In effect, Roblox makes three times as much off of a creator's work than the creator themselves. Players shouldn’t look at Roblox and expect to make their fortunes in game.

Why such a large discrepancy between bookings and sales? Because when Roblox sells users Robux, it can't recognize that as revenue until the users spend those Robux on something.

Roblox recognises revenue from sales of the digital currencies, known as Robux, over the average lifetime of a playing user, which it currently estimates at 23 months.

Robux is the in-game currency used in Roblox, the online game platform and game creation system. Lots of different websites offer Robux for free, but are they legitimate? We can help.