How Many People Play Roblox – User and Growth Stats in 2024

Roblox is a popular gaming platform developed by Roblox Corporation. This gaming platform allows users to program and play games that are created by themselves or by other users. Over the last few years, Roblox has created quite a buzz of itself in the gaming industry. Currently, the platform has more than 70 million daily active users across the world.

In this article, we are going to take a look at all the latest facts and figures related to Roblox in 2024 including its revenue, monthly active users, engagement hours, most popular games, and more.

Top Roblox Statistics 

  • Roblox has over 70 million daily active users worldwide. 
  • As of March 2024, Roblox’s monthly active users were 196 million. 
  • The European region has the largest number of Roblox daily active users at 26.9%. 
  • Brookhaven RP is named the most popular game on Roblox with 34.44 billion visitors.
  • The second region with the largest number of daily active users in Roblox is Asia-Pacific at 23.1%. 
  • 53% of users accessing Roblox are Males, with only 39% of females. 
  • Roblox has over 500 million downloads globally on both Android and iOS platforms combined.
  • 60% of the Roblox users are below 16. 
  • There are currently 300 million monthly active users. 

Roblox Overview

Roblox was created by David Baszucki and Erik Cassel in 2004 but was released officially on 1 September 2006 on Windows.

Launch Date 1 September 2006
Headquarters San Mateo, California, United States
Founders David Baszucki and Erik Cassel 
Industry Video Gaming

Revenue of Roblox (from 2020 to 2023) 

The Revenue of Roblox was $713.2 million in the third quarter of 2023 witnessing a growth of 38% from the second quarter of 2023 $680.8 million. 

Below we have mentioned a table showcasing Roblox’s revenue over the years: 

Year, Quarter Revenue (in millions)
Quarter 1, 2021$387.0
Quarter 2, 2021$454.1
Quarter 3, 2021$509.3
Quarter 4, 2021$568.8
Quarter 1, 2022$537.1
Quarter 2, 2022$591.2
Quarter 3, 2022$517.7
Quarter 4, 2022$579.0
Quarter 1, 2023$655.3
Quarter 2, 2023$680.8
Quarter 3, 2023$713.2

Source: Docs 

Roblox Daily Active Users (from 2019 to 2023) 

During the first quarter of 2023, Roblox’s daily active users reached 66.1 Million. In the second quarter, the DAU of Roblox witnessed a decline as the user numbers reached 65.5 Million. During the third quarter of 2023, the daily active users again witnessed a rise and reached 70 million DAU. There has been a growth of 48.41% in Roblox daily active users in Q3 2023 compared with Q3 2021.

Here is a breakdown of the Roblox daily active users from 2019 to 2023:

YearDaily Active Users
Quarter 1 201915.8 Million
Quarter 2 201917.1 Million
Quarter 3 201918.4 Million
Quarter 4 201919.1 Million
Quarter 1 202023.6 Million
Quarter 2 202033.4 Million
Quarter 3 202036.2 Million
Quarter 4 202037.1 Million
Quarter 1 202142.1 Million
Quarter 2 202143.2 Million
Quarter 3 202147.3 Million
Quarter 4 202149.5 Million
Quarter 1 202254.1 Million
Quarter 2 202252.2 Million
Quarter 3 202258.8 Million
Quarter 4 202258.8 Million
Quarter 1 202366.1 Million
Quarter 2 202365.5 Million
Quarter 3 202370.2 Million

Source: Roblox 

Roblox Monthly Active Users 

According to reports, the monthly number of active users of Roblox in January 2024 was 223 million. There was a decline in the number of monthly active users as the numbers reached 212 million in February and 196 million in March. 

Below we have mentioned a detailed breakdown of Roblox monthly active users from 2020 to 2024:

MonthMonthly Active Users
January 2020165 Million
June 2020159 Million
December 2020175 Million
January 2021180 Million
May 2021205 Million
December 2021225 Million
January 2022224.5 Million
May 2022211 Million
December 2022203.11 Million
January 2023203.90 Million
April 2023210 Million
August 2023202 Million
November 2023214 Million
December 2023207 million
January 2024223 million
February 2024212 million 
March 2024196 million 

Source: Activeplayer

Roblox Users By Gender

As of December 2023, 53% of users who were accessing Roblox were found to be Males. The percentage of females accessing Roblox was 39% and 8% of the users were unknown. 

Here is a breakdown of the Roblox users by gender:

Gender Percentage of Users 
Male 53%
Female 39%
Unknown 8%

Source: Statista 

Roblox Daily Active Users by Region 

Europe is the leading region with the highest number of Daily Active Users at 26.9%, followed by Asia-Pacific in the second place at 23.1% and the US & Canada in the third place with 22.4% of DAU.

Region Daily Active Users 
US & Canada 22.4%
Europe 26.9%
Asia-Pacific 23.1%
Rest of the world 27.6%

Below we have mentioned a detailed table showcasing the daily active users of Roblox from different regions of the world:

Quarters & YearUSA & CanadaEuropeAPACRest Of The World
Quarter 1 20207.8 million7 million3.7 million5.2 million
Quarter 2 202011.4 million9.9 million4.6 million7.4 million
Quarter 3 202011.5 million10.4 million5.4 million9 million
Quarter 4 202011.3 million10.9 million5.6 million9.4 million
Quarter 1 202112.6 million12.5 million6.5 million10.6 million
Quarter 2 202112.1 million11.8 million7.2 million12.1 million
Quarter 3 202112.2 million11.9 million9.4 million13.8 million
Quarter 4 202111.2 million13.4 million11.2 million13.7 million
Quarter 1 202212.4 million15 million12.6 million14.2 million
Quarter 2 202212.4 million14.1 million12.3 million13.4 million
Quarter 3 202214.2 million15.5 million13.2 million15.9 million
Quarter 4 202213.3 million16.6 million13.6 million15.3 million
Quarter 1 202314.3 million19 million14.9 million17.9 million
Quarter 2 202314.2 million18.2 million15.5 million17.7 million
Quarter 3 202315.7 million18.9 million16.2 million19.4 million

