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AppLovin (APP) Research & Development (2020 - 2025)

AppLovin (APP) has disclosed Research & Development for 6 consecutive years, with $82.2 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Research & Development fell 22.33% to $82.2 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $293.0 million through Dec 2025, down 33.57% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $226.5 million for FY2025, 39.55% down from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q4 2025 was $82.2 million at AppLovin, up from $43.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $159.3 million in Q3 2023, with the low at -$107.8 million in Q4 2023.
  • Average Research & Development over 5 years is $97.1 million, with a median of $113.4 million recorded in 2021.
  • The sharpest move saw Research & Development skyrocketed 218.52% in 2021, then tumbled 191.19% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $119.5 million in 2021, then decreased by 1.13% to $118.2 million in 2022, then crashed by 191.19% to -$107.8 million in 2023, then surged by 198.22% to $105.9 million in 2024, then decreased by 22.33% to $82.2 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods came in at $82.2 million, $43.9 million, and $44.0 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.