Thus, Roblox is claimed to have an actual player count it uses for internal business decisions, with "alt" and bot accounts removed (a correction process it refers to as its numbers being "de ...

Players will create multiple accounts for a variety of reasons, such as to evade bans. But Hindenburg’s report focuses more on Roblox’s system for paying developers of games on the platform.

"We totally reject the claims made in the report," a Roblox rep tells PCMag via email, emphasizing the company's growth. "The financial claims made by Hindenburg Research are simply misleading ...

According to the research firm, these player numbers are increased through alternative or bot accounts, which can be created by a single Roblox user, with tools allegedly available to create over ...

The report details how it has determined that large numbers of bot accounts are active on the platform, and highlights the existence of widely-available tools for users to run more than 20 Roblox ...