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AppLovin CEO Adam Foroughi says mobile gaming ad spend is $50bn

By Egleze Editorial Desk · Published September 23, 2026 · All-In Podcast · Adam Foroughi, Applovin CEO: Surviving a 92% Drawdown, Ads as ML 1.0 & the $50B Game Ad Market
AppLovin CEO Adam Foroughi says mobile gaming ad spend is $50bn
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Adam Foroughi, Applovin CEO: Surviving a 92% Drawdown, Ads as ML 1.0 & the $50B Game Ad Market

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""We disclosed last January, so nearly two years ago, that on our own platform, there was 11 billion a year of ad spend. Since then, we've grown 60% year-over-year roughly. And so, if you gross that up to a nice round number today, you get 20 billion.""

Adam Foroughi says AppLovin previously disclosed about $11bn a year of ad spend on its platform and claims the business has grown roughly 60% year on year since then, which he extrapolates to about $20bn today. He adds that, including other ad companies in mobile gaming, he would estimate about $50bn a year for the wider ecosystem.

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