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Unity Software Inc
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Unity Software Inc. operates a real-time 3D development platform. Its platform provides software solutions to create, run, and monetize interactive, real-time 2D and 3D content for mobile phones, tablets, PCs, consoles, and augmented and virtual reality devices. The company offers its solutions dire...

Founded: 2004
IPO Price: $52 (Sep 18, 2020)
Full Time Employees: 7,703 (Dec 2022)
Founder: David Helgason, Nicholas Francis, Joachim Ante 
CEO: Matthew Bromberg  
Sector: Technology
Industry: Software-Application
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At a glance:
  • Cost Cuts and Restructuring Remain Central to the Story: Unity has been focused on reducing operating expenses through workforce reductions and streamlining efforts, aiming to improve profitability and cash flow after a period of elevated costs.
  • Core Create (Engine/Tools) Business Drives Engagement, Monetization Is the Challenge: Unity’s engine and development tools maintain broad adoption among game developers, but converting usage into durable, high-margin revenue growth has been pressured by pricing and product changes.
  • Grow/Monetization Segment Faces Ongoing Volatility: Unity’s advertising and monetization products have been more cyclical and sensitive to ad-market dynamics, with performance affected by demand swings and industry-wide shifts in mobile advertising.
  • Strategy and Trust Reset After Prior Pricing Controversy: Following backlash to earlier pricing model changes, Unity has emphasized rebuilding developer trust, clarifying terms, and stabilizing its commercial approach to reduce churn and reputational risk.
  • Balance Sheet and Cash Discipline Are Key Near-Term Investor Focus: Investors are closely watching liquidity, debt/convertible obligations, and progress toward sustainable free cash flow as Unity prioritizes financial discipline alongside product execution.
Bull Thesis:
  • Market Leadership and Developer Ecosystem: Unity maintains a dominant position in the real-time 3D development space, particularly for mobile and indie games. Its extensive developer community, comprehensive toolset, and established ecosystem create a strong moat, ensuring continued adoption and recurring revenue from a vast user base.
  • Diversification Beyond Gaming: Unity is successfully expanding its reach into non-gaming industries such as automotive, architecture, engineering, construction (AEC), film, and XR/metaverse applications. This diversification broadens its total addressable market, reduces reliance on the cyclical gaming sector, and taps into high-growth enterprise opportunities for digital twins and immersive experiences.
  • Monetization Improvements and Profitability Focus: The integration of IronSource significantly enhances Unity's 'Grow' solutions, providing robust monetization tools for developers. Coupled with recent cost-cutting measures and a stated commitment to achieving sustained profitability and positive free cash flow, the company is poised for improved financial performance and shareholder value.
  • Foundational Technology for Spatial Computing: Unity's engine is a critical tool for building immersive 3D content, positioning it as a foundational technology for the emerging spatial computing era, including augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and the metaverse. As these technologies mature, Unity stands to benefit from increased demand for its development platform.
Bear Thesis:
  • Developer Backlash and Trust Erosion: The controversial runtime fee policy and its subsequent revisions severely damaged developer trust and goodwill. This erosion of confidence could lead to developers exploring alternative engines (e.g., Unreal Engine, Godot) for future projects, potentially impacting Unity's long-term market share and growth.
  • Intense Competition and Platform Migration Risk: Unity faces strong competition from Epic Games' Unreal Engine, which offers a compelling alternative, especially for high-fidelity games, and has a more developer-friendly royalty model. Additionally, open-source engines like Godot are gaining traction, posing a threat to Unity's dominance and increasing the risk of developer migration.
  • Profitability Challenges and Execution Risk: Despite recent efforts and stated goals, Unity has historically struggled with consistent profitability and achieving sustained positive free cash flow. The path to financial stability involves complex integration of acquired assets, effective cost management, and successful monetization strategies, all of which carry significant execution risk.
  • Reliance on Ad Revenue and Market Volatility: A significant portion of Unity's revenue, particularly from its 'Grow' solutions, is tied to digital advertising. This segment is susceptible to market downturns, changes in privacy regulations (e.g., Apple's ATT), and increased competition, making Unity's revenue stream vulnerable to external economic and regulatory pressures.
Main Competitors:
  • Epic Games (Unreal Engine), The primary direct competitor in the real-time 3D development engine market. Unreal Engine is known for its high-fidelity graphics, advanced features, and suitability for AAA games, film, and architectural visualization, directly vying for the same developer base and project types as Unity, especially at the higher end.
  • Roblox Corporation ($RBLX) (Roblox Studio / Roblox Platform), Competes for creators and user engagement, particularly in the user-generated content (UGC) and metaverse space. Roblox provides an integrated platform for users to create, share, and play games and experiences, often attracting younger developers who might otherwise use Unity for simpler projects or mobile games.
  • Amazon (Open 3D Foundation) ($AMZN) (Open 3D Engine (O3DE) / AWS Game Tech), Amazon, through its backing of the Open 3D Engine (O3DE) – a successor to Amazon Lumberyard – offers a royalty-free, open-source 3D engine alternative. AWS Game Tech also provides cloud-based backend services and tools that compete with Unity's services ecosystem, attracting developers looking for integrated cloud solutions.
  • Adobe Inc. ($ADBE) (Substance 3D Collection, Creative Cloud), Competes in the broader 3D content creation pipeline. While not a game engine, Adobe's Substance 3D tools (Painter, Designer, Sampler) are industry standards for creating textures and materials, which are crucial assets for any Unity project. Adobe competes for the same creative professionals' budgets and workflows for asset creation that feeds into 3D engines.
Moat:
Unity's primary moat lies in its accessibility, broad platform support, and extensive ecosystem (Asset Store, community). It excels in attracting indie developers, mobile game creators, and those seeking a versatile engine for various interactive 3D applications. However, competition is fierce, particularly from Epic Games' Unreal Engine for high-fidelity projects, Roblox for user-generated content and younger creators, and open-source alternatives like O3DE. Additionally, specialized tools from companies like Adobe compete for crucial parts of the 3D content creation pipeline, while cloud providers offer competing backend services. The battle is for developer adoption, ecosystem lock-in, and monetization opportunities across the entire real-time 3D landscape.
Income Statements:
Quarterly
Annual
    Unit: USD2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 
                         
