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Long-term Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Long-term Investments |  |  |  |
Investments made/transferred from prepayments | $ 374,709 | $ 151,332 | $ 278,968 |
Long-term investments | 1,320,386 | 993,630 | 1,207,651 | $ 1,179,466
INMYSHOW |  |  |  |
Long-term Investments |  |  |  |
Investments made/transferred from prepayments | 230,800 |  |  |
Long-term investments | $ 230,800 |  |  |
INMYSHOW |  |  |  |
Long-term Investments |  |  |  |
Percentage of interest in total issued shares | 26.57% |  |  |
Cost Method Or Without Readily Determinable Fair Values |  |  |  |
Long-term Investments |  |  |  |
Investments made/transferred from prepayments | $ 70,864 | 36,423 | 96,768 |
Long-term investments | 201,290 | 196,579 | 268,716 | 579,084
Cost Method Or Without Readily Determinable Fair Values | Private companies |  |  |  |
Long-term Investments |  |  |  |
Investments made/transferred from prepayments | 70,900 | 36,400 | 96,800 |
Cost Method Or Without Readily Determinable Fair Values | Wuta application |  |  |  |
Long-term Investments |  |  |  |
Investment fund invested |  |  | 39,500 |
Fair value change loss for equity interest previously held by Group immediately before step acquisition |  |  | 27,600 |
Cost Method Or Without Readily Determinable Fair Values | A company providing consumer finance services |  |  |  |
Long-term Investments |  |  |  |
Investments made/transferred from prepayments | 40,000 |  | 20,000 |
Equity Method Investment |  |  |  |
Long-term Investments |  |  |  |
Investments made/transferred from prepayments | 303,845 | 114,909 | 182,200 |
Long-term investments | $ 1,000,828 | $ 557,501 | $ 502,783 | $ 311,161

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