Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile terminal that can output certain information in response to a touch input received when the mobile terminal is in an idle state, and a control method therefor. A mobile terminal in this regard may comprise: a sensing unit for sensing a tilt of the mobile terminal; a display unit for outputting information; and a control unit for controlling and outputting a list of applications that have been recently executed in response to a touch input when the touch input is received through the display unit, wherein the control unit controls so as to output a first application list of applications that have been executed in a landscape mode if the touch input is received when the mobile terminal is laid horizontally, and controls so as to output a second application list of applications that have been executed in a portrait mode if the touch input is received when the mobile terminal is laid vertically.