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Income Taxes (Details)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Millions, ¥ in Billions
 1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2023
USD ($)
jurisdiction
$ / shares
Dec. 31, 2022
USD ($)
$ / shares
Dec. 31, 2021
USD ($)
$ / shares
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
HKD ($)
Dec. 31, 2018
HKD ($)
Dec. 31, 2023
CNY (¥)
Dec. 31, 2022
CNY (¥)
Income taxes                  
Number of taxable jurisdictions | jurisdiction   2              
Components of income before income taxes                  
Loss from non-China operations   $ (145,244,000) $ (422,860,000) $ (232,830,000)          
Income from China operations   648,026,000 550,946,000 783,548,000          
Income before income tax expenses   502,782,000 128,086,000 550,718,000          
Total income tax expenses   $ 145,287,000 $ 30,277,000 $ 138,841,000          
Effective tax rate   28.90% 23.60% 25.20%          
Income tax rate (as a percent)   25.00% 25.00% 25.00%          
Percentage research and development expenses 200.00% 150.00%     175.00% 175.00% 175.00%    
Composition of income tax expenses for China operations                  
Current income tax expenses   $ 121,249,000 $ 55,098,000 $ 151,319,000          
Deferred tax expenses (benefits)   24,038,000 (24,821,000) (12,478,000)          
Income tax expenses   $ 145,287,000 $ 30,277,000 $ 138,841,000          
Reconciliation of the statutory tax rate to the effective tax rate                  
PRC Statutory EIT rate   25.00% 25.00% 25.00%          
Effect on tax holiday and preferential tax treatment (as a percent)   (9.50%) (29.70%) (13.10%)          
Research and development super-deduction (as a percent)   (4.40%) (21.10%) (7.50%)          
Non-deductible expenses and non-taxable income and others (as a percent)   (3.50%) (30.10%) 9.20%          
Change in valuation allowance (as a percent)   5.00% 8.20% 0.70%          
Effect of PRC withholding tax   8.70%              
Tax rate difference from statutory rate in other jurisdictions (as percent)   7.60% 71.30% 10.90%          
Effective tax rate for the Group (as a percent)   28.90% 23.60% 25.20%          
Deferred tax assets:                  
Net operating loss carry forwards   $ 49,802,000 $ 18,289,000            
Investment-related impairment   50,441,000 52,363,000            
Depreciation, accounts receivable, accrued and other liabilities   72,207,000 73,557,000            
Valuation allowance   (129,188,000) (104,220,000)            
Net deferred tax assets   43,262,000 39,989,000            
Deferred tax liabilities:                  
Acquired intangible assets   28,528,000 27,435,000            
Depreciation   1,769,000 1,731,000            
Unrealized investment-related gain   12,282,000 12,414,000            
Withholding tax   23,365,000              
Others   207,000 114,000            
Total deferred tax liabilities   66,151,000 41,694,000            
Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets   129,200,000 104,200,000            
Interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions   $ 0 0            
Liability related to uncertain tax positions expected to be recognized       $ 27,900,000          
Tax liability related to the uncertain tax positions     21,400,000            
State Administration of Taxation, China                  
Components of income before income taxes                  
Income tax rate (as a percent)   25.00%              
Reconciliation of the statutory tax rate to the effective tax rate                  
PRC Statutory EIT rate   25.00%              
Non-China                  
Components of income before income taxes                  
Total income tax expenses   $ 45,441,000 (14,176,000) 1,355,000          
Deferred tax charges from fair value change of investments     14,200,000            
Composition of income tax expenses for China operations                  
Income tax expenses   45,441,000 $ (14,176,000) $ 1,355,000          
Deferred tax liabilities:                  
Withholding tax in connection with the dividends paid and to be paid   $ 43,700,000              
Cayman Islands                  
Components of income before income taxes                  
Withholding income tax on dividends distributed by subsidiaries to its immediate holding entity outside China (as a percent)   0.00%              
Hong Kong                  
Components of income before income taxes                  
Withholding income tax on dividends distributed by subsidiaries to its immediate holding entity outside China (as a percent)   0.00%              
Income tax rate (as a percent)   16.50% 16.50% 16.50% 16.50% 16.50% 16.50%    
Withholding profits earned           $ 2 $ 2    
Withholding income tax rate for dividend paid to foreign tax resident investors (as a percentage)           8.25% 8.25%    
Net operating loss carry forwards   $ 2,400,000              
Reconciliation of the statutory tax rate to the effective tax rate                  
PRC Statutory EIT rate   16.50% 16.50% 16.50% 16.50% 16.50% 16.50%    
China                  
Components of income before income taxes                  
Total income tax expenses   $ 99,846,000 $ 44,453,000 $ 137,486,000          
Effective tax rate   15.40% 8.10% 17.50%          
Withholding income tax on dividends distributed by subsidiaries to its immediate holding entity outside China (as a percent)   10.00%              
Income tax rate (as a percent)   25.00%              
Maximum percentage of withholding income tax on dividends distributed by subsidiaries to its immediate holding entity in Hong Kong   5.00%              
Percentage of ownership interests held by foreign investors   25.00%           25.00%  
Composition of income tax expenses for China operations                  
Income tax expenses   $ 99,846,000 $ 44,453,000 $ 137,486,000          
Reconciliation of the statutory tax rate to the effective tax rate                  
PRC Statutory EIT rate   25.00%              
Effective tax rate for the Group (as a percent)   15.40% 8.10% 17.50%          
Deferred tax liabilities:                  
Percentage of withholding income tax on dividends distributed by PRC subsidiaries to its immediate holding company in Hong Kong   5.00%              
China | High and New Technology Enterprises                  
Components of income before income taxes                  
Preferential tax rate   15.00% 15.00% 15.00%          
Weibo Technology                  
Reconciliation of the statutory tax rate to the effective tax rate                  
Preferential tax treatment recognized   $ 48,000,000.0 $ 37,900,000 $ 72,300,000          
Effect of tax exemption and preferential tax on basic net income per share (USD per share) | $ / shares   $ 0.20 $ 0.16 $ 0.32          
Weibo Technology | Weibo HK                  
Components of income before income taxes                  
Proceeds from dividends received   $ 406,100,000              
Withholding tax In connection with dividends received   20,500,000              
Accrued additional withholding tax on retained earnings   23,100,000              
Deferred tax liabilities:                  
Total undistributed PRC earnings | ¥               ¥ 19.9 ¥ 22.4
Weibo Technology | Research and development                  
Components of income before income taxes                  
Total income tax expenses   (22,200,000) $ 26,900,000 $ 41,400,000          
Composition of income tax expenses for China operations                  
Income tax expenses   (22,200,000) 26,900,000 41,400,000          
Weibo Technology | High and New Technology Enterprises                  
Reconciliation of the statutory tax rate to the effective tax rate                  
Effect of preferential tax treatment   $ 42,200,000 $ 26,900,000 $ 55,100,000