AppLovin (APP) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Adam Foroughi, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $13M in 2025, up 16% from $11.2M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 97:1, on median employee pay of $133,808.

Filed
April 21, 2026
Annual meeting
June 3, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
4
CEO total pay
$13M+16% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
97:1median $133,808
CEO pay in equity
97%$12.6M in awards
CEO Total Compensation
$12,969,001Fiscal 2025 total pay
Median Employee Pay
$133,808Annual total compensation
CEO Pay Ratio
97:1Ratio to median employee
Base Salary Cap
$400,000Maintained since 2021

How Foroughi was paid

$13M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary3%Stock awards97%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Adam ForoughiChief Executive Officer$12,969,001
Matthew StumpfChief Financial Officer$12,986,191
Vasily ShikinChief Technology Officer$13,395,941
Victoria ValenzuelaChief Administrative & Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary$13,015,866

What changed and why

  • $13MChief Executive Officer Adam Foroughi received total compensation of $12,969,001 in fiscal 2025.
  • $400KThe base salary cap for executive officers has been maintained at $400,000 since before the 2021 initial public offering.
  • No annual cash bonuses were awarded to executive officers as the company emphasizes equity compensation.
  • The ratio of the CEO annual total compensation to the median employee total compensation was 97 to 1.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.