11:28 AM EST, 02/19/2026 (MT Newswires) -- AppLovin ( APP ) is planning to build its own social networking platform after the company's failed bid last year to buy TikTok's assets outside China, Bloomberg reported Thursday.

The company's plans were disclosed by Chief Product and Engineering Officer Giovanni Ge in a recent Chinese podcast, the report said.

AppLovin ( APP ) also has a job posting seeking a Singapore-based software engineer to "architect the digital backbone of our next-generation social platform."

AppLovin ( APP ) didn't immediately respond to a request for comment by MT Newswires.

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