$APP

Adam Foroughi

AppLovin

Co-founder & CEO • Since 2011 • Communication Services

Also profiled in: Nasdaq-100

📊 CEO Reputation Score

FY2025 vs FY2024 · Source: SEC EDGAR filings

89/100

Based on profit (net income) improvement only — this company does not report the operating cash flow and capital-spending figures needed for a free-cash-flow number (common for banks and insurers).

Profit (net income): $1.6B → $3.3B (+111.0% YoY) — fiscal 2025 vs fiscal 2024

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Overview

Adam Foroughi is the co-founder & ceo of AppLovin since 2011. AppLovin is a Communication Services company headquartered in Palo Alto, California, founded in 2012, and one of the 500 companies in the S&P 500 — every one of which is profiled on this site.

Leadership

Adam holds the chief executive role at AppLovin with the title Co-founder & CEO — in post since 2011. This page is the concise leadership record for AppLovin in the S&P 500 CEO index; the site's fully researched long-form profiles (career timelines, education, achievements, setbacks, philosophy and sourced quotes) currently cover the index's ten largest companies, and this entry will be expanded in the same format. Adam Foroughi is a founder of the company — a distinction shared by only a minority of the chief executives in this index.

At a Glance

Sector: Communication Services
Ticker: $APP
Headquarters: Palo Alto, California
Founded: 2012
CEO since: 2011
Index: S&P 500 (#40 of 500)