Consolidated statement of operations - EUR (€) € in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Profit or loss [abstract]
Revenue	€ 17,186	€ 15,673	€ 13,247
Cost of revenue	11,690	10,949	9,850
Gross profit	5,496	4,724	3,397
Research and development	1,393	1,486	1,725
Sales and marketing	1,426	1,392	1,533
General and administrative	479	481	585
Total operating expense	3,298	3,359	3,843
Operating income/(loss)	2,198	1,365	(446)
Finance income	292	328	161
Finance costs	(266)	(352)	(220)
Finance income/(costs) - net	26	(24)	(59)
Income/(loss) before tax	2,224	1,341	(505)
Income tax expense	12	203	27
Net income/(loss) attributable to owners of the parent	€ 2,212	€ 1,138	€ (532)
Earnings/(loss) per share attributable to owners of the parent
Basic (euro per share)	€ 10.77	€ 5.67	€ (2.73)
Diluted (euro per share)	€ 10.51	€ 5.50	€ (2.73)
Weighted-average ordinary shares outstanding
Basic (in shares)	205,412,951	200,622,518	194,732,304
Diluted (in shares)	210,509,173	206,990,369	194,732,304

Consolidated statement of cash flows - EUR (€)	12 Months Ended
Consolidated statement of cash flows - EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Operating activities
Net income/(loss)	€ 2,212,000,000	€ 1,138,000,000	€ (532,000,000)
Adjustments to reconcile net income/(loss) to net cash flows
Depreciation of property and equipment and lease right-of-use assets	79,000,000	85,000,000	110,000,000
Amortization of intangible assets	23,000,000	36,000,000	48,000,000
Impairment charges on real estate assets	8,000,000	43,000,000	123,000,000
Write-off of content assets	0	0	29,000,000
Share-based compensation expense	247,000,000	267,000,000	321,000,000
Finance income	(292,000,000)	(328,000,000)	(161,000,000)
Finance costs	266,000,000	352,000,000	220,000,000
Income tax expense	12,000,000	203,000,000	27,000,000
Other	10,000,000	2,000,000	1,000,000
Changes in working capital:
(Increase)/decrease in trade receivables and other assets	(115,000,000)	145,000,000	(145,000,000)
Increase in trade and other liabilities	281,000,000	183,000,000	501,000,000
Increase in deferred revenue	60,000,000	45,000,000	113,000,000
Increase/(decrease) in provisions	22,000,000	3,000,000	(5,000,000)
Interest paid	(36,000,000)	(36,000,000)	(38,000,000)
Interest received	242,000,000	216,000,000	111,000,000
Income tax paid	(86,000,000)	(53,000,000)	(43,000,000)
Net cash flows from operating activities	2,933,000,000	2,301,000,000	680,000,000
Investing activities
Business combinations, net of cash acquired	(9,000,000)	0	0
Payment of deferred consideration pertaining to business combinations	(9,000,000)	(10,000,000)	(7,000,000)
Purchases of property and equipment	(61,000,000)	(17,000,000)	(6,000,000)
Purchases of short term investments	(19,271,000,000)	(7,275,000,000)	(1,590,000,000)
Sales and maturities of short term investments	17,545,000,000	5,804,000,000	1,379,000,000
Change in restricted cash	2,000,000	1,000,000	4,000,000
Dividends received	23,000,000	19,000,000	0
Other	(5,000,000)	(8,000,000)	3,000,000
Net cash flows used in investing activities	(1,785,000,000)	(1,486,000,000)	(217,000,000)
Financing activities
Payments of lease liabilities	(73,000,000)	(69,000,000)	(66,000,000)
Lease incentives received	0	0	2,000,000
Repurchases of ordinary shares	(439,000,000)	0	0
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	372,000,000	933,000,000	366,000,000
Payments for employee taxes withheld from restricted stock unit releases	(241,000,000)	(135,000,000)	(68,000,000)
Net cash flows (used in)/from financing activities	(381,000,000)	729,000,000	234,000,000
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	767,000,000	1,544,000,000	697,000,000
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1	4,781,000,000	3,114,000,000	2,483,000,000
Net foreign exchange (losses)/gains on cash and cash equivalents	(290,000,000)	123,000,000	(66,000,000)
Cash and cash equivalents at December 31	5,258,000,000	4,781,000,000	3,114,000,000
Non-cash investing and financing activities
Recognition of lease right-of-use asset in exchange for lease liabilities	85,000,000	25,000,000	22,000,000
Real estate assets disposed of in exchange for finance lease receivables	9,000,000	62,000,000	0
Issuance of ordinary shares upon net settlement of warrants	€ 0	€ 36,000,000	€ 0

Consolidated statement of financial position - EUR (€) € in Millions	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Non-current assets
Lease right-of-use assets	€ 234	€ 226
Property and equipment	188	188
Goodwill	1,083	1,201
Intangible assets	41	48
Long term investments	2,181	1,635
Restricted cash and other non-current assets	61	68
Finance lease receivables	69	74
Deferred tax assets	662	186
Non-current assets	4,519	3,626
Current assets
Trade and other receivables	802	771
Income tax receivable	116	28
Short term investments	4,209	2,667
Cash and cash equivalents	5,258	4,781
Other current assets	111	132
Current assets	10,496	8,379
Total assets	15,015	12,005
Equity
Share capital	0	0
Other paid in capital	6,496	6,124
Treasury shares	(701)	(262)
Other reserves	3,366	2,707
Accumulated deficit	(832)	(3,044)
Equity attributable to owners of the parent	8,329	5,525
Non-current liabilities
Exchangeable Notes	0	1,539
Lease liabilities	433	462
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	2	5
Provisions	3	3
Deferred tax liabilities	163	21
Non-current liabilities	601	2,030
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables	1,194	1,342
Income tax payable	72	33
Deferred revenue	711	683
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	2,589	2,347
Exchangeable Notes	1,458	0
Provisions	51	25
Derivative liabilities	10	20
Current liabilities	6,085	4,450
Total liabilities	6,686	6,480
Total equity and liabilities	€ 15,015	€ 12,005