Young People Spent More Time on Roblox than YouTube, Netflix and Facebook Combined

Let that sink in for a moment.

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2 min readAug 26, 2019

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Kids under 13 spend more time in Roblox than on YouTube, Netflix and Facebook combined.

Fortnite entered the scene and blasted to 250M monthly active users in under two years. It’s become a cultural phenomenon.

What makes these games so special?

They are the evolution of the basketball court. A virtual gathering place for kids these days. An activity to form friendships around.

I would argue that neither of them is actually a game.

— story by Timmu Tõke

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