In 2024, research and development was the biggest cost center of gaming company Roblox. Operational expenses in this segment amounted to over 1.44 million U.S. dollars. This represents a 15 percent increase from the previous fiscal year. R&D spending for Roblox consists mainly of personnel costs for employees engaged in maintaining the platform's functionality. The company also stated that it planned to increase research and development spending to develop new features for its product. Infrastructure and trust & safety was the second-largest spending area, with 878 million U.S. dollars in annual expenses.
Operational expenses of Roblox Corporation worldwide from 2020 to 2024
(in million U.S. dollars)
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Roblox. (February 18, 2025). Operational expenses of Roblox Corporation worldwide from 2020 to 2024 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1377017/annual-opex-roblox-corporation/
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