      revenue
    470,615,000 440,944,000 435,000,000 457,099,000 446,517,000 449,259,000 460,380,000 609,268,000 544,210,000 533,478,000 500,361,000 450,974,000 322,881,000 297,043,000 320,126,000 315,864,000 286,328,000 273,562,000 234,772,000 220,336,000 200,784,000 
      yoy
    5.40% -1.85% -5.51% -24.98% -17.95% -15.79% -7.99% 35.10% 68.55% 79.60% 56.30% 42.77% 12.77% 8.58% 36.36% 43.36% 42.60%     
      qoq
    6.73% 1.37% -4.83% 2.37% -0.61% -2.42% -24.44% 11.95% 2.01% 6.62% 10.95% 39.67% 8.70% -7.21% 1.35% 10.32% 4.67% 16.52% 6.55% 9.74%  
      cost of revenue
    120,332,000 114,211,000 113,957,000 115,537,000 112,054,000 108,875,000 144,387,000 261,582,000 151,349,000 158,827,000 161,964,000 139,928,000 111,903,000 96,836,000 93,833,000 73,654,000 63,517,000 57,725,000 58,734,000 52,507,000 47,540,000 
      gross profit
    350,283,000 326,733,000 321,043,000 341,562,000 334,463,000 340,384,000 315,993,000 347,686,000 392,861,000 374,651,000 338,397,000 311,046,000 210,978,000 200,207,000 226,293,000 242,210,000 222,811,000 215,837,000 176,038,000 167,829,000 153,244,000 
      yoy
    4.73% -4.01% 1.60% -1.76% -14.86% -9.15% -6.62% 11.78% 86.21% 87.13% 49.54% 28.42% -5.31% -7.24% 28.55% 44.32% 45.40%     
      qoq
    7.21% 1.77% -6.01% 2.12% -1.74% 7.72% -9.12% -11.50% 4.86% 10.71% 8.79% 47.43% 5.38% -11.53% -6.57% 8.71% 3.23% 22.61% 4.89% 9.52%  
      gross margin %
    74.43% 74.10% 73.80% 74.72% 74.90% 75.77% 68.64% 57.07% 72.19% 70.23% 67.63% 68.97% 65.34% 67.40% 70.69% 76.68% 77.82% 78.90% 74.98% 76.17% 76.32% 
      operating expenses
                         
