Adam Foroughi, Applovin CEO: Surviving a 92% Drawdown, Ads as ML 1.0 & the $50B Game Ad Market

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AppLovin CEO Adam Foroughi says its ad platform targets a $50 billion mobile-game market and posted 84% EBITDA margins.

AppLovin CEO Adam Foroughi says the company built an advertising platform serving a mobile-gaming ecosystem worth about $50 billion a year, where more than a billion people play casual games daily. He calls advertising “ML 1.0,” arguing that deep-learning recommendations can turn game audiences into shoppers through product discovery, not just capture existing search intent. Foroughi says AppLovin’s 2021 IPO valued it at $28 billion, but its market cap fell to $3.8 billion in 2022 even as EBITDA reached $1 billion. The company responded with roughly $6 billion in stock buybacks, retiring 20–25% of shares; after launching a deep-learning ad model, its stock rebounded sharply. He says privacy rules can be handled with technology, agents will serve some routine purchases but won’t replace the pleasure of browsing, and AppLovin’s lean team, differentiated data, and 84% EBITDA margins create a moat against larger rivals.

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1. 0:00Adam Foroughi introduces AppLovin and estimates a $50 billion mobile gaming ad market
2. 3:07Discovery versus search: Foroughi distinguishes intent-driven ads from new demand and rejects mic-tracking claims
3. 10:04AppLovin’s 92% IPO drawdown, $6 billion buyback and 2023 rebound after its deep-learning launch
4. 16:00Apple privacy changes, AppLovin’s game-studio data strategy and why agents may not replace shopping discovery
5. 20:00AppLovin’s lean-team advantage, 84% EBITDA margins and technology moat built with talent in China

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