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Japanese company operating the book-summary service 'flier', offering ~10-minute business and liberal-arts book digests to individuals and corporate clients.

Last updated September 28, 2026

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Overview

Flier Inc. (株式会社フライヤー) is a Japanese company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, best known for operating the book-summary service 'flier'. The service condenses business and liberal-arts books into roughly 10-minute reads (about 4,000 characters), and also offers audio playback. Flier was founded in June 2013 by former management consultant Yasushi Oga and others, and launched the 'flier' book-summary service in October 2013. It became a subsidiary of the e-book distribution company Media Do (now Media Do Holdings) in 2019. In 2016 it began offering 'flier business', a corporate unlimited-reading service used for talent development and employee benefits; by April 2024 cumulative corporate adoptions exceeded 1,000 companies, and by December 2025 about 1,300 companies had adopted it. In May 2024 Flier released 'flier成長組織ナビ', an organizational diagnostic survey that visualizes learning culture and the results of human-capital investment. The company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market on February 20, 2025. Flier's model is notable for securing permission from publishers and authors before creating summaries, ensuring legal compliance under copyright law.

History

Flier Inc. was established in June 2013 by former management consultant Yasushi Oga and others. In October 2013, the company launched the book-summary service 'flier', which condenses business and liberal-arts books into roughly 10-minute reads (about 4,000 characters) and also provides audio playback. In 2016, Flier began offering the corporate service 'flier business', an unlimited-reading service for companies used for talent development and employee benefits. In 2019, the company became a subsidiary of Media Do (now Media Do Holdings), a major e-book distribution company. In 2020, the number of summaries distributed surpassed 2,000 titles. In April 2024, cumulative corporate adoptions of 'flier business' exceeded 1,000 companies. In May 2024, Flier released the organizational diagnostic service 'flier成長組織ナビ'. On February 20, 2025, Flier listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market. As of December 2025, about 1,300 companies had adopted 'flier business'. The company's model secures permission from publishers and authors before creating summaries, ensuring legal compliance under copyright law.

  • 2025

    Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market.

  • 2024

    Cumulative corporate adoptions of 'flier business' exceeded 1,000 companies.

  • 2024

    Released the organizational diagnostic service 'flier成長組織ナビ'.

  • 2020

    Number of summaries distributed surpassed 2,000 titles.

  • 2019

    Became a subsidiary of Media Do (now Media Do Holdings).

  • 2016

    Started offering the corporate service 'flier business'.

  • 2013

    Founded by former management consultant Yasushi Oga and others.

  • 2013

    Launched the book-summary service 'flier'.

Products and positioning

A legally compliant, permission-based book-summary platform for business professionals and corporate learning/benefits programs.

  • flier

    Book-summary service condensing business and liberal-arts books into about 10-minute reads (approx. 4,000 characters), with audio playback.

  • flier business

    Corporate unlimited-reading service used for talent development and employee benefits; about 1,300 companies adopted it as of December 2025. Offers internal sharing features such as '学びメモ' and '読書プログラム'.

  • flier成長組織ナビ

    Organizational diagnostic survey visualizing learning culture and the results of human-capital investment.

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