      research and development
    244,357,000 214,807,000 220,625,000 217,970,000 215,197,000 208,935,000 282,728,000 265,150,000 240,003,000 267,955,000 280,480,000 274,111,000 248,380,000 215,960,000 221,040,000 209,066,000 178,413,000 154,216,000 154,015,000 120,008,000 116,648,000 
      sales and marketing
    165,869,000 161,513,000 162,013,000 175,747,000 176,423,000 169,854,000 230,625,000 215,367,000 194,000,000 209,131,000 216,127,000 183,470,000 109,639,000 100,908,000 103,939,000 102,833,000 97,425,000 74,888,000 69,793,000 68,677,000 60,764,000 
      general and administrative
    65,913,000 69,165,000 66,340,000 71,499,000 69,989,000 91,015,000 177,569,000 126,129,000 86,256,000 89,017,000 96,774,000 127,225,000 92,585,000 81,005,000 72,475,000 75,140,000 73,723,000 135,917,000 63,132,000 59,991,000 117,515,000 
      total operating expenses
    476,139,000 445,485,000 448,978,000 465,216,000 461,609,000 469,804,000 690,922,000 606,646,000 520,259,000 566,103,000 593,381,000 584,806,000 450,604,000 397,873,000 397,454,000 387,039,000 349,561,000 365,021,000 286,940,000 248,676,000 294,927,000 
      income from operations
    -125,856,000 -118,752,000 -127,935,000 -123,654,000 -127,146,000 -129,420,000 -374,929,000 -258,960,000 -127,398,000 -191,452,000 -254,984,000 -273,760,000 -239,626,000 -197,666,000 -171,161,000 -144,829,000 -126,750,000 -149,184,000 -110,902,000 -80,847,000 -141,683,000 
      yoy
    -1.01% -8.24% -65.88% -52.25% -0.20% -32.40% 47.04% -5.41% -46.83% -3.14% 48.97% 89.02% 89.05% 32.50% 54.34% 79.14% -10.54%     
      qoq
    5.98% -7.18% 3.46% -2.75% -1.76% -65.48% 44.78% 103.27% -33.46% -24.92% -6.86% 14.24% 21.23% 15.49% 18.18% 14.26% -15.04% 34.52% 37.18% -42.94%  
      operating margin %
    -26.74% -26.93% -29.41% -27.05% -28.48% -28.81% -81.44% -42.50% -23.41% -35.89% -50.96% -60.70% -74.21% -66.54% -53.47% -45.85% -44.27% -54.53% -47.24% -36.69% -70.56% 
      interest expense
    -6,043,000 -6,030,000 -5,891,000 -5,839,000 -5,839,000 -5,829,000 -6,035,000 -6,155,000 -6,154,000 -6,142,000 -6,129,000 -4,035,000 -1,135,000 -1,123,000 -1,111,000 -531,000  -485,000 -115,000 -117,000 -615,000 
      interest income and other income
    14,448,000 19,837,000 58,111,000 25,612,500 15,350,000 10,457,000 76,643,000               
      income before income taxes
    -117,451,000 -104,945,000 -75,715,000 -120,385,000 -117,635,000 -124,792,000 -304,321,000 -244,275,000 -117,539,000 -188,533,000 -247,498,000 -270,694,000 -238,553,000 -201,847,000        
      provision for income taxes
    9,377,000 2,420,000 2,192,000 2,138,000 6,913,000 946,000 -12,843,000 9,710,000 7,771,000 4,791,000 6,205,000 17,060,000 11,468,000 2,311,000 6,224,000 16,288,000 -11,662,000 -1,257,000 -1,992,000 -518,000 398,000 
      net income
    -126,828,000 -107,365,000 -77,907,000 -122,523,000 -124,548,000 -125,738,000 -291,478,000 -253,985,000 -125,310,000 -193,324,000 -253,703,000 -287,754,000 -250,021,000 -204,158,000 -177,555,000 -161,653,000 -115,152,000 -148,342,000 -107,460,000 -83,502,000 -144,719,000 
      yoy
    1.83% -14.61% -73.27% -51.76% -0.61% -34.96% 14.89% -11.74% -49.88% -5.31% 42.89% 78.01% 117.12% 37.63% 65.23% 93.59% -20.43%     
      qoq
    18.13% 37.81% -36.41% -1.63% -0.95% -56.86% 14.76% 102.69% -35.18% -23.80% -11.83% 15.09% 22.46% 14.98% 9.84% 40.38% -22.37% 38.04% 28.69% -42.30%  
      net income margin %
    -26.95% -24.35% -17.91% -26.80% -27.89% -27.99% -63.31% -41.69% -23.03% -36.24% -50.70% -63.81% -77.43% -68.73% -55.46% -51.18% -40.22% -54.23% -45.77% -37.90% -72.08% 
      net income attributable to noncontrolling interest and redeemable noncontrolling interests
    -466,000 1,433,000 -265,000 204,000 191,000 -164,000 -404,000 -1,236,000 -1,239,000 -1,164,000 -672,000           
      net income attributable to unity software inc.
    -126,362,000 -108,798,000 -77,642,000 -122,727,000 -124,739,000 -125,574,000 -291,074,000 -252,749,000 -124,071,000 -192,160,000 -253,031,000           
      net income per share
    -0.3 -0.26 -0.19 -0.3 -0.31 -0.32 -0.75 -0.67 -0.32 -0.51 -0.67 -0.83 -0.84 -0.69 -0.6 -0.57 -0.41 -0.53 -0.39 -0.19 -0.97 
      weighted-average shares used for eps calculation
    424,296 417,566 411,852 395,951 398,810 392,537 387,151 380,457 383,674 380,355 375,909 310,504 299,062 296,849 294,341 282,195 283,714 280,374 276,068 169,973 149,256 
      interest income and other expense
           20,840,000 16,013,000 9,061,000 13,615,000 7,101,000 2,208,000 -3,058,000 941,000 -5,000 -64,000 70,000 1,565,000 -3,056,000 -2,023,000 
      income before provision for income taxes
                  -171,331,000 -145,365,000 -126,814,000 -149,599,000 -109,452,000 -84,020,000 -144,321,000 
      basic and diluted net loss per share:
                         
      other comprehensive loss, net of taxes:
                         
      change in foreign currency translation adjustment
                       33,000 209,000 
      comprehensive loss
                       -49,668,500 -144,510,000 
    Balance Sheets:
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        assets
                           
        current assets:
                           
