Going Public
Roblox shares to be listed at start of March
Company will be trading under RBLX "on or about" March 10th
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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Remy Malan
VP of Customers
Stefano Corazza
Head of Roblox Studio
Dan Sturman
Chief Technology Officer
Joost Hagesteijn
General Manager for Europe
Julian Walshaw-Vaughan
Vice President Of Engineering
Tami Bhaumik
VP, Marketing
John Stauffer
VP of engineering
Corey Robinson
Software Engineer
Jonathan Vlassopulos
Vice President and Global Head of Music
Claus Moberg
VP, Engineering
Laura Higgins
Director of Community Safety & Civility
David Baszucki
CEO
Morgan Tucker
Head of Product for the Social Group
Michael Guthrie
CFO
Nick Tornow
VP of Engineering for Development
Mohamed El Sheakh
General Manager - Middle East, North Africa and Türkiye
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Accolades
Articles featuring Roblox
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
Worthy Cause
Roblox is donating up to $1 million to coronavirus relief efforts
Limited-edition items are on sale until June 30th
Jobs In Games
Remote Working: How Dan Sturman went from researcher to Roblox CTO
"The biggest challenge for me has been being new to the team and not yet knowing who is who"
Bloxy Awards
Roblox's Bloxy Awards brings in 600,000 spectators
At is peak there were four million concurrent players
Crossover
Roblox partners with BBC Studios on Doctor Who in-game items
Available for a limited time
Doubling Down
Roblox raises $150 million in funding, platform now valued at $4 billion
Funding led by Andreessen Horowitz's Late Stage Venture
Still Growing
Roblox grosses $1 billion in mobile revenue
From 290 million downloads
I Have Spoken
Roblox partners with Disney for Star Wars Winter Creator Challenge
Players can earn limited-edition virtual items inspired by the new Star Wars film
Ro-block?
Roblox survey says 60% of teens don’t report inappropriate online behaviour to parents
Information asymmetry
Beyond Gaming
Roblox’s masterplan to enable young game devs to make $50 million a year on its platform
Taking user-generated content professional
Best Of 2019
The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2019
Revealed: The movers, shakers and moneymakers!
Global Charts
Weekly global mobile games chart: Tencent titles take up half the chart in China
Mr Bullet remains the top free game in the US and UK
Roblox Developers Conference
$100m dev payouts, 1.2 billion hours of engagement a month: What we learned at the Roblox Developers Conference
The Roblox team discussed the game’s growth, the latest developments on the platform and its predictions for the future
Milestone
Roblox hits 100 million active monthly users
Over one billion hours of engagement are recorded in the game each month
King Of Education
Roblox Summer Creator Challenge teams up with Godzilla to teach kids to code
The King of Monsters takes time out from his day job to incentivise children to learn programming
Data
Roblox hits mobile revenue of $750 million ahead of its Chinese launch
Roblox was making over $1.2 million daily over last month
Education Initiative
Tencent and Roblox form strategic partnership in China
The initial focus will concentrate on education
Charts
Weekly global mobile games charts: Roblox the top grosser on US App Store
Charts from April 22nd to 28th
Speaker Spotlight
PGC Seattle Speaker Spotlight: Roblox's Enrico D'Angelo on a UGC platform that encourages entrepreneurship
Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle 2019 will take place on May 13th to 14th
Roll On 100
Roblox surpasses 90 million monthly active users
Firm also adds USK managing director Elisabeth Secker to its Trust and Safety Advisory Board.
Imagination Has No Limit
Roblox players amass more than one billion hours worth of engagement each month
Platform engagement has increased by 20-times in six years
Jobs News
Roblox aims to boost safety and security efforts with new digital civility hire
Long-time consultant Laura Higgins becomes the studio's first director of digital civility
Charts
Weekly global mobile games charts: Roblox a top grosser in the UK
Charts from December 31st to January 6th
Charts
Weekly global mobile games charts: Roblox moves up Western download and grossing charts over Christmas
iOS and Android charts from the US, UK and China from for the week of December 24th to 30th
Solid
Roblox builds up revenues of $25m for October
The revenue haul represents a 67 per cent increase year-on-year
Mobile's Millions
Popular kids MMO Roblox generates nearly $500m on mobile
UGC-based MMO picked up $92 million in Q3 2018 alone
Building Blox
Roblox acquires app performance start-up PacketZoom to boost output on mobile
PacketZoom Co-founder and CTO Chetan Ahuja will join Roblox at part of the deal
Investment Round
Roblox picks up $150 million investment to fuel global expansion
New translations and support for currencies expected as company continues to grow
Best Of 2018
The Top 50 Mobile Game Developers of 2018
Revealed: the movers, shakers and moneymakers!