The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2025
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Technically more a platform than strictly a game itself (it leaves that to the creators), Roblox is the kingpin of user-generated content. At last count it had a daily active userbase of 111.8m in Q2, a rise of 41% yoy. That’s more than on Xbox and PlayStation hardware, if you’re keeping count.
During the same quarter, Roblox had 23.4m average monthly unique payers, up 42% yoy. Meanwhile, revenue increased to $1.08 billion, with bookings up 51% to $1.44b. If the capitalist in you cares for things such as share price, the company is trading at near-record highs after a major post-pandemic decline.
This year has also seen breakout hits from Roblox go mainstream. In August, we reported Roblox hit a record 47.4 million peak concurrent user count, outperforming July’s 32.7m. That’s off the back of Grow a Garden – one of this year’s cultural sensations – surpassing 21m concurrent users on its own. Steal a Brainrot later surpassed 20m, too.
Roblox has come a long way over the past decade, no longer flying under the radar, but a major force in games. During the past year, the company said creators had earned over $1 billion via the Developer Exchange Program. And in tandem with that, it’s raising payouts by 8.5%. Roblox still takes a significant cut, of course, but its reach is undeniable.
Roblox is dealing with its fair share of controversies, however, notably around child safety. It has made a point this year of focusing numerous updates around this topic as it faces pressure internationally from governments and lawmakers.
It’s a major challenge for Roblox, which arguably much of its future success hinges on. Its growth has nonetheless been phenomenal, with recent successes and updates helping turn around some of those perceptions.
