Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Nov. 05, 2019
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2019
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Entity Registrant Name	Mohawk Group Holdings, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001757715
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	true
Entity Ex Transition Period	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		17,710,659
Entity File Number	001-38937
Entity Tax Identification Number	83-1739858
Entity Address, Address Line One	37 East 18th Street
Entity Address, Address Line Two	7th Floor
Entity Address, City or Town	New York
Entity Address, State or Province	NY
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	10003
City Area Code	(347)
Local Phone Number	676-1681
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Transition Report	false
Title of each class	Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share
Trading Symbol(s)	MWK
Name of each exchange on which registered	NASDAQ