        cash and cash equivalents
      1,898,558,000 1,691,045,000 1,541,170,000 1,517,672,000 1,405,276,000 1,267,957,000 1,179,962,000 1,590,325,000 1,507,164,000 1,640,926,000 1,593,946,000 1,485,084,000 1,239,337,000 1,162,385,000 1,152,014,000 1,055,776,000 755,429,000 1,001,944,000 1,119,935,000 1,272,578,000  
        accounts receivable
      600,117,000 596,560,000 552,958,000 573,884,000 576,436,000 573,220,000 621,184,000 611,723,000 604,743,000 632,032,000 612,763,000 633,775,000 316,337,000 322,332,000 332,958,000 340,491,000 301,035,000 340,716,000 298,200,000 274,255,000 225,525,000 
        prepaid expenses and other
      123,885,000 120,171,000 144,514,000 133,795,000 134,656,000 142,889,000 140,092,000 122,843,000 120,758,000 121,406,000 136,653,000 144,070,000 81,960,000 81,559,000 48,734,000 39,097,000 31,158,000 34,877,000 41,913,000 32,025,000 26,068,000 
        total current assets
      2,622,560,000 2,407,776,000 2,238,642,000 2,225,351,000 2,116,368,000 1,984,066,000 1,941,238,000 2,324,891,000 2,232,665,000 2,394,364,000 2,343,362,000 2,364,640,000 2,084,400,000 2,157,751,000 2,224,197,000 2,151,110,000 1,636,970,000 1,995,169,000 2,010,187,000 2,080,660,000 2,030,976,000 
        property and equipment
      76,626,000 82,426,000 89,972,000 98,819,000 108,085,000 112,080,000 122,783,000 140,887,000 140,807,000 135,387,000 129,050,000 121,863,000 112,458,000 112,489,000 110,170,000 106,106,000 98,688,000 95,948,000 97,597,000 95,544,000 89,930,000 
        goodwill
      3,166,304,000 3,166,304,000 3,166,304,000 3,166,304,000 3,166,304,000 3,166,304,000 3,166,304,000 3,166,304,000 3,202,116,000 3,200,955,000 3,200,955,000 3,200,955,000 1,657,863,000 1,657,920,000 1,657,817,000 1,620,127,000 638,868,000 342,134,000 306,160,000 286,251,000 271,200,000 
        intangible assets
      769,022,000 894,367,000 980,584,000 1,066,235,000 1,154,699,000 1,230,716,000 1,318,787,000 1,406,745,000 1,626,392,000 1,725,438,000 1,824,313,000 1,922,234,000 724,926,000 758,109,000 789,144,000 814,386,000 131,927,000 65,701,000 57,940,000 57,459,000 59,269,000 
        other assets
      148,785,000 165,551,000 170,453,000 180,698,000 180,399,000 190,568,000 204,151,000 204,614,000 223,703,000 230,702,000 237,053,000 224,293,000 147,514,000 143,152,000 53,168,000 40,401,000 56,239,000 41,301,000 44,012,000 26,333,000 23,034,000 
        total assets
      6,783,297,000 6,716,424,000 6,645,955,000 6,737,407,000 6,725,855,000 6,683,734,000 6,753,263,000 7,243,441,000 7,425,683,000 7,686,846,000 7,734,733,000 7,833,985,000 4,727,161,000 4,840,176,000 4,946,660,000 4,841,346,000 2,678,277,000 2,661,732,000 2,650,442,000 2,671,225,000 2,605,696,000 
        liabilities and stockholders' equity
                           
        current liabilities:
                           
        accounts payable
      20,006,000 12,248,000 16,538,000 13,948,000 15,195,000 12,693,000 18,862,000 14,517,000 22,166,000 18,580,000 28,222,000 20,221,000 14,182,000 11,633,000 13,005,000 14,009,000 10,587,000 8,306,000 15,958,000 11,303,000 7,856,000 
        accrued expenses and other
      299,394,000 278,850,000 273,444,000 294,951,000 289,340,000 264,469,000 302,207,000 307,704,000 305,137,000 295,524,000 321,234,000 326,339,000 221,931,000 214,217,000        
        publisher payables
      397,190,000 372,719,000 339,129,000 394,284,000 382,552,000 388,253,000 410,671,000 385,113,000 408,259,000 445,950,000 417,866,000 445,622,000 172,646,000 197,631,000 213,857,000 237,637,000 198,686,000 221,368,000 186,316,000 182,269,000 151,143,000 
        deferred revenue
      225,645,000 219,448,000 188,490,000 186,304,000 189,810,000 176,127,000 170,435,000 186,769,000 214,788,000 215,012,000 212,925,000 218,102,000 202,984,000 202,990,000 200,218,000 140,528,000 129,294,000 123,461,000 116,718,000 113,853,000 97,910,000 
        total current liabilities
      942,235,000 883,265,000 817,601,000 889,487,000 876,897,000 841,542,000 902,175,000 894,103,000 950,350,000 975,066,000 980,247,000 1,010,284,000 611,743,000 626,471,000 630,260,000 625,535,000 578,962,000 556,396,000 490,592,000 503,222,000 409,813,000 
        convertible notes
      2,234,307,000 2,233,255,000 2,232,143,000 2,238,922,000 2,238,083,000 2,237,245,000 2,236,415,000 2,711,750,000 2,710,596,000 2,709,442,000 2,708,300,000 2,707,171,000 1,706,403,000 1,705,268,000 1,704,145,000 1,703,035,000      
        long-term deferred revenue
      16,749,000 15,480,000 14,710,000 16,846,000 17,257,000 10,173,000 9,080,000 6,015,000 65,323,000 78,859,000 90,407,000 103,442,000 118,170,000 131,519,000 145,676,000 15,945,000 18,614,000 19,570,000 22,256,000 20,523,000 16,531,000 
        other long-term liabilities
      135,376,000 150,349,000 154,863,000 165,004,000 167,058,000 178,198,000 190,869,000 217,195,000 234,044,000 255,604,000 264,107,000 258,959,000 88,159,000 94,847,000 10,097,000 9,901,000 16,632,000 11,409,000 10,386,000 11,805,000 17,571,000 
        total liabilities
      3,328,667,000 3,282,349,000 3,219,317,000 3,310,259,000 3,299,295,000 3,267,158,000 3,338,539,000 3,829,063,000 3,960,313,000 4,018,971,000 4,043,061,000 4,079,856,000 2,524,475,000 2,558,105,000 2,584,518,000 2,446,955,000 711,175,000 691,949,000 633,230,000 634,082,000 545,790,000 
        commitments and contingencies
                           
