Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 625,421	$ 603,877
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenue	281,780	223,061
Sales and marketing	290,133	265,513
Research and development	126,250	60,876
General and administrative	55,245	42,962
Total costs and expenses	753,408	592,412
Income (loss) from operations	(127,987)	11,465
Other income (expense):
Interest expense and loss on settlement of debt	(32,009)	(35,010)
Other income, net	2,014	9,790
Total other expense	(29,995)	(25,220)
Loss before income taxes	(157,982)	(13,755)
Benefit from income taxes	(42,684)	(3,180)
Net loss	(115,298)	(10,575)
Add: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	41	54
Net loss attributable to AppLovin	$ (115,257)	$ (10,521)
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.31)	$ (0.05)
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.31)	$ (0.05)
Weighted average common shares used to compute net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic (in shares)	371,967,881	222,408,568
Weighted average common shares used to compute net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, diluted (in shares)	371,967,881	222,408,568