Roblox Corporation global OPEX 2020-2024

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Jessica Clement,
Mar 25, 2025

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)

CharacteristicCost of revenue¹Developer exchange feesInfrastructure and trust & safety²Research and development²General and administrative²Sales and marketing²
2024 801.16 922.82 915.42 1,444.21 407.51 174.18
2023 649.12 740.75 873.36 1,253.6 390.06 146.46
2022 547.66 623.86 689.08 873.48 297.32 117.45
2021 496.87 538.32 456.5 533.21 303.02 86.36
2020 239.9 328.74 264.23 201.43 97.34 58.38
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Revenue in million U.S. dollarsCost of revenue¹Developer exchange feesInfrastructure and trust & safety²Research and development²General and administrative²Sales and marketing²20202021202220232024
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February 2025

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¹ Depreciation of servers and infrastructure equipment included in infrastructure and trust & safety.
² Includes stock-based compensation.

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