        redeemable noncontrolling interests
      245,160,000 240,697,000 234,740,000 230,627,000 236,914,000 226,056,000 224,736,000 225,797,000 216,945,000 215,749,000 225,376,000 219,563,000          
        stockholders' equity:
                           
        common stock
                    2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 
        authorized shares - 1,000,000 and 1,000,000
                           
        issued and outstanding shares - 427,778 and 409,393
      2,000                     
        additional paid-in capital
      7,257,519,000 7,116,124,000 7,008,134,000 6,936,038,000 6,799,899,000 6,682,060,000 6,554,787,000 6,259,479,000 6,071,209,000 6,149,631,000 5,962,358,000 5,779,776,000 4,179,621,000 4,005,333,000 3,879,589,000 3,729,874,000 3,140,485,000 3,028,077,000 2,927,242,000 2,838,057,000 2,777,400,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
      -5,278,000 -6,349,000 -8,501,000 -9,425,000 -2,987,000 -8,898,000 -7,760,000 -5,009,000 -9,646,000 -8,543,000  -1,691,000 -13,576,000 -9,924,000 -8,267,000 -3,858,000 -3,411,000 -3,474,000 -3,552,000 -3,418,000 -3,500,000 
        accumulated deficit
      -4,048,746,000 -3,922,384,000 -3,813,586,000 -3,735,944,000 -3,613,217,000 -3,488,478,000 -3,362,904,000 -3,071,830,000 -2,819,081,000 -2,695,010,000 -2,502,850,000 -2,249,819,000 -1,963,361,000 -1,713,340,000 -1,509,182,000 -1,331,627,000 -1,169,974,000 -1,054,822,000 -906,480,000 -797,498,000 -713,996,000 
        total unity software inc. stockholders' equity
      3,203,497,000 3,187,393,000 3,186,049,000 3,190,671,000 3,183,697,000 3,184,686,000 3,184,125,000 3,182,642,000 3,242,484,000             
        noncontrolling interest
      5,973,000 5,985,000 5,849,000 5,850,000 5,949,000 5,834,000 5,863,000 5,939,000 5,941,000 6,046,000 6,296,000 6,298,000          
        total stockholders' equity
      3,209,470,000 3,193,378,000 3,191,898,000 3,196,521,000 3,189,646,000 3,190,520,000 3,189,988,000 3,188,581,000 3,248,425,000 3,452,126,000   2,202,686,000         
        total liabilities and stockholders' equity
      6,783,297,000 6,716,424,000 6,645,955,000 6,737,407,000 6,725,855,000 6,683,734,000 6,753,263,000 7,243,441,000 7,425,683,000             
        issued and outstanding shares - 420,441 and 409,393
       2,000                    
        issued and outstanding shares - 415,406 and 409,393
        2,000                   
        issued and outstanding shares - 409,393 and 384,872
         2,000                  
        issued and outstanding shares - 402,578 and 384,872
          2,000                 
        issued and outstanding shares - 395,444 and 384,872
           2,000                
        issued and outstanding shares - 390,397 and 384,872
            2,000               
        short-term investments
                 101,711,000          
        issued and outstanding shares - 384,872 and 374,243
             2,000              
        issued and outstanding shares - 379,720 and 374,243
              2,000             
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                           
        stockholders’ equity:
                           
        issued and outstanding shares - 383,291 and 374,243
               2,000            
        total unity software inc. stockholders’ equity
               3,446,080,000 3,460,000,000 3,528,268,000          
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
               7,686,846,000 7,734,733,000 7,833,985,000 4,727,161,000 4,840,176,000 4,946,660,000 4,841,346,000 2,678,277,000 2,661,732,000 2,650,442,000 2,671,225,000 2,605,696,000 
        unity software inc. stockholders’ equity:
                           
        issued and outstanding shares - 378,374 and 374,243
                2,000           
        accumulated other comprehensive income
                490,000           
        common stock,0.000005 par value:
                           
