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Line 124: ==Community and culture== As of February 2025, Roblox has reported over 85.3 million daily active users.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Subin \|first=Samantha \|date=2025-02-06 \|title=Roblox plummets 11% on disappointing bookings, daily active users miss \|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/06/roblox-plummets-on-disappointing-bookings-daily-active-users-miss.html \|access-date=2025-04-15 \|website=CNBC \|language=en}}</ref> According to the company, the monthly player base includes half of all American children under the age of 16.<ref name="NYTimes" /><ref name=":14" /><ref name="Verge">{{Cite web \|last=Lyles \|first=Taylor \|date=July 21, 2020 \|title=Over half of US kids are playing Roblox, and it's about to host Fortnite-esque virtual parties too \|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/21/21333431/roblox-over-half-of-us-kids-playing-virtual-parties-fortnite \|access-date=July 23, 2020 \|website=[[The Verge]] \|archive-date=July 21, 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721233026/https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/21/21333431/roblox-over-half-of-us-kids-playing-virtual-parties-fortnite \|url-status=live }}</ref> In addition to traditional games, the platform also hosts social hangout places;<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Marnell \|first=Blair \|date=February 10, 2025 \|title=Roblox Is Putting Restrictions On Kids In Social Hangouts \|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/roblox-is-putting-restrictions-on-kids-in-social-hangouts/1100-6527648/ \|access-date=July 11, 2025 \|website=[[GameSpot]] \|language=en-US}}</ref> players have used the platform to express [[Activism\|political activism]], with some users declaring their support for the [[George Floyd protests]] and [[Black Lives Matter]],<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Parker-Pope \|first=Tara \|author-link=Tara Parker-Pope \|date=June 24, 2020 \|title=How to Raise an Anti-Racist Kid \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/24/well/family/how-to-raise-an-anti-racist-kid.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127234351/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/24/well/family/how-to-raise-an-anti-racist-kid.html \|archive-date=January 27, 2021 \|access-date=June 27, 2020 \|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> and some using the platform to perform activities that were paused by COVID-19 lockdowns like [[Procession\|religious processions]].<ref name="nazareno">{{Cite web \|date=2022-01-03 \|title='Virtual' na paggunita sa Pista ng Nazareno nagsimula na \|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/03/22/virtual-na-paggunita-sa-pista-ng-nazareno-nagsimula-na \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413064544/https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/03/22/virtual-na-paggunita-sa-pista-ng-nazareno-nagsimula-na \|archive-date=2023-04-13 \|access-date=2023-04-13 \|website=[[ABS-CBN News]]}}</ref> ~~Part of~~ Roblox's ~~online reputation was due in part to its~~ original sound effect for when a character died, often transcribed and titled as the "oof" sound effect, ~~which~~ became ana popular [[internet meme]].<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Beckheling \|first=Imogen \|date=November 12, 2020 \|title=Roblox will soon charge for the memey "oof" death noise \|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/11/12/roblox-will-soon-charge-for-the-memey-oof-death-noise/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114054814/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/11/12/roblox-will-soon-charge-for-the-memey-oof-death-noise/ \|archive-date=November 14, 2020 \|access-date=November 14, 2020 \|work=[[Rock, Paper, Shotgun]]}}</ref> The sound was originally produced for the video game ''[[Messiah (video game)\|Messiah]]'' (2000), and it was replaced in 2022 after Roblox and the sound's producer entered a copyright dispute.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Marshall \|first=Cass \|date=July 27, 2022 \|title=Say goodbye to Roblox's iconic 'oof' sound effect \|url=https://www.polygon.com/23280931/roblox-oof-sound-effect-replaced-copyright-licensing \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727183555/https://www.polygon.com/23280931/roblox-oof-sound-effect-replaced-copyright-licensing \|archive-date=July 27, 2022 \|access-date=July 27, 2022 \|website=[[Polygon (website)\|Polygon]] \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Taylor \|first=Mollie \|date=July 27, 2022 \|title=Oof, the iconic Roblox death noise has been replaced with a way uglier sound \|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/oof-the-iconic-roblox-death-noise-has-been-replaced-with-a-way-uglier-sound/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114162704/https://www.pcgamer.com/oof-the-iconic-roblox-death-noise-has-been-replaced-with-a-way-uglier-sound/ \|archive-date=November 14, 2022 \|access-date=July 27, 2022 \|website=[[PC Gamer]]}}</ref> In July 2025, the sound effect was officially uploaded to the creator hub.<ref>{{cite web \|last=@Roblox \|title=A comeback so good it hurts \|url=https://twitter.com/Roblox/status/1946256338239300093 \|website=Twitter \|access-date=July 18, 2025}}</ref> ===Merchandise===

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