| USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | Dec 31, 2014 | Dec 31, 2013 | Dec 31, 2011 | Dec 31, 2010 | Dec 31, 2009 |
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Current assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 9,033,681 | $ 7,804,733 | $ 7,116,913 | |||||||||||||
Short-term investments | 28,678 | 1,779,006 | 20,973 | |||||||||||||
Current content assets, net | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
Prepaid revenue sharing expenses | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
Prepaid content | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
Other current assets | 3,957,832 | 3,516,640 | 2,780,247 | |||||||||||||
Total current assets | 13,020,191 | 13,100,379 | 9,918,133 | |||||||||||||
Content assets, net | 32,778,392 | 32,452,462 | 31,658,056 | |||||||||||||
Property and equipment, net | 2,004,350 | 1,593,756 | 1,491,444 | |||||||||||||
Deferred tax assets | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
Other non-current assets | 7,794,060 | 6,483,777 | 5,664,359 | |||||||||||||
Total assets | 55,596,993 | 53,630,374 | 48,731,992 | |||||||||||||
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||||||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
Current content liabilities | 4,084,854 | 4,393,681 | 4,466,470 | |||||||||||||
Accounts payable | 900,612 | 899,909 | 747,412 | |||||||||||||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 3,220,869 | 2,156,544 | 1,803,960 | |||||||||||||
Deferred revenue | 1,775,730 | 1,520,813 | 1,442,969 | |||||||||||||
Short-term debt | 998,865 | 1,784,453 | 399,844 | |||||||||||||
Current portion of lease financing obligations | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
Total current liabilities | 10,980,930 | 10,755,400 | 8,860,655 | |||||||||||||
Long-term debt | 13,463,971 | 13,798,351 | 14,143,417 | |||||||||||||
Long-term debt due to related party | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
Non-current content liabilities | 1,579,476 | 1,780,806 | 2,578,173 | |||||||||||||
Long-term debt due to related party | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
Lease financing obligations, excluding current portion | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
Other non-current liabilities | 2,957,128 | 2,552,250 | 2,561,434 | |||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 28,981,505 | 28,886,807 | 28,143,679 | |||||||||||||
Stockholders’ equity: | ||||||||||||||||
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024; no shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 49,900,000,000 shares authorized at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024; 4,222,162,150 and 4,277,571,000 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively | 7,286,410 | 6,252,126 | 5,145,172 | |||||||||||||
Treasury stock at cost (346,541,145 and 259,534,600 shares at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024) | 22,372,658 | 13,171,638 | 6,922,200 | |||||||||||||
Additional paid-in capital | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | (580,382) | 362,162 | (223,945) | |||||||||||||
Retained earnings | 42,282,118 | 31,300,917 | 22,589,286 | |||||||||||||
Total stockholders’ equity | 26,615,488 | 24,743,567 | 20,588,313 | |||||||||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ 55,596,993 | $ 53,630,374 | $ 48,731,992 |