Outage Outcomes
Users flocked to Among Us and Minecraft during Roblox Outage
Among Us saw sharp rise in downloads during the outage
Company Profile
Roblox
Website
www.roblox.com
About
With the largest user-generated online gaming platform, and over 15 million games created by users, Roblox claim to be the #1 gaming site for kids and teens (comScore). Every day, virtual explorers come to Roblox to create adventures, play games, role play, and learn with their friends in a family-friendly, immersive, 3D environment.
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Chief Technology Officer
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CFO
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Director of Community Safety & Civility
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Chief scientist
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Accolades
Articles featuring Roblox
Growing Pains
Roblox servers are back online following three-day outage
Reportedly not due to external intrusion
News
Chipotle is the first restaurant brand to open in Roblox
This comes as part of Chipotle’s 21st Boorito celebration
Roblox Rave
Roblox announces World Party, its first metaverse music festival
Virtual performances from EDC Las Vegas 2021 roster starts 23 October
Monetise The Metaverse
Anzu partners with Roblox creators, bringing in-game ads to platform
Will provide an additional revenue stream for creators
Deep Dive
Analytics platform Dive integrates with Roblox
40 million DAUs to mine
Pgc Digital #8
PGC Digital: The Roblox approach to designing in the metaverse
"We incorporate the player and their uniqueness into the composition"
Speaker Spotlight
Roblox's Morgan Tucker on designing for the Metaverse
Find out more at Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #8
Rock For Roblox
Roblox hosting Twenty One Pilots Concert Experience on 17 September
Featuring pre-concert experiences and virtual merchandise
Best Of 2021
The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2021
The movers, the shakers, and all those funky moneymakers
Ongoing Battle
Roblox community is recreating mass shootings
"We do not tolerate racism, discriminatory speech, or content related to tragic events"
One Block At A Time
Roblox sees Q2 2021 revenue up 127% to $454 million
Player growth particularly strong in APAC
Building Communities
Updated: Roblox acquires online communities platform Guilded for $90 million
Guilded will continue to operate as an independent product
Winner Winner
PUBG Mobile dethrones Honor of Kings for July global revenue
The battle royale jumped ahead by almost $70 million
Blox Party
UK rapper KSI to host album launch party via Roblox
The artist will perform several of the songs from his second studio album
Honourable
Mobile games spending reached $7.3 billion in June 2021
Honor of Kings, PUBG mobile and Ni No Kuni Cross Worlds lead the show
Move Over Spotify
Roblox strikes deal with Sony Music to bring more artists to the gaming platform
"We look forward to expanding our successful partnership…"
Bloc Party Cancelled
Update: Roblox responds to $200 million lawsuit over alleged music misuse
Ariana Grande, Deadmau5, Ed Sheeran and more
Poc In Mobile
Roblox's VP of engineering Julian Walshaw-Vaughan on diversity in games
For real change, we need more inclusion
Flying High
Top Roblox game Adopt Me devs launch as Uplift Games
Looking to expand headcount and launch new products
Blox Party
Roblox revenue up 140% to $387 million in Q1 2021
Looking to hire more engineering talent
Beyond Games
Roblox: In the metaverse, we can improve on reality
Roblox's Morgan Tucker on that Lil Nas X concert
Speaker Spotlight
Roblox's Jonathan Vlassopulos on music biz meets the metaverse
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #6 kicks off on April 19th
Welcome Aboard
Morgan McGuire joins Roblox as chief scientist
Previously worked for Nvidia
Show Me The Money
Roblox hits $38 billion market cap at end of first day on stock exchange
"To all those who helped us get one step closer to fulfilling our vision of the Metaverse – thank you"
Money Money Money
Roblox Mobile smashes through $2.5 billion in lifetime revenue
Ahead of its direct listing on the NYSE
Making Bank
Roblox predicts $1.5 billion in revenue for 2021
A potential growth of 56% to 64% year-on-year
Welcome Aboard
Maunel Bronstein joins Roblox as chief product officer
His goal is "to enable the metaverse"
Going Public
Roblox shares to be listed at start of March
Company will be trading under RBLX "on or about" March 10th
On The Up
Roblox increases its US market share to nearly 5%
Just behind Playrix and King
Going Public
Roblox to go public via direct listing at a valuation of $29.5 billion
Following a $520 million Series H funding round
Lockdown Lift
Five mobile games have made more than a billion dollars in 2020 so far
PUBG Mobile, Honor of Kings and Pokemon GO all make list
Looming
Roblox acquires digital avatar creator Loom.ai
The aim of the acquisition is to speed up the development of next-generation avatars within Roblox
Public Potential
Roblox delays IPO until early 2021
To improve relations with investors
Entering China
Roblox given the go ahead to enter China
42 games have been given a government license
Master The Meta
Master the Meta: a first look at Roblox
The MTM team takes a dive into Roblox's S-1 filing
Wanna Play
Roblox teams with Ernest Cline for Ready Player Two event
"Roblox is the closest thing to the Oasis in real life, and this contest is the closest thing to the treasure hunt in my book"
Ipo
Roblox officially files for an IPO
On the New York Stock Exchange
Building Up
Roblox surpasses $2 billion in player spending on mobile
Generated $500 million in five months
Going Public
Roblox confidentially moves forward with IPO plans
Still to determine if it is a traditional IPO or direct listing
Remote Working
How Roblox software engineer Corey Robinson began designing levels at 14
"Being able to share ideas that I had in my head and turning them into a medium that others could experience was so exciting."
Going Public
Roblox could be preparing to go public
At a company valuation of $8 billion
Feel The Music
Roblox's Warner Music deal debuts with Ava Max record launch
Taking place September 25th
Welcome Aboard
Roblox welcomes Andrea Wong to its board of directors
"Roblox has tapped into a real need for people to connect and share experiences in the virtual world"
Best Of 2020
The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2020
Revealed: The movers, shakers, and moneymakers
Welcome Aboard
Roblox hires Barbara Messing as its new chief marketing officer
"I am inspired by Roblox's mission to bring people together through play"
27% Increase Yoy
Mobile games revenue hit $19.3 billion in Q2 2020
PUBG Mobile generated the most revenue across both the App Store and Google Play
Money Money Money
Roblox developers are on track to bring in $250 million this year
"The accomplishments of our developer community have eclipsed even our loftiest expectations"
Celebrate
Roblox Mobile hits $1.5 billion in lifetime revenue
The US brought in over $1 billion
Money Money Money
PUBG Mobile was the top-grossing mobile title in May 2020
It generated $226 million