Roblox does not break out how many players it has in China. But it does say that out of its 43.2 million daily active users, 7.2 million of those are from the Asia-Pacific region, where presumably ...

The educational version of Roblox was one of 42 approvals made by China's regulators, which is still working through a backlog after freezing approvals in 2018 ahead of restructuring its processes.

Like all gaming companies entering China, Roblox must work with a local publishing and operations partner. In a much-anticipated move, California-based gaming firm Roblox filed to go public last week.

Roblox gets a share of the revenue the games make through sales of virtual goods. In 2017, Roblox said it paid out $30 million to its creator community, and noted that number would more than ...