Roblox went public last week and is worth $45 billion -- why is Roblox so interesting to people with money, and what does that tell us about games as a whole?

Roblox went public last week and is worth $45 billion -- why is Roblox so interesting to people with money, and what does that tell us about games as a whole?

The immersive online gaming platform made its stock market debut in 2021. Here’s how much a $1,000 investment would be worth now.

According to Crunchbase data, Roblox’s $150 million Series G was raised at a $3.9 billion pre-money valuation. So, Roblox was worth $4.05 billion after the February 2020 funding event.

David Baszucki developed Roblox to allow people to design their games, and thanks to the platform's success, his net worth has soared above $4 billion.