
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## Products & services

Recruit Holdings’ products span digital job search and hiring, staffing, and consumer-business matching services. Indeed is a job-search and hiring platform, while Glassdoor offers workplace and employer information alongside job-search services; Indeed PLUS distributes job listings across platforms. Indeed Flex connects temporary workers with businesses in the U.S. and U.K. [2](https://recruit-holdings.com/en/about/group/)[1](https://recruit-holdings.com/en/about/business/)[6](https://recruit-holdings.com/en/blog/service/)

In Japan, its Marketing Matching Technologies platforms include SUUMO for housing and real estate, Jalan for travel, Hot Pepper Beauty for beauty salons, and dining services. Its Air BusinessTools suite supports business operations with products including AirREGI (point-of-sale register), AirPAY (in-store payments), AirWAIT (reception and waitlist management), and AirWORK ATS (recruiting); the broader suite also addresses tasks such as reservations and shift management. [1](https://recruit-holdings.com/en/about/business/)[7](https://recruit-holdings.com/en/blog/post_20240126_0001/)[8](https://recruit-holdings.com/en/blog/post_117/)[9](https://recruit-holdings.com/en/blog/post_20220701_0001/)

For FY2025, revenue was ¥1,458.4 billion in HR Technology, ¥1,703.4 billion in Staffing, and ¥564.6 billion in Marketing Matching Technologies, compared with consolidated revenue of ¥3,697.3 billion. These segment figures equate to approximately 39%, 46%, and 15% of consolidated revenue, respectively; reported revenue is by segment, not by individual named product. [10](https://recruit-holdings.com/en/ir/library/upload/Recruit_202603Q4_summary_en.html)[5](https://recruit-holdings.com/en/ir/library/upload/Recruit_202603Q4_earnings_en.html)

## Geographic presence

In FY2025, ended March 31, 2026, Recruit Holdings’ HR Technology revenue came from the United States ($5.31 billion), Europe & Others ($2.04 billion), and Japan (¥348.2 billion, or about $2.31 billion). Based on the company’s USD-reported regional figures, those markets represented approximately 54.9%, 21.1%, and 23.9% of the segment’s $9.674 billion revenue, respectively. [10](https://recruit-holdings.com/en/ir/library/upload/Recruit_202603Q4_summary_en.html) [11](https://file.recruit-holdings.com/files/en/Recruit_202603Q4_earnings_en.pdf)

Staffing revenue in FY2025 was ¥846.8 billion in Japan and ¥856.5 billion across Europe, the United States, and Australia—approximately 49.7% and 50.3% of the segment’s ¥1,703.4 billion total. Recruit says its group operates in more than 60 countries and regions. Its headquarters are in Tokyo, Japan; the group had 45,586 employees as of March 31, 2026, with no geographic employee breakdown stated in the cited profile. [12](https://file.recruit-holdings.com/files/en/Recruit_202603Q4_call-transcript_en.pdf) [2](https://recruit-holdings.com/en/about/group/) [3](https://recruit-holdings.com/en/about/profile/)
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## Business segments

Recruit Holdings reports three business segments. **HR Technology** operates online job-matching and recruitment platforms, including Indeed and Glassdoor; its FY2025 segment revenue was ¥1,458.4 billion, approximately **39%** of consolidated revenue. **Staffing** provides temporary staffing services in Japan and internationally; FY2025 revenue was ¥1,703.4 billion, approximately **46%**. **Marketing Matching Technologies** runs Japan-focused platforms that match consumers with businesses in areas such as housing and real estate, beauty, travel and dining, and provides business-support SaaS; FY2025 revenue was ¥564.6 billion, approximately **15%**. FY2025 ended March 31, 2026. [10](https://recruit-holdings.com/en/ir/library/upload/Recruit_202603Q4_summary_en.html) [1](https://recruit-holdings.com/en/about/business/)

The percentages use consolidated revenue as the denominator and are approximate; segment revenues include amounts that do not remain in consolidated revenue, so the shares do not sum exactly to 100%. From FY2025, HR Solutions was transferred to HR Technology, and the former Matching & Solutions segment was renamed Marketing Matching Technologies. [10](https://recruit-holdings.com/en/ir/library/upload/Recruit_202603Q4_summary_en.html)
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## Company history

Recruit Holdings traces its origins to March 1960, when founder Hiromasa Ezoe began an advertising business in Tokyo and published a job-hunting magazine for university students. The company was incorporated in 1963 as Japan Recruit Center. It entered housing information in 1976, expanded into information-network and remote-computing services in 1985, and moved from print toward online services during the 1990s. Recruit launched Hot Pepper in 2000. [13](https://recruit-holdings.com/en/about/history/)[14](https://recruit-holdings.com/en/sustainability/people/talent/)[15](https://recruit-holdings.com/en/who/reports/2019/pdf/ar19_ourbusinessehistory_en.pdf)

Recruit began expanding its overseas staffing business through acquisitions including The CSI Companies in 2010 and Staffmark and Advantage Resourcing in 2011. On October 1, 2012, it reorganized as a holding company under the Recruit Holdings name and announced its acquisition of online job-search company Indeed. Recruit Holdings listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on October 16, 2014, and acquired Australian staffing company Chandler Macleod in 2015. In 2018 it acquired Glassdoor, broadening its portfolio of employment-related services. [16](https://recruit-holdings.com/en/newsroom/20150428_7624/)[13](https://recruit-holdings.com/en/about/history/)[17](https://oldrelease.recruit-holdings.com/news_data/release/pdf/20120925_01.pdf)[18](https://recruit-holdings.com/en/ir/resources/faq/)[19](https://recruit-holdings.com/en/newsroom/20150114_15560/)[20](https://recruit-holdings.com/en/newsroom/20180621_8244/)
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