        issued and outstanding shares - 374,243 and 292,592
                 2,000          
        marketable securities
                  446,766,000 591,475,000 656,581,000 681,323,000 524,969,000 587,080,000 527,300,000 479,406,000  
        issued and outstanding shares - 300,588 and 292,592
                  2,000         
        restricted cash
                   10,755,000 10,678,000 10,823,000 10,823,000 10,823,000 18,137,000 21,369,000 22,409,000 
        issued and outstanding shares - 298,028 and 292,592
                   2,000        
        total stockholders’ equity
                   2,282,071,000 2,362,142,000 2,394,391,000 1,967,102,000 1,969,783,000 2,017,212,000 2,037,143,000 2,059,906,000 
        other current assets
                    33,910,000 34,423,000 24,379,000 30,552,000 22,839,000 22,396,000 19,968,000 
        operating lease right‑of‑use assets
                    101,486,000 98,393,000 104,762,000 110,656,000 116,409,000 103,609,000 108,878,000 
        accrued expenses and other current liabilities
                    121,976,000 144,873,000 133,656,000 128,142,000 91,932,000 106,306,000 86,954,000 
        income and other taxes payable
                    54,740,000 64,759,000 81,334,000 49,336,000 54,231,000 64,116,000 41,587,000 
        operating lease liabilities
                    26,464,000 23,729,000 25,405,000 25,783,000 25,437,000 25,375,000 24,363,000 
        long-term operating lease liabilities
                    94,340,000 92,539,000 96,967,000 104,574,000 109,996,000 98,532,000 101,875,000 
        preferred stock, 0.000005 par value; 100,000 shares authorized, and no shares issued and outstanding as of december 31, 2021; 100,000 shares authorized, issued, and outstanding as of december 31, 2020
                           
        preferred stock, 0.000005 par value; 100,000 shares authorized, and no shares issued and outstanding as of september 30, 2021; 100,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding as of december 31, 2020
                           
        preferred stock, 0.000005 par value; 100,000 shares authorized, and no shares issued and outstanding as of june 30, 2021; 100,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding as of december 31, 2020
                           
        preferred stock, 0.000005 par value; 100,000 shares authorized, and no shares issued and outstanding as of march 31, 2021; 100,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding as of december 31, 2020
                           
        convertible preferred stock, 0.000005 par value; no shares authorized, issued, and outstanding as of december 31, 2020; 102,674 shares authorized, and 95,899 shares issued and outstanding as of december 31, 2019
                           
        preferred stock, 0.000005 par value; 100,000 shares authorized, and no shares issued and outstanding as of december 31, 2020; no shares authorized, issued, and outstanding as of december 31, 2019
                           
        cash
                          1,759,415,000 
        convertible preferred stock, 0.000005 par value; no shares authorized, issued, and outstanding as of september 30, 2020; 102,674 shares authorized, and 95,899 shares issued and outstanding as of december 31, 2019
                           
        preferred stock, 0.000005 par value; 100,000 shares authorized, and no shares issued and outstanding as of september 30, 2020; no shares authorized, issued, and outstanding as of december 31, 2019
                           
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 
                            
          operating activities
                            
          net loss
        -126,828,000 -107,365,000 -77,907,000 -122,523,000 -124,548,000 -125,738,000 -291,478,000 -253,985,000 -125,310,000 -193,324,000 -253,703,000 -287,754,000 -250,021,000 -204,158,000 -177,555,000 -161,653,000 -115,152,000 -148,342,000 -107,460,000 -83,502,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities:
                            
          depreciation and amortization
        135,893,000 96,928,000 96,217,000 103,161,000 102,600,000 101,409,000 101,810,000 232,254,000 111,023,000 111,079,000 109,560,000 83,978,000 43,490,000 42,636,000 41,472,000 25,345,000 15,120,000 12,270,000 11,832,000 11,690,000 
          stock-based compensation expense
        91,968,000 101,604,000 98,790,000 110,356,000 104,617,000 115,399,000 265,877,000 180,953,000 147,181,000 157,534,000 163,028,000 173,917,000 154,479,000 118,474,000 103,195,000 97,875,000 97,317,000 74,913,000 64,424,000 51,094,000 
          gain on repayment of convertible note
        -42,744,000 -61,371,000              
          impairment of property and equipment
        862,000 579,000 3,470,000 -83,000 956,000                
          other
        3,452,000 -7,754,000 -218,000 8,574,000 -648,000 -1,133,000 16,516,000 13,056,000 10,036,000 1,142,000 379,000 12,032,000 3,496,000 2,630,000 3,260,000 2,839,000 3,324,000 6,239,000 1,441,000  
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
                            
