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Roblox Reports Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results Year - over - year Revenue Up 102 % to $ 509.3 Million ; Bookings Up 28 % to $ 637.8 Million ; and Free Cash Flow of $ 170.6 million SAN MATEO , Calif . , Nov 8 , 2021 - Roblox Corporation ( NYSE : RBLX ) , a global platform bringing millions of people together through shared experiences , released its third quarter 2021 financial results today and separately posted a letter to shareholders and supplemental materials on the Roblox investor relations website at ir.roblox.com . Third Quarter 2021 Financial Highlights • • • Revenue increased 102 % over Q3 2020 to $ 509.3 million Net loss attributable to common stockholders for Q3 2021 was $ 74.0 million Net cash provided by operating activities of $ 181.2 million ; Free cash flow increased 7 % over Q3 2020 to $ 170.6 million . Bookings increased 28 % over Q3 2020 to $ 637.8 million Average Daily Active Users ( DAUS ) were 47.3 million , an increase of 31 % year over year : • Hours Engaged were 11.2 billion , an increase of 28 % year over year Average Bookings per DAU ( ABPDAU ) was $ 13.49 For October 2021 key metric estimates , please refer to our Q3 2021 Shareholder Letter at ir.roblox.com . " Engagement is our north star . We're very pleased that during the third quarter , people of all ages from across the globe chose to spend over 11 billion hours on Roblox , ” said David Baszucki , Chief Executive Officer of Roblox . " We are happy to report that the developer community earned over $ 130 million in the quarter and is on pace to earn well over $ 500 million this year . As we finish 2021 and head into 2022 , we will continue to invest in innovative technology to enable our developer community to do what they do best - build and create . " " Growth in all of our core metrics - DAUS , hours , and bookings - displayed strong year - over - year growth despite lapping Covid - impacted periods and back - to - school seasonality , ” said Michael Guthrie , Chief Financial Officer of Roblox . " Notwithstanding significant investments in developer economics and hiring , we also generated healthy cash from operations . Based on our October results , we appear to be having a great start to the last quarter of the year . " Earnings Q & A Session Roblox will host a live Q & A session to answer questions regarding their third quarter 2021 results on Tuesday , November 9 , 2021 at 5:30 a.m. Pacific Time . The webcast will be open to the public at ir.roblox.com .