Although marketers are already spending millions of dollars inside Roblox, the bulk of that spending goes to in-game studios building branded worlds, rather than directly to the platform itself. Programmatic ads represent a more straightforward revenue stream for Roblox.
October 02, 2024

Roblox is starting to take programmatic advertising more seriously

Although marketers are already spending millions of dollars inside Roblox, the bulk of that spending goes to in-game studios building branded worlds, rather than directly to the platform itself. Programmatic ads represent a more straightforward revenue stream for Roblox.

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