Our Vision for the Roblox Economy

Since our earliest days, Roblox’s economy has been driven by our creators. Over the years, their ingenuity has made our economy vibrant and dynamic, and by 2022, our platform’s GDP1 had grown to become as large as that of some countries. Picture Roblox as a nation with people producing and selling goods and services and […]

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Introducing Experiences for People 17 and Older

Our goal has always been to build an immersive platform for communication and connection with safety and civility at its foundation. Roblox is a platform for all ages where no matter how old people are, they can connect with friends and discover a wide range of relevant, engaging, and age-appropriate experiences.  The fastest-growing age group […]

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Our Vision for All Ages

At Roblox, we are building an immersive platform for communication and connection, with safety and civility at its foundation, that simulates the real world. In real life, people visit places designed for all ages every day, from theme parks to city parks.  Older age groups enter environments that require some form of age verification, from […]

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Team Behind the Tech – Economy Group

Just as they do in the physical world, goods, services, and entertainment power a thriving economy on Roblox. Our Economy Group develops the infrastructure that makes this possible; their vision is to create a vibrant, virtual economy that mirrors the real world.  “As a company, our goal is to have over a billion people on […]

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The Tech Stack for the Metaverse

At DeveloperWeek this year, Roblox CTO Dan Sturman sat down with the CTO of Stripe, David Singleton, to discuss “The Tech Stack for the Metaverse.” Missed the event and want to check it out? Explore the recap and recording below. frameborder=”0″ allow=”accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share” allowfullscreen> Roblox participated in DeveloperWeek in Oakland, […]

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Team Behind the Tech – User Group

Roblox is a human co-experience platform.  We want our users to be able to experience the full spectrum of social interactions in our immersive 3D experiences, with communication on Roblox mirroring all the ways we communicate in the real world.  One of the cross-functional teams building this technology on Roblox is the User Group.  “We […]

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Hack Week 2022: Putting Our Values into Action

In December 2022, we hosted our annual Hack Week. During this week, Robloxians put our values into action by pursuing projects that drive rapid innovation. This was our largest annual self-organized event to date, with over 400 employees across 225 teams competing for a spot in the top three in each of four categories. Unleashing […]

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