Weathernews (4825) Corporate presentation summary
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Corporate presentation summary
30 Oct, 2026Market opportunity and strategic direction
2025 estimates: climate-disaster losses of ¥39tn, global weather business market of ¥430bn and current value creation of ¥24.5bn.
2030 estimates: climate-disaster losses of ¥60tn and global weather business market of ¥600bn.
The second founding phase aims to monetize global markets, become a global weather and environmental intelligence leader, and move toward ¥100bn revenue.
AI fusion roadmap
Deploy AI agents across products by May 2027, make forecast models AI-native by May 2028, and transition existing operations by May 2029.
Transform forecasting infrastructure into a unified, scalable platform using 40 years of proprietary data and multimodal data fusion.
Automate forecasting, customer inquiries, risk monitoring and decision support; staff will focus on AI infrastructure, frontline implementation, co-creation and responsible decisions.
Growth and global expansion
Target 10%+ YoY revenue growth within three years across Sea, Sky, Land and Internet domains.
Sea target: 21,000 vessels by May 2029 versus 10,500 currently; Sky targets include 13,000 commercial and 1,800 general aviation aircraft.
Land core products target 2,500 companies and 250,000 IDs by May 2029, versus 1,051 companies and 66,000 IDs in May 2026.
Internet domain targets 5 million cumulative DAU by May 2029, from 3.5 million in May 2026; global growth plans include partnerships and AI personalization.
Global revenue mix is 65% for Sea and Sky domains; Japan accounts for 95% of Land and Internet revenue, with domestic growth supporting overseas expansion.
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