          accounts receivable
        -3,773,000 -43,083,000 21,022,000 1,896,000 -2,603,000 47,806,000 -9,740,000 -6,555,000 26,713,000 -19,380,000 21,013,000 -30,806,000 3,385,000 10,341,000 7,532,000 -38,815,000 41,213,000 -42,488,000 -25,061,000 -48,576,000 
          prepaid expenses and other
        -3,684,000 24,373,000 -10,602,000 746,000 7,866,000 -3,036,000 -16,779,000 -2,040,000 -495,000 15,260,000 7,589,000 -13,220,000 -474,000        
          other assets
        18,669,000 1,866,000 10,023,000 -7,113,000 6,753,000 13,000 -2,399,000 11,514,000 9,222,000 13,142,000 11,169,000 14,198,000 12,565,000 15,575,000 -2,242,000 -92,000 2,283,000 2,750,000 -11,569,000 -1,724,000 
          accounts payable
        7,998,000 -4,297,000 2,198,000 652,000 550,000 -5,733,000 5,273,000 -6,881,000 3,637,000 -10,519,000 7,450,000 -18,548,000 1,556,000 -620,000 38,000 2,205,000 1,091,000 -7,577,000 6,303,000 1,632,000 
          accrued expenses and other
        17,901,000 7,417,000 -21,029,000 8,696,000 24,934,000 -36,032,000 -4,269,000 2,952,000 9,706,000 -26,422,000 -7,305,000 5,602,000 9,825,000        
          publisher payables
        24,471,000 33,590,000 -55,155,000 11,731,000 -5,701,000 -22,418,000 25,558,000 -23,147,000 -37,690,000 28,084,000 -27,756,000 14,749,000 -24,985,000 -16,226,000 -23,780,000 38,951,000 -22,682,000 35,052,000 4,047,000 31,126,000 
          other long-term liabilities
        -18,795,000 -1,942,000 -10,919,000 -1,181,000 -12,146,000 -11,052,000 -23,584,000 12,017,000 -21,460,000 -19,500,000 -18,302,000 -2,284,000 -11,843,000 -16,150,000 487,000 -3,091,000 -340,000 -160,000 309,000 -4,449,000 
          deferred revenue
        7,264,000 31,180,000 -120,000 -2,720,000 19,728,000 6,973,000 -12,787,000 -88,035,000 -12,510,000 -9,453,000 -18,221,000 -925,000 -10,273,000 -11,400,000 189,414,000 5,978,000 1,539,000 4,035,000 4,201,000 19,814,000 
          net cash from operating activities
        155,398,000 133,096,000 13,026,000 112,192,000 122,358,000 88,376,000 -7,373,000 72,103,000 120,053,000 47,643,000 -5,099,000 -49,061,000 -68,800,000 -42,870,000 101,300,000 -39,509,000 43,623,000 -26,681,000 -88,882,000 14,765,000 
          capital expenditures
        -4,107,000 -6,446,000 -5,718,000 -6,442,000 -7,151,000 -8,766,000 -7,190,000 -11,361,000 -16,092,000 -14,118,000 -14,350,000 -14,794,000 -11,987,000 -15,428,000 -14,929,000 -13,979,000 -9,408,000 -6,807,000 -11,744,000 -11,200,000 
          free cash flows
        151,291,000 126,650,000 7,308,000 105,750,000 115,207,000 79,610,000 -14,563,000 60,742,000 103,961,000 33,525,000 -19,449,000 -63,855,000 -80,787,000 -58,298,000 86,371,000 -53,488,000 34,215,000 -33,488,000 -100,626,000 3,565,000 
          investing activities
                            
          purchases of non-marketable investments
              -2,000,000          
          purchases of intangible assets
           -12,500,000                
          purchases of property and equipment
        -4,107,000 -6,446,000 -5,718,000 -6,442,000 -7,151,000 -8,766,000 -7,190,000 -11,361,000 -16,092,000 -14,118,000 -14,350,000 -14,794,000 -11,987,000 -15,428,000 -14,929,000 -13,979,000 -9,408,000 -6,807,000 -11,744,000 -11,200,000 
          net cash from investing activities
        -4,107,000 -8,446,000 -5,718,000 -6,442,000 -19,651,000 -9,126,000 -7,190,000 -11,361,000 -18,092,000 -14,618,000 88,111,000 581,664,000 131,130,000 45,894,000 -35,460,000 -1,328,397,000 -305,198,000 -114,139,000 -89,626,000 -510,516,000 
          financing activities
                            
          proceeds from issuance of convertible notes
        690,000,000                  
          purchase of capped calls
        -44,436,000                  
          payment of debt issuance costs
        -13,236,000                 
          repayments of convertible note
        -641,691,000 -414,999,000              
          proceeds from issuance of common stock from employee equity plans
        54,082,000 9,783,000 21,611,000 19,390,000 20,000,000 11,304,000 25,998,000 10,991,000 23,050,000 19,973,000 21,971,000 7,009,000 18,766,000 7,502,000 30,216,000      
          net cash from financing activities
        54,082,000 9,783,000 12,248,000 19,390,000 20,000,000 11,304,000 -389,001,000 10,991,000 -226,950,000 19,973,000 21,971,000 -283,118,000 18,766,000 7,502,000 30,216,000 1,667,852,000 15,091,000 15,435,000 22,624,000 7,382,000 
          effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
        2,208,000 15,440,000 4,197,000 -13,227,000 11,464,000 -3,258,000 -6,202,000 11,510,000 -8,871,000 -11,936,000 3,151,000 6,111,000 -4,144,000 -78,000 37,000 401,000 -31,000 80,000 9,000  
          increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
        207,581,000 149,873,000 23,753,000 111,913,000 134,171,000 87,296,000 -409,766,000 83,243,000 -133,860,000 41,062,000 108,134,000 255,596,000 76,952,000 10,448,000 96,093,000 300,347,000 -246,515,000 -125,305,000 -155,875,000  
          cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period
        1,527,881,000 1,604,267,000              
          cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period
        207,581,000 149,873,000 1,551,634,000 111,913,000 134,171,000 87,296,000 1,194,501,000 83,243,000 -133,860,000 41,062,000 1,613,822,000 255,596,000 76,952,000 10,448,000 1,162,692,000 300,347,000 -246,515,000 -125,305,000 1,138,072,000  
          supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
                            
