Created by David Baszucki and Erik Cassel in 2004 and released in 2006, the platform hosts user-created games of multiple genres coded in the programming language Lua. It allows users to program games and play games created by other users. Note: This is paid out to the millions of developers who create worlds and items on Roblox. Roblox is an online game platform and game creation system developed by Roblox Corporation. Source: Roblox, The Wall Street Journal Roblox developer pay out Year Source: Roblox Roblox daily active users Year Source: Roblox Roblox quarterly user spending Year User spending peaked on Roblox in Q2 2020, with $319 million spentĭavid Baszucki (co-founder, CEO), Erik Cassel (co-founder).Roblox paid $250 million to developers in 2020 as part of its Developer Exchange program.Over 150 million people play Roblox once a month, and 33.4 million use it daily.Roblox generated $920 million revenue in 2020, a 111 percent increase year-on-year.We have collected data and statistics on Roblox. It’s clear Baszucki sees Roblox as the stepping stone to this new virtual experience. In an op-ed for Wired, Baszucki said the “metaverse is coming”, where millions will meet virtually for more than just gaming, similar to the world in Ready Player One. What comes next for Roblox is more expansion of the game’s base. The developers will be hoping to continue its ascent post-COVID. That has saw its valuation increase dramatically, from $2.5 billion in 2018 to almost $38 billion when it debuted on the New York stock exchange in 2021. Get our comprehensive report with 67 charts and 1144 individual data points covering up to date revenue, user and benchmark data for the app industry.