Georgina Felce, Talewind Roblox developers also own their IP. If they want to build a similar game or expand on their franchise via other platforms, they have the freedom to do so.

Roblox’s second-biggest expense, behind developer fees, is infrastructure, privacy and safety. Those costs jumped 69 percent last year to $264.2 million.

Bad Business is among the millions of user-created games on Roblox, the kids’ entertainment set to go public on Wednesday after being valued at $29.5 billion in January.

Roblox’s second-biggest expense, behind developer fees, is infrastructure, privacy and safety. Those costs jumped 69 percent last year to $264.2 million.

Roblox might pay over $1 billion to developers in 2025 alone. Roblox CEO Dave Baszucki believes one dev could become a billionaire by 2028 just from Roblox.