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AppLovin’s Incrementality is INSANE

AppLovin’s Incrementality is INSANE

Nov 22, 2025

David Herrmann, the Media Buyer’s Media Buyer

David Herrmann, the Media Buyer’s Media Buyer

Oct 17, 2025

Adam Foroughi Live on TBPN

Adam Foroughi Live on TBPN

Sep 30, 2025

Axon mentions

Sean Frank

CEO of ridge.com

https://x.com/Seanfrank/status/2016381885321240898

Yeah I have no idea how Applovin got their ads to work so well. I spent over $3,000,000 there last year. Just something I didn’t think was possible on that sort of ad space 24 months ago

Adam Schwartz

CEO of Knoza Consulting and FRESHeTECH

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/adamrschwartz_weve-been-seeing-really-strong-results-for-activity-7417594433740795905-cJH4/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAABoGO74BDaY2eCUHRET7t-pgCJNxMwhSYgo

We’ve been seeing really strong results for ecommerce brands using AppLovin lately. In multiple accounts, it’s outperforming Meta — even on "First Click" - NC ROAS in Triple Whale. Worth paying attention if you’re scaling paid media beyond the usual channels.

Pep Hufen

CEO Smart Marketer Agency

https://x.com/pephufen/status/2010634465760927871

Stock issues forced us to kill the Axon campaigns. Launched the first 2026 campaigns on Saturday. Early results are strong. Main goal this year of almost all our clients: scale Axon and TikTok Shop to maximize Channel diversity. Not to outperform Meta, just to match it.

David Herrman

President Herrmann Digital

https://x.com/herrmanndigital/status/1999184232829321258

Applovin was the fastest growing platforms for the brands I manage this holiday season. Had two accounts spending over $70k/day. This channel is probably the easiest to scale and the easiest to win on right now.

Austin Harrison

Co-founder and CEO of @northbeam

https://x.com/MAustinHarrison/status/1998874868725805166

@JeremyThurswell, President of @kitsch, dropped a wild hot take: “I think AppLovin’s taking over the world.” Kitsch now spends almost as much on AppLovin as Meta — with similar efficiencies.

Miranda Pettinger

Performance Marketing Manager @ 365 Holdings

https://x.com/mirandpettinger/status/1980675314142310729

Just onboarded another brand into AppLovin (first time doing this self serve after our other brand was not self serve last year) Shopify App Instal + pixel + end card creations in canva + video ad upload + hitting go on the campaign One hour and I’m done, highly impressed

WorkMagic

Measurement Partner

https://x.com/WorkMagic_io/status/2016536501618696618

When we moved beyond first-order efficiency and evaluated customer lifetime value in our 2026 Media Performance Index, @AxonAdsManager by @applovin stood out — delivering the highest LTV among observed cohorts. That matters.

Miranda Pettinger

Performance Marketing Manager @ 365

https://x.com/mirandpettinger/status/2018026065092870620

I’ve spent over $3M on AppLovin ads It’s a straight forward and powerful ad engine If you’re looking to scale or launch this thread is for you

Jonathan Snow, DMD

Cofounder of Inc. 5000 #2 Fastest-Growing Marketing Company in US

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/drjonsnow_applovin-is-about-to-eclipse-4-of-total-activity-7354556405372133377-IZPT/

AppLovin is about to eclipse 4% of total budget share. Their share of the pie has grown 7% in 2 months. Things to note: • still in closed beta • eligible brands have ~1mo wait to onboard

Austin Urlocker

Marketing Strategy & Ad stuff for @DixxonFlannelco

https://x.com/AUrlocker/status/2014435603815989267

Very happy with how we closed out sale period/quarter. Put our focus on leveraging Applovin to keep up NC Acquisition while increasing Meta's Customer Retention's share of spend. Landed around 55% of Meta's spend allocated to existing customer targeting.

Cedric

AdManage.ai CoFounder

https://x.com/CedricGrowth/status/2002104226089218525

One of the biggest drivers of growth we’ve observed in 2025? AppLovin. Many marketers have asked: “How good is it really?” This case with True Classic offers rare, experiment-backed proof.

