Their avatars packed a special online theater to view the awards program. The Roblox community published 11 million titles in 2017, with more than 1,500 generating 1+ million visits during the year.

But, he continues, "some of our top developers are on track to make close to $3 million dollars in 2017." There are two main reasons for Roblox 's growth since 2015, Jaquet says.

Social gaming platform Roblox has raised $92 million to keep up with the burgeoning growth of its business.