Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 713,099	$ 726,951	$ 2,114,751	$ 1,999,634
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenue	300,988	254,052	886,697	722,966
Sales and marketing	196,785	285,224	719,014	816,200
Research and development	122,059	108,523	389,417	246,861
General and administrative	44,000	34,104	144,988	122,116
Total costs and expenses	663,832	681,903	2,140,116	1,908,143
Income (loss) from operations	49,267	45,048	(25,365)	91,491
Other income (expense):
Interest expense and loss on settlement of debt	(48,627)	(18,756)	(117,141)	(72,796)
Other income (expense), net	969	(9,217)	3,501	(997)
Total other expense	(47,658)	(27,973)	(113,640)	(73,793)
Income (loss) before income taxes	1,609	17,075	(139,005)	17,698
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	(22,053)	16,933	(25,570)	13,767
Net income (loss)	23,662	142	(113,435)	3,931
Add: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	109	36	201	149
Net income (loss) attributable to AppLovin	23,771	178	(113,234)	4,080
Less: Net income attributable to participating securities	(122)	(1)	0	(568)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stock—Basic	23,649	177	(113,234)	3,512
Net income (loss) attributable to common stock—Diluted	$ 23,653	$ 177	$ (113,234)	$ 3,539
Net income (loss) per share attributable to common stock:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.06	$ 0.00	$ (0.30)	$ 0.01
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.06	$ 0.00	$ (0.30)	$ 0.01
Weighted average common shares used to compute net income (loss) per share attributable to common stock:
Basic (in shares)	369,389,170	368,427,532	371,736,763	309,353,304
Diluted (in shares)	378,462,207	384,324,785	371,736,763	327,426,792