Blue Lightning

Blue Lightning
	Blue Lightning headquarters in Kaijo
Type	Public
Industry	Conglomerate
Founded	16 October 2001;; 22 years ago
Founder	Kazuto Kirigaya
Headquarters	Kaijo, Teiko
Key people	Kazuto Kirigaya (CEO)
Products	Video games, social networking, instant messaging, e-commerce, artificial intelligence, film production

Blue Lightning also known popularly as BL and previously as Blue Lightning Gaming Corporation is a Teikonian multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Kaijo, Teiko. Its subsidiaries specialize in various Internet-related services and products, entertainment, artificial intelligence and technology both in Teiko and globally. Since its IPO in 2011, it has grown to a company of US$108 billion in market capitalization with its flagship project Sword Art Online receiving more than 250 million active registered users of whom 48.6 million are active in a daily basis. The company was founded in 2001 by Kazuto Kirigaya.

Blue Lightning is one of the world's largest video game company, one of the world's most valuable companies, one of the world's largest social media companies, and one of the world's largest venture capital firms and investment corporations. Its many services include social network, music, web portals, e-commerce, mobile games, internet services, payment systems, smartphones, and multiplayer online games, which are all among the world's biggest and most successful in their respective categories. Offerings include the instant messenger BL SS and one of the largest web portals, SS.com. It also owns the majority of Teiko's music services (Blue Lightning Music Entertainment) with more than 100 million active users and 50 million paying subscribers and, Teiko's microblogging site Kyoyu which has more than 10 million active users.

Blue Lightning controls hundreds of subsidiaries and associates in numerous industries and areas, creating a broad portfolio of ownerships and investment across a diverse range of businesses including search engine, e-commerce, retail, video gaming, real estate, software, virtual reality, ride-sharing, banking, financial services, fintech, consumer technology, computer technology, automobile, film production, movie ticketing, music production, space technology, natural resources, smartphones, big data, agriculture, medical services, cloud computing, social media, IT, advertising, streaming media, artificial intelligence, robotics, UAVs, food delivery, courier services, e-book, internet services, education and renewable energy.