Elaine Wei

VP of Marketing @ WorkMagic

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/elaine-wei_incrementality-activity-7361755487886876672-EipN/

So when AppLovin started picking up steam as an ad channel, Immi wanted to validate its incrementality in the mix through geo-lift testing with us. Here’s what the data showed: - AppLovin drove an 11.3% incremental lift on Shopify - Plus, 7.38% lift on Amazon from halo effects (41% of total incrementality) - iCPA 46% lower when halo effects were included - iROAS 36% higher than other channels in their mix

Dennis Willeboordse

Founder D-DOUBLEUMEDIA.com

https://x.com/dwilleboordse/status/1980656610109219122

We took a brand from $200/day → $9,000/day on @AppLovin @AxonAdsManager in 2 weeks. Now it’s outspending Meta. Higher ROAS. Better stability. Most people are still crying about CPMs. Meanwhile, early adopters are scaling quietly on platforms nobody’s watching. Applovin isn’t a “side channel.” It’s becoming a real performance engine, if you get in early. If you’re spending $50K+/mo on Meta or TikTok, now’s the time to diversify.

Peter

Incremental New Customer Acquisition for Premium/Luxury & High AOV Brands

https://x.com/Peter_Quadrel/status/1998522571164360970

The future of advertising will look like applovin Almost no levers to pull Just throw ads in Select budget/bid structure Click play

Rahul Issar

Scaling High Growth Brands

https://x.com/therahulissar/status/1994809033103142962

Applovin reps out here on the weekend replying to slack DMs within minutes while we 10x budgets for clients. Never seen this type of support before from a new platform, very refreshing.

Sean Frank

CEO of ridge.com

https://x.com/Seanfrank/status/2016381885321240898

Yeah I have no idea how Applovin got their ads to work so well. I spent over $3,000,000 there last year. Just something I didn’t think was possible on that sort of ad space 24 months ago

Adam Schwartz

CEO of Knoza Consulting and FRESHeTECH

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/adamrschwartz_weve-been-seeing-really-strong-results-for-activity-7417594433740795905-cJH4/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAABoGO74BDaY2eCUHRET7t-pgCJNxMwhSYgo

We’ve been seeing really strong results for ecommerce brands using AppLovin lately. In multiple accounts, it’s outperforming Meta — even on "First Click" - NC ROAS in Triple Whale. Worth paying attention if you’re scaling paid media beyond the usual channels.

Pep Hufen

CEO Smart Marketer Agency

https://x.com/pephufen/status/2010634465760927871

Stock issues forced us to kill the Axon campaigns. Launched the first 2026 campaigns on Saturday. Early results are strong. Main goal this year of almost all our clients: scale Axon and TikTok Shop to maximize Channel diversity. Not to outperform Meta, just to match it.

David Herrman

President Herrmann Digital

https://x.com/herrmanndigital/status/1999184232829321258

Applovin was the fastest growing platforms for the brands I manage this holiday season. Had two accounts spending over $70k/day. This channel is probably the easiest to scale and the easiest to win on right now.

Austin Harrison

Co-founder and CEO of @northbeam

https://x.com/MAustinHarrison/status/1998874868725805166

@JeremyThurswell, President of @kitsch, dropped a wild hot take: “I think AppLovin’s taking over the world.” Kitsch now spends almost as much on AppLovin as Meta — with similar efficiencies.

Miranda Pettinger

Performance Marketing Manager @ 365 Holdings

https://x.com/mirandpettinger/status/1980675314142310729

Just onboarded another brand into AppLovin (first time doing this self serve after our other brand was not self serve last year) Shopify App Instal + pixel + end card creations in canva + video ad upload + hitting go on the campaign One hour and I’m done, highly impressed

WorkMagic

Measurement Partner

https://x.com/WorkMagic_io/status/2016536501618696618

When we moved beyond first-order efficiency and evaluated customer lifetime value in our 2026 Media Performance Index, @AxonAdsManager by @applovin stood out — delivering the highest LTV among observed cohorts. That matters.