          cash paid for interest
                    26,000 84,000 86,000 
          cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds
            3,034,000 5,266,000 11,041,000  10,123,000 1,995,000 3,751,000 3,388,000 15,927,000   -1,238,000 1,050,000 7,036,000 -1,197,000 2,260,000 
          cash paid for operating leases
        12,100,000 10,482,000 10,433,000  12,369,000 13,118,000 13,540,000  11,439,000 10,025,000 10,181,000 9,432,000 6,378,000        
          supplemental disclosures of non‑cash investing and financing activities:
                            
          assets acquired under operating lease
        1,581,000 5,384,000 22,000  727,000 4,586,000 9,273,000  186,000 12,765,000 24,528,000 9,124,000 2,892,000        
          cash paid for (refunded from) income taxes
         -1,343,000 -1,736,000                  
          purchases of short-term investments
               -212,000          
          proceeds from sales of short-term investments
                            
          proceeds from principal repayments and maturities of short-term investments
               102,673,000          
          sales of non-marketable investments
                          
          business acquisitions, net of cash acquired
                      -23,637,000 -1,154,883,000 -355,768,000 -44,613,000 -24,817,000 -17,507,000 
          capital contribution from noncontrolling interest holders
                            
          repurchase and retirement of common stock
                           
          cash and restricted cash, beginning of period
                1,505,688,000 1,066,599,000 1,293,947,000 
          fair value of common stock issued as consideration for business and asset acquisitions
                            
          common stock charitable donation expense
                           
          acquisition of intangible assets
                           
          proceeds from revolving loan facility
                            
          payment of principal related to revolving loan facility
                            
          proceeds from initial public offering, net of underwriting discounts, commissions, and offering costs
                           -2,563,000 
          proceeds from issuance of convertible preferred stock, net of issuance costs
                           
          proceeds from issuance of common stock
                           
          unity software inc.
                            
          consolidated statements of cash flows
                            
          purchases of marketable securities
                           
          proceeds from principal repayments on marketable securities
                    28,200,000 7,501,000 23,182,000 3,719,000 3,229,000 9,607,000 2,017,000  
          maturities of marketable securities
                    115,110,000 122,965,000 77,701,000 60,585,000 61,800,000 90,000,000 78,000,000  
          business acquisitions, net of cash acquired, and other
                    -193,000        
          accrued property and equipment
                    1,507,000   1,191,000 2,395,000 2,385,000 2,358,000 1,629,000 
          stock-based compensation expense in connection with modified awards for certain employees
                      232,000 6,000 10,487,000 2,137,000  
          prepaid expenses
                      -9,624,000 -7,794,000 3,769,000 7,082,000 -9,888,000 -5,958,000 
          other current assets
                      508,000 -9,399,000 6,188,000 -7,641,000 -2,318,000 -2,902,000 
          operating lease right-of-use ("rou") assets
                      6,337,000 5,913,000 5,931,000 5,988,000 5,907,000  
          deferred tax
                      -629,000 13,879,000 -23,773,000 -1,315,000 -1,824,000 -1,922,000 
          accrued expenses and other current liabilities
                      -22,439,000 10,608,000 4,019,000 33,711,000 -13,767,000 21,935,000 
          income and other taxes payable
                      -10,012,000 -16,617,000 31,798,000 -6,373,000 -10,104,000 21,763,000 
          operating lease liabilities
                      -4,894,000 -5,647,000 -8,022,000 -5,312,000 -7,492,000 -2,724,000 
          purchase of marketable securities
                      -82,777,000 -223,839,000 -5,051,000 -161,726,000 -129,082,000  
          purchase of non-marketable investments
                      -15,000,000 -600,000 -4,000,000  
          repurchase and extinguishment of convertible preferred stock
                            
          purchase and retirement of treasury stock
                           
          proceeds from exercise of stock options
                       13,554,000 15,091,000 15,435,000 22,624,000 9,945,000 
          proceeds from exercise of stock options in connection with nonrecourse promissory note
                           
          fair value of common stock issued as consideration for business acquisitions
                           
          fair value of common stock issued as consideration for acquisition of intangible assets
                           
          condensed consolidated statements of cash flows
                            
          stock option exercises in transit
                            
          accrued offering costs
                            
          accrued intangible assets acquisition
                            
          operating lease right-of-use assets
                           5,665,000 
          amortization of debt issuance costs
                            
          loss on disposition of property and equipment
                            
          impairment of assets
                            
          proceeds from revolving credit facility
                            
          payment of principal related to revolving credit facility
                            
          effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and restricted cash
                            
          increase in cash and restricted cash
                            
          cash and restricted cash, end of period