Organization and Description of Business	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements	1. Organization and Description of Business 23andMe Holding Co. (the “Company” or “23andMe”) is dedicated to helping people access, understand, and benefit from the human genome. The Company is building the leading direct-to-consumer precision medicine platform that powers our genetics driven therapeutics and research business. 23andMe, Inc., the Company’s accounting predecessor, was incorporated in Delaware in 2006. The Company is headquartered in South San Francisco, California. On November 1, 2021, the Company completed its acquisition (the “Lemonaid Acquisition”) of Lemonaid Health, Inc. (“Lemonaid” or “Lemonaid Health”), pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization (the “Lemonaid Health Merger Agreement”), dated as of October 21, 2021. See Note 4, “Acquisition,” for additional details. Through the Lemonaid Health platform, the Company offers patients affordable and direct online access to medical care, from consultation through treatment, for a number of common conditions, using evidence-based guidelines and up-to-date clinical protocols. When medications are prescribed by Lemonaid Health’s affiliated healthcare professionals, patients can use Lemonaid Health’s online pharmacy for fulfillment. Patients also can access telehealth consultations for certain 23andMe genetic reports through Lemonaid. On June 16, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), the Company consummated the transactions (the “Merger”) contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated February 4, 2021, as amended on February 13, 2021 and March 25, 2021 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among VG Acquisition Corp., a blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company in 2020 (“VGAC”), Chrome Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned direct subsidiary of VGAC (the “Merger Sub”), and 23andMe, Inc. In connection with the Merger, VGAC changed its jurisdiction of incorporation from the Cayman Islands to the State of Delaware and changed its name to 23andMe Holding Co. (the “Domestication”). On the Closing Date, Merger Sub merged with and into 23andMe, Inc., with 23andMe, Inc. being the surviving corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (together with the Merger and the Domestication, the “Business Combination”). The transaction was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization with 23andMe, Inc. being the accounting acquirer and VGAC as the acquired company for accounting purposes. Accordingly, all historical financial information presented in the consolidated financial statements represents the accounts of 23andMe, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary. The shares and net loss per common share prior to the Merger have been retroactively restated as shares reflecting the exchange ratio established in the Merger. See Note 3, “Recapitalization,” for additional details. Prior to the Business Combination, VGAC’s units, public shares, and public warrants were listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols “VGAC.U,” “VGAC,” and “VGAC WS,” respectively. On June 17, 2021, the Company’s Class A common stock and public warrants began trading on The Nasdaq Global Select Market (“Nasdaq”), under the symbols “ME” and “MEUSW,” respectively. The public warrants stopped trading on Nasdaq and were delisted after the redemption by the Company in December 2021. See Note 3, “Recapitalization,” and Note 13, “Shareholders' Equity,” for additional details. The Company has evaluated how it is organized and managed and has identified two reporting segments: Consumer and Research Services, and Therapeutics.

Organization and Description of Business

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements

1. Organization and Description of Business

23andMe Holding Co. (the “Company” or “23andMe”) is dedicated to helping people access, understand, and benefit from the human genome. The Company is building the leading direct-to-consumer precision medicine platform that powers our genetics driven therapeutics and research business. 23andMe, Inc., the Company’s accounting predecessor, was incorporated in Delaware in 2006. The Company is headquartered in South San Francisco, California.

On November 1, 2021, the Company completed its acquisition (the “Lemonaid Acquisition”) of Lemonaid Health, Inc. (“Lemonaid” or “Lemonaid Health”), pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization (the “Lemonaid Health Merger Agreement”), dated as of October 21, 2021. See Note 4, “Acquisition,” for additional details. Through the Lemonaid Health platform, the Company offers patients affordable and direct online access to medical care, from consultation through treatment, for a number of common conditions, using evidence-based guidelines and up-to-date clinical protocols. When medications are prescribed by Lemonaid Health’s affiliated healthcare professionals, patients can use Lemonaid Health’s online pharmacy for fulfillment. Patients also can access telehealth consultations for certain 23andMe genetic reports through Lemonaid.

On June 16, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), the Company consummated the transactions (the “Merger”) contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated February 4, 2021, as amended on February 13, 2021 and March 25, 2021 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among VG Acquisition Corp., a blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company in 2020 (“VGAC”), Chrome Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned direct subsidiary of VGAC (the “Merger Sub”), and 23andMe, Inc. In connection with the Merger, VGAC changed its jurisdiction of incorporation from the Cayman Islands to the State of Delaware and changed its name to 23andMe Holding Co. (the “Domestication”). On the Closing Date, Merger Sub merged with and into 23andMe, Inc., with 23andMe, Inc. being the surviving corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (together with the Merger and the Domestication, the “Business Combination”).

The transaction was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization with 23andMe, Inc. being the accounting acquirer and VGAC as the acquired company for accounting purposes. Accordingly, all historical financial information presented in the consolidated financial statements represents the accounts of 23andMe, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary. The shares and net loss per common share prior to the Merger have been retroactively restated as shares reflecting the exchange ratio established in the Merger. See Note 3, “Recapitalization,” for additional details.

Prior to the Business Combination, VGAC’s units, public shares, and public warrants were listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols “VGAC.U,” “VGAC,” and “VGAC WS,” respectively. On June 17, 2021, the Company’s Class A common stock and public warrants began trading on The Nasdaq Global Select Market (“Nasdaq”), under the symbols “ME” and “MEUSW,” respectively. The public warrants stopped trading on Nasdaq and were delisted after the redemption by the Company in December 2021. See Note 3, “Recapitalization,” and Note 13, “Shareholders' Equity,” for additional details.

The Company has evaluated how it is organized and managed and has identified two reporting segments: Consumer and Research Services, and Therapeutics.