Miranda Pettinger

Performance Marketing Manager @ 365

https://x.com/mirandpettinger/status/2018026065092870620

I’ve spent over $3M on AppLovin ads It’s a straight forward and powerful ad engine If you’re looking to scale or launch this thread is for you

Jonathan Snow, DMD

Cofounder of Inc. 5000 #2 Fastest-Growing Marketing Company in US

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/drjonsnow_applovin-is-about-to-eclipse-4-of-total-activity-7354556405372133377-IZPT/

AppLovin is about to eclipse 4% of total budget share. Their share of the pie has grown 7% in 2 months. Things to note: • still in closed beta • eligible brands have ~1mo wait to onboard

Austin Urlocker

Marketing Strategy & Ad stuff for @DixxonFlannelco

https://x.com/AUrlocker/status/2014435603815989267

Very happy with how we closed out sale period/quarter. Put our focus on leveraging Applovin to keep up NC Acquisition while increasing Meta's Customer Retention's share of spend. Landed around 55% of Meta's spend allocated to existing customer targeting.

Cedric

AdManage.ai CoFounder

https://x.com/CedricGrowth/status/2002104226089218525

One of the biggest drivers of growth we’ve observed in 2025? AppLovin. Many marketers have asked: “How good is it really?” This case with True Classic offers rare, experiment-backed proof.

Elaine Wei

VP of Marketing @ WorkMagic

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/elaine-wei_incrementality-activity-7361755487886876672-EipN/

So when AppLovin started picking up steam as an ad channel, Immi wanted to validate its incrementality in the mix through geo-lift testing with us. Here’s what the data showed: - AppLovin drove an 11.3% incremental lift on Shopify - Plus, 7.38% lift on Amazon from halo effects (41% of total incrementality) - iCPA 46% lower when halo effects were included - iROAS 36% higher than other channels in their mix

Dennis Willeboordse

Founder D-DOUBLEUMEDIA.com

https://x.com/dwilleboordse/status/1980656610109219122

We took a brand from $200/day → $9,000/day on @AppLovin @AxonAdsManager in 2 weeks. Now it’s outspending Meta. Higher ROAS. Better stability. Most people are still crying about CPMs. Meanwhile, early adopters are scaling quietly on platforms nobody’s watching. Applovin isn’t a “side channel.” It’s becoming a real performance engine, if you get in early. If you’re spending $50K+/mo on Meta or TikTok, now’s the time to diversify.

Peter

Incremental New Customer Acquisition for Premium/Luxury & High AOV Brands

https://x.com/Peter_Quadrel/status/1998522571164360970

The future of advertising will look like applovin Almost no levers to pull Just throw ads in Select budget/bid structure Click play

Rahul Issar

Scaling High Growth Brands

https://x.com/therahulissar/status/1994809033103142962

Applovin reps out here on the weekend replying to slack DMs within minutes while we 10x budgets for clients. Never seen this type of support before from a new platform, very refreshing.

Sean Frank

CEO of ridge.com

https://x.com/Seanfrank/status/2016381885321240898

Yeah I have no idea how Applovin got their ads to work so well. I spent over $3,000,000 there last year. Just something I didn’t think was possible on that sort of ad space 24 months ago

Adam Schwartz

CEO of Knoza Consulting and FRESHeTECH

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/adamrschwartz_weve-been-seeing-really-strong-results-for-activity-7417594433740795905-cJH4/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAABoGO74BDaY2eCUHRET7t-pgCJNxMwhSYgo

We’ve been seeing really strong results for ecommerce brands using AppLovin lately. In multiple accounts, it’s outperforming Meta — even on "First Click" - NC ROAS in Triple Whale. Worth paying attention if you’re scaling paid media beyond the usual channels.

Pep Hufen

CEO Smart Marketer Agency

https://x.com/pephufen/status/2010634465760927871

Stock issues forced us to kill the Axon campaigns. Launched the first 2026 campaigns on Saturday. Early results are strong. Main goal this year of almost all our clients: scale Axon and TikTok Shop to maximize Channel diversity. Not to outperform Meta, just to match it.

