AppLovin Corp (APP) company profile
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $131.75BP/E 26.5Yield –
About AppLovin
Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc., SIC 7370
AppLovin provides end-to-end artificial intelligence-powered software solutions designed to help businesses reach, engage, and monetize digital audiences globally. Its core offering is Axon Ads Manager, an automated user acquisition tool driven by a predictive recommendation engine. The company also operates MAX, a real-time in-app auction platform that optimizes ad inventory value for app publishers, alongside Adjust, a marketing analytics platform for attribution and ad measurement. Additionally, through its Wurl platform, it distributes streaming video content and delivers targeted ad solutions for connected television. Its customer base includes commercial advertisers seeking audience growth, ad networks procuring mediation inventory, and mobile application publishers aiming to monetize content.
The company operates internationally, employing 898 workers across 15 countries, with approximately 60% of its workforce based outside the United States. Its primary executive offices and research and development organization are located in Palo Alto, California.
Summary of the business section of AppLovin's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- AppLovin Corp
- Founded
- 2011
- Headquarters
- Palo Alto, CA
- Address
- 1100 Page Mill Rd 94304-1047
- Phone
- (800) 839-9646
- Website
- applovin.com
- Employees
- 898, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc.
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP, San Jose, California
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- APP
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- IPO date
- Apr 15, 2021
- Shares outstanding
- 335M, Jul 31, 2026
- Public float
- $102.70B, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1751008
- CUSIP
- 03831W108
- ISIN
- US03831W1080
- FIGI
- BBG006HFPX77
- Share class FIGI
- BBG006HFPX86
- LEI
- 549300LLVXMUAOL3SQ07
- EIN
- 45-3264542
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Arash Adam Foroughi | CEO, Director | 31,381,515 |
| Matthew Stumpf | Chief Financial Officer (CFO) | 230,309 |
| Corina I. Cacovean | Chief Legal Officer | 26,739 |
| Xiaochuan Ge | CTO | 1,242,426 |
| Vasily Shikin | Chief Technology Officer | 3,236,654 |
| Dmitriy Dorosh | Principal Accounting Officer | 111,213 |
| Katie Kihorany Jansen | Chief Marketing Officer | 968,189 |
| Maynard G. Webb Jr | Director | 123,709 |
| Barbara Messing | Director | 10,254 |
| Victoria Valenzuela | Director | 241,231 |
| Herald Y. Chen | Director | 674,921 |
| Eduardo Vivas | Director | 6,785,087 |
| Mary Margaret Hastings Georgiadis | Director | 191,210 |
| Craig Scott Billings | Director | 4,232 |
| Todd R. Morgenfeld | Director | 14,312 |
| Dawson Alyssa Harvey | Director | 2,779 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $12.97M | $21.69M | $13.13M | $1033 | $234 |
| FY2024 | $11.20M | $385.95M | $4.92M | $497 | $189 |
| FY2023 | $83.36M | $286.89M | $22.76M | $61 | $138 |
| FY2022 | $104.36K | $104.36K | $411.80K | $16 | $88 |
| FY2021 | $104.35K | $104.35K | $14.36M | $145 | $122 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Executive compensation, fiscal 2025
Summary compensation table from the latest proxy statement
| Executive | Salary | Stock awards | Other | Total | vs. prior year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Foroughi Chief Executive Officer | $400.00K | $12.56M | $10.14K | $12.97M | +16% |
| Matthew Stumpf Chief Financial Officer | $400.00K | $12.56M | $27.32K | $12.99M | +76% |
| Vasily Shikin Chief Technology Officer | $400.00K | $12.56M | $437.08K | $13.40M | +126% |
| Victoria Valenzuela Chief Administrative & Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | $400.00K | $12.56M | $57.00K | $13.02M | +119% |
Stock and option awards are grant-date fair values, not realized pay. “Other” includes pension value changes and all other compensation. Source proxy statement.
IPO
From the final prospectus (Form 424B4) and the first day of trading
Offering
- Type
- Initial public offering
- Final prospectus filed
- Apr 15, 2021
- Offer price
- $80.00
- Securities offered
- 25,000,000
- Gross proceeds
- $2.00B
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- First trading day
- Apr 15, 2021
- First-day close
- $65.20-18.5%
- Lock-up ends (est.)
- Oct 12, 2021
“The initial public offering price per share of our Class A common stock is $80.00.”
Lock-up end is estimated as 180 days after the first trading day; the prospectus sets the actual terms.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of December 31, 2025, we had a total of 898 employees, comprised of 876 full-time and 22 part-time/intern employees, located in 15 countries.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 2022 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Apr 23, 2021 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Apr 15, 2021 | IPO | Initial public offering priced (424B4 prospectus) |
| Apr 12, 2021 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |
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