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Roblox Reports Jump in Hours Watched

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Mahira Dayal
· · Source: The Information

Roblox stock jumped 20% on Monday after the gaming service  reported September metrics. Its daily active users increased 23% from a year-ago to 57.8 million and the hours users engaged with the platform increased 16% to 4 billion. The company estimated bookings increased between 11% and 15% to a range between $212 million and $219 million, it said The company cited foreign exchange rates,...

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