CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	$ 211,301	$ (242,638)	$ 272,418
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation of property and equipment	29,088	25,388	46,576
Amortization of acquired intangible assets and land use rights	64,044	65,517	73,383
Operating lease expense	12,691	11,702	12,541
Expected credit loss of receivables	1,733	10,682	1,654
(Gains) losses on disposal of property and equipment, intangible assets and other long-term assets	1,171	(141)	(274)
Impairment of investments	15,000	9,386	0
Impairment of property and equipment	8,580	0	0
Impairment of goodwill	0	454,935	0
Impairment of other assets	6,212	0	0
Share-based compensation	25,800	23,200	31,979
Share of (income) loss in equity method investments, net of income taxes	(11,610)	1,637	(3,297)
Gain on disposal and deemed disposal of investments	0	0	(74,851)
Loss (gain) on deconsolidation and disposal of subsidiaries	0	(1,643)	6,177
Deferred income taxes, net	362	(7,982)	(11,808)
Foreign currency exchange losses(gains), net	14,111	(764)	2,906
Interest expense	1,181	1,831	3,143
Gain on fair value changes of investments	(12,320)	(6,636)	(12,425)
Accounts receivable	(45,008)	(13,651)	(32,422)
Prepayments and other assets	(74,075)	(2,852)	(30,660)
Amounts due from related parties	2,591	7,695	5,622
Lease liabilities	(12,231)	(11,712)	(12,546)
Amounts due to related parties	8,549	(28,128)	(1,783)
Accounts payable	(3,480)	(22,726)	(5,563)
Deferred revenue	(8,238)	(7,151)	(9,163)
Advances from customers	1,399	(1,914)	2,557
Income taxes payable	(14,814)	(7,813)	7,883
Accrued liabilities and other current liabilities	80,288	52,435	23,532
Net cash provided by operating activities	302,325	308,657	295,579
Cash flows from investing activities
Placements of short-term and long-term deposits	(2,170,967)	(3,061,621)	(3,046,581)
Maturities of short-term and long-term deposits	2,005,319	3,247,560	3,293,451
Placements of short-term investments	(410,121)	(369,904)	(657,639)
Maturities of short-term investments	188,030	19,433	752,196
Purchase of property and equipment	(143,111)	(83,722)	(81,567)
Purchase of intangible assets and land use right	(284)	(775)	(445)
Cash paid for investments	(29,141)	(26,575)	(66,014)
Cash received from disposal of investments	0	0	222,097
Proceeds from disposal of a subsidiary	0	70,715	0
Loans to employees and third parties	0	(18)	(650)
Repayments of loans from employees, related parties and third parties	274	785	1,048
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment	7,510	721	3,830
Others	8,796	(6,848)	647
Net cash provided (used in) by continuing investing activities	(543,695)	(210,249)	420,373
Net cash provided by discontinued investing activities	87,598	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(456,097)	(210,249)	420,373
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from exercise of vested share options	87	113	180
Dividends paid to shareholders	(155,527)	0	(84,197)
Purchase of non-controlling interests and redeemable non-controlling interests	0	0	(22,000)
Purchase of capped call option in relation to repurchase of common shares	0	0	(50,000)
Proceeds from bank borrowings	10,537	42,168	95,169
Repayment of bank borrowings	(10,633)	(84,646)	(82,544)
Repurchase of shares	(132,779)	(259,428)	(273,896)
Cash paid on extinguishment of convertible bonds	0	(406,038)	(432,232)
Settlement of capped call options	0	0	7,775
Net cash used in financing activities	(288,315)	(707,831)	(841,745)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(442,087)	(609,423)	(125,793)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the beginning of the year	836,815	1,440,449	1,565,560
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	1,113	5,789	682
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of the year	395,841	836,815	1,440,449
Supplemental disclosure of cash flows information of continuing operation:
-Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized	(516)	(3,016)	(7,829)
-Income taxes paid	(33,744)	(29,052)	(22,084)
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities of continuing operation:
-Accrued capital expenditure	62,108	95,049	47,109
-Disposal of investments and business	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 374,248	$ 444,761
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	21,593	371,332
Short-term deposits	192,535	1,061,011
Restricted short-term deposits	7,182	20,722
Short-term investments	613,702	288,589
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of US$20,938 and US$21,023 as of December 31, 2024 and 2025, respectively	154,439	121,861
Amounts due from related parties, net of allowance of US$1 and nil as of December 31, 2024 and 2025, respectively	$ 106	$ 467
Other Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current, Related Party, Type [Extensible Enumeration]	Related Party	Related Party
Prepayments and other current assets, net of allowance of US$20,486 and US$20,884 as of December 31, 2024 and 2025, respectively	$ 255,566	$ 247,538
Total current assets	1,619,371	2,556,281
Non-current assets
Long-term deposits and held-to-maturity investments	2,059,386	1,124,308
Deferred tax assets	9,782	2,563
Investments	551,802	530,685
Property and equipment, net	565,124	499,723
Land use rights, net	301,390	303,115
Intangible assets, net	221,963	277,257
Right-of-use assets, net	21,241	20,457
Goodwill	2,194,358	2,194,324
Other non-current assets	8,071	19,084
Total non-current assets	5,933,117	4,971,516
Total assets	7,552,488	7,527,797
Current liabilities (including amounts of the consolidated VIEs without recourse to the Company of US$190,356 and US$137,979 as of December 31, 2024 and 2025, respectively)
Accounts payable	71,551	84,015
Deferred revenue	61,713	66,813
Advances from customers	5,408	4,031
Income taxes payable	64,533	78,304
Accrued liabilities and other current liabilities	626,678	2,393,923
Amounts due to related parties	$ 24,472	$ 1,378
Other Liability, Current, Related Party, Type [Extensible Enumeration]	Related Party	Related Party
Lease liabilities due within one year	$ 8,939	$ 10,775
Short-term loans	10,672	34,853
Total current liabilities	873,966	2,674,092
Non-current liabilities (including amounts of the consolidated VIEs without recourse to the Company of US$14,259 and US$15,688 as of December 31, 2024 and 2025, respectively)
Lease liabilities	12,029	9,948
Deferred revenue	9,522	12,635
Deferred tax liabilities	54,941	47,631
Total non-current liabilities	76,492	70,214
Total liabilities	950,458	2,744,306
Commitments and contingencies (Note 30)
Mezzanine equity	25,333	23,733
Shareholders' equity
Treasury Shares (US$0.00001 par value; 603,177,267 and 633,551,270 shares held as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2025, respectively)	(1,302,098)	(1,223,186)
Additional paid-in capital	3,315,070	3,345,536
Statutory reserves	37,869	40,500
Retained earnings	4,699,089	2,796,745
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(208,093)	(247,615)
Total JOYY Inc.'s shareholders' equity	6,541,847	4,711,990
Non-controlling interests	34,850	47,768
Total shareholders' equity	6,576,697	4,759,758
Total liabilities, mezzanine equity and shareholders' equity	7,552,488	7,527,797
Class A common shares
Shareholders' equity
Common shares	7	7
Class B common shares
Shareholders' equity
Common shares	$ 3	$ 3