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A YEAR ON ROBLOX: 2021 IN DATA
2021 was a transformative year for Roblox. As we reimagine the way people come together through shared experiences, our community grew from 32.6 million daily active users in 2020 to nearly 50 million* across 180 countries. With this growth came a gr...
| January 26, 2022 -
2021 Year in Review — A Letter from Our CEO
It’s been an extraordinary year for our global Roblox community of users, developers, and employees. We continued to advance our technology to enable deeper forms of communication, immersion, and expression in line with our vision to reimagine the ...
| January 24, 2022 -
Roblox Return to Service 10/28-10/31 2021
Starting October 28th and fully resolving on October 31st, Roblox experienced a 73-hour outage.
| January 20, 2022 -
Parental Tips for Having Fun on Roblox This Holiday Season
The holidays are here, and your kids and teens may be spending more time online and on Roblox. Find out what parents and caregivers can do to take part in their kids' online lives and help them have fun and stay safe on Roblox and online in general t
| December 16, 2021 -
Avatars and Identity in the Metaverse, Part 2
In Part 2 of his analysis of avatar and identity, Nameer Hirschkind, Roblox Data Science Intern, investigates how users’ real-life identifiers intersect with their Roblox identities.
| December 07, 2021 -
Working at Roblox: Meet Elisa Erminero
Elisa is a Sr. Localization Specialist for Spanish at Roblox. She and her colleagues work cross-functionally with the eng and product dev teams to localize and translate content and resources to serve non-English speaking users across the globe.
| December 02, 2021 -
Funding the Next Generation of Roblox Experiences
We’re looking for the next generation of game developers who love to experiment with new technology and want the opportunity to bring their creative vision to life on Roblox.
| November 23, 2021 -
The Next Chapter of Teaching and Learning on Roblox
We’re empowering the future of learning on Roblox through the Roblox Community Fund, which aims to bring more high-quality educational experiences to Roblox.
| November 15, 2021 -
Introducing the Roblox Community Fund
Launching the Roblox Community Fund to support the next chapter of our educational expansion.
| November 15, 2021 -
Unleashing Creator Productivity with Open Cloud
Empowering our developers with the tools and freedom they need to build the next generation of incredible experiences.
| November 04, 2021 -
An Update on Our Outage
We recently experienced an extended outage across our platform. Learn more about the outage and steps taken to address it.
| October 31, 2021 -
Celebrate Halloween on Roblox
The Halloween season brings more than enough tricks and treats for everyone on Roblox.
| October 26, 2021 -
Bring Your Dynamic Self to The Metaverse with Layered Clothing
Our VP of Product, Avatar Bjorn Book-Larsson showcases the past and future technological advancements that continue to elevate how we express ourselves in the metaverse.
| October 21, 2021 -
Working at Roblox: Meet Ruofan Zhang
Meet Ruofan Zhang, a Principal Designer on the Studio Foundation team at Roblox. Ruofan and her colleagues leverage user-centric design thinking to ensure that our developer community has the tools they need to build and edit the metaverse.
| October 19, 2021 -
RDC 2021: Updates on Roblox’s Vision and the Path Forward
Roblox CTO Daniel Sturman gives a peek behind the curtain at our 2021 Roblox Developers Conference. In this article, he shares several exciting updates about the platform and revisits all of the advancements we’ve made throughout the year.
| October 14, 2021 -
Avatars and Identity in the Metaverse, Part 1
In Sanskrit, avatar (अवतार) refers to “an incarnation in human form.” In Roblox, few things reflect a user’s identity more directly than their avatar. As we’ll discover, there is no “standard” Roblox user, and the fantastical ae...
| October 13, 2021 -
Twenty One Pilots Tour Debut Draws International Applause
Check out some of the highlights from the interactive virtual concert experience.
| October 11, 2021