David Herrman

President Herrmann Digital

https://x.com/herrmanndigital/status/1999184232829321258

Applovin was the fastest growing platforms for the brands I manage this holiday season. Had two accounts spending over $70k/day. This channel is probably the easiest to scale and the easiest to win on right now.

Austin Harrison

Co-founder and CEO of @northbeam

https://x.com/MAustinHarrison/status/1998874868725805166

@JeremyThurswell, President of @kitsch, dropped a wild hot take: “I think AppLovin’s taking over the world.” Kitsch now spends almost as much on AppLovin as Meta — with similar efficiencies.

Miranda Pettinger

Performance Marketing Manager @ 365 Holdings

https://x.com/mirandpettinger/status/1980675314142310729

Just onboarded another brand into AppLovin (first time doing this self serve after our other brand was not self serve last year) Shopify App Instal + pixel + end card creations in canva + video ad upload + hitting go on the campaign One hour and I’m done, highly impressed

WorkMagic

Measurement Partner

https://x.com/WorkMagic_io/status/2016536501618696618

When we moved beyond first-order efficiency and evaluated customer lifetime value in our 2026 Media Performance Index, @AxonAdsManager by @applovin stood out — delivering the highest LTV among observed cohorts. That matters.

Miranda Pettinger

Performance Marketing Manager @ 365

https://x.com/mirandpettinger/status/2018026065092870620

I’ve spent over $3M on AppLovin ads It’s a straight forward and powerful ad engine If you’re looking to scale or launch this thread is for you

Jonathan Snow, DMD

Cofounder of Inc. 5000 #2 Fastest-Growing Marketing Company in US

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/drjonsnow_applovin-is-about-to-eclipse-4-of-total-activity-7354556405372133377-IZPT/

AppLovin is about to eclipse 4% of total budget share. Their share of the pie has grown 7% in 2 months. Things to note: • still in closed beta • eligible brands have ~1mo wait to onboard

Austin Urlocker

Marketing Strategy & Ad stuff for @DixxonFlannelco

https://x.com/AUrlocker/status/2014435603815989267

Very happy with how we closed out sale period/quarter. Put our focus on leveraging Applovin to keep up NC Acquisition while increasing Meta's Customer Retention's share of spend. Landed around 55% of Meta's spend allocated to existing customer targeting.

Cedric

AdManage.ai CoFounder

https://x.com/CedricGrowth/status/2002104226089218525

One of the biggest drivers of growth we’ve observed in 2025? AppLovin. Many marketers have asked: “How good is it really?” This case with True Classic offers rare, experiment-backed proof.

Elaine Wei

VP of Marketing @ WorkMagic

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/elaine-wei_incrementality-activity-7361755487886876672-EipN/

So when AppLovin started picking up steam as an ad channel, Immi wanted to validate its incrementality in the mix through geo-lift testing with us. Here’s what the data showed: - AppLovin drove an 11.3% incremental lift on Shopify - Plus, 7.38% lift on Amazon from halo effects (41% of total incrementality) - iCPA 46% lower when halo effects were included - iROAS 36% higher than other channels in their mix

Dennis Willeboordse

Founder D-DOUBLEUMEDIA.com

https://x.com/dwilleboordse/status/1980656610109219122

We took a brand from $200/day → $9,000/day on @AppLovin @AxonAdsManager in 2 weeks. Now it’s outspending Meta. Higher ROAS. Better stability. Most people are still crying about CPMs. Meanwhile, early adopters are scaling quietly on platforms nobody’s watching. Applovin isn’t a “side channel.” It’s becoming a real performance engine, if you get in early. If you’re spending $50K+/mo on Meta or TikTok, now’s the time to diversify.

Peter

Incremental New Customer Acquisition for Premium/Luxury & High AOV Brands

https://x.com/Peter_Quadrel/status/1998522571164360970

The future of advertising will look like applovin Almost no levers to pull Just throw ads in Select budget/bid structure Click play

Rahul Issar

Scaling High Growth Brands

https://x.com/therahulissar/status/1994809033103142962

Applovin reps out here on the weekend replying to slack DMs within minutes while we 10x budgets for clients. Never seen this type of support before from a new platform, very refreshing.