That means that on average the gaming industry has seen 11% compound annual growth, making its growth 4x higher than the US economy enmasse. Looking ahead, 2021 is hoping to continue this trend with a forecast of US$180.1 billion. That almost doubled in 6 years, with 2018’s revenue weighing in at US$137.9 billion. Back in 2012, the global gaming market had a revenue of US$70.6 billion.
By the “gaming industry” we’re lumping in everything-from esports and gaming facilitators to developers and the makers of gaming tech. Īs a whole, the gaming industry is a very attractive market to invest in.
Now, let’s get onto the real question-is investing in gaming stocks a good idea? Expansions, if they go well, should be an excellent return on investment for those who bought stocks. The fact that Roblox decided to go public (release their stocks for purchase) is a strong indicator that they have big plans for the future to keep building and expanding the platform. This increased player base throughout 2020 saw the valuation of Roblox skyrocket from $4 billion in February 2020 to $29.5 billion in January 2021. It was only in the 2010s, and the latter half of them at that when Roblox came into the limelight-something that was accentuated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which saw a rapid rise in players. This is largely attributed to David Baszucki’s lack of interest in press coverage and the game being lost among a number of similar platforms that were released around the same time-perhaps most notably being confused with Minecraft in its early years. In fact, for most of its history, the game was relatively small-both in player count and as a company. The interesting thing about Roblox is that it was not an overnight hit.
It has traditionally attracted younger audiences, with over half of its 164 million users (as of August 2020) being under the age of 16. The game has always run on a free-to-play basis with a number of in-game purchases being peddled through a purchasable virtual currency called Robux. While there are many facets to Roblox from character customisation to the iconic “oof” sound effect, its heart is as an online game platform and game creation system-allowing you to create and play, well, pretty much anything!
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Roblox is the brainchild of David Baszucki and Erik Cassel who began working on the project in 2004, releasing it onto PC in 2006. While this is no surprise, after all, Roblox has been booming for over 15 years as a single IP, it goes to show that their stocks are not promising a quick boom-they are promising longevity, sustainability, and measured growth.įurthermore, with Roblox recently announcing a bunch of forthcoming features which hope to attract more adult audiences, the company aims to keep pushing the envelope.īut wait a moment: let’s take a step back, what actually is Roblox?
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To put the value of Roblox as a whole into perspective: gaming companies like Zynga, Electronic Arts, and Playtika all have values in the single billions, while the software developer Unity comes close to rivaling Roblox.
So, this all begs one pretty big and complex question: is it wise to invest in gaming stocks? Well, let’s take a closer look. This comes off the back of the fact that Roblox’s revenue jumped up 82% in the last year to reach $923.9 million. While this may sound like a bunch of economic jargon to most of us, it’s clear that it did one thing for the company: made them a whole lot more valuable. In January the company was valued at $29.5 billion, but after the stocks were pushed at $64.50 apiece, Roblox now finds itself with a market cap of $35.5 billion.
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