Roblox Users Engagement Rate (from 2020 to 2023) 

The Global Engagement rate of Roblox during the fourth quarter of 2023 was accumulated to be 15.5 million. Below we have mentioned a table showcasing the Roblox engagement rate worldwide from 2020 to 2023:

Year Engagement Rate (in million hours)
Quarter 1 2020 4,875 
Quarter 2 20208,586
Quarter 3 20208,711
Quarter 4 20208,430
Quarter 1 20219,674
Quarter 2 20219,738
Quarter 3 202111,184
Quarter 4 202110,818
Quarter 1 202211,822
Quarter 2 202211,294
Quarter 3 202213,399
Quarter 4 202212,807
Quarter 1 202314,493
Quarter 2 202313,986
Quarter 3 202316,040
Quarter 4 202315,501

Source: Statista 

Roblox Engagement Hours by Region

The largest number of Roblox Engagement hours comes from Europe with 12.048 billion hours, followed by the United States in the second position with 11.011 billion hours. 

Below we have mentioned a table showcasing the engagement hours of Roblox by Region: 

RegionEngagement Hours
USA and Canada11.011 billion
Europe12.048 billion
Asia Pacific9.998 billion
Others 11.461 billion

Roblox Statistics based on Platform 

There is no surprise that the majority of the users prefer to access the Roblox using their mobile phones by 72%. Followed by Desktop, as the second most-preferred choice by 25% and Console in the third position with only 3%.

PlatformsPercent of DAUs
Mobile72%
Desktop25%
Console3%
  • The PC version of Roblox was released on 1st September 2006.
  • Roblox was made available for users to download on iOS on 12th December 2012. 
  • It was made available for Android users on 16th July 2014. 
  • It was published on Xbox One on November 20th, 2015.

Players spending on Roblox Mobile App worldwide 

As of April 2024, the United States accounted for the highest number of players spending on the Roblox Mobile app at 57%. Followed by the United Kingdom in the second position with 6% in the preceding 30 days and Canada in the third position with 4%. 

Below we have mentioned a table showcasing the global players’ spending on the Roblox Mobile app:

Region Percentage of Players 
United States 57%
United Kingdom 6%
Canada 4%
South Korea 4%
Australia 3%
Brazil 2%
Germany 2%
Saudi Arabia 1%
Mexico 1%
Sweden 1%
France 1%
Philippines 1%
Thailand 1%
Singapore 1%
Hong Kong 1%
Others 14%

Roblox Annual developer and creator cash payout (from 2018 to 2023) 

In 2023, the developers and creators that were registered in Roblox’s Developer Exchange program earned a whopping amount of 740 million in annual cash payout. The previous year, the creators and developers made 623 million U.S. dollars. The creations can further be in turn, converted into real-world currency. Creators of Roblox are capable of earning the virtual currency Robux through its virtual gaming creations. 

Below we have mentioned a table showcasing the annual developer and creator cash payout by Roblox from 2018 to 2023:

Year Cash Payout 
201871.89 million 
2019111.98 million 
2020328.74 million 
2021538.32 million 
2022623.86 million 
2023740.75 million 

Source: Statista

Roblox Download Statistics 

Since 2016, Roblox has been downloaded more than 905 million times, in which 56.41 million downloads were generated from Quarter 2 of 2023 alone. The breakthrough for Roblox came in 2019 when the download numbers reached 108.8 million. 

Below we have mentioned a table showcasing Roblox download numbers over the years:

YearRoblox Downloads
2023 (Up to Q2)112.06
2022178.34
2021171.34
2020159.34
2019108.8
201882.84
201759.47
201633.15

Most Popular Games on Roblox worldwide 

According to reports, Brookhaven RP is the most popular game worldwide with 34.44 billion as of July 2023. Adopt Me was ranked second in the list, with 33.71 billion visitors globally. The third rank was secured by the Tower of Hell with 21.26 billion visitors.

Below we have mentioned a list of the most popular games on Roblox worldwide:

GameNumber of visits
Brookhaven RP34.44 billion
Adopt Me!33.71 billion
Tower of Hell21.26 billion
Blox Fruits19.92 billion
MeepCity15.48 billion
Piggy11.85 billion
Murder Mystery 211.47 billion
Royale High8.95 billion
Pet Simulator X!8.24 billion
Welcome to Bloxburg7.67 billion

Source: Statista 

Wrapping Up 

With the above-mentioned statistics, it’s pretty clear Roblox has created a massive impact in the video-gaming industry. As of March 2024, the platform has 196 million monthly active users. Roblox has created excellent impact and reach globally attracting players and creators from various regions. Roblox’s impressive number of users and reach globally has generated a revenue of $713.2 million in the third quarter of 2023.

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I'm Managing Partner at gPress, a marketing, publishing, research and education consultancy. Also a Senior Contributor forbes.com/sites/gilpress/. Previously, I held senior marketing and research management positions at NORC, DEC and EMC. Most recently, I was Senior Director, Thought Leadership Marketing at EMC, where I launched the Big Data conversation with the “How Much Information?” study (2000 with UC Berkeley) and the Digital Universe study (2007 with IDC). Twitter: @GilPress
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