Joint Venture

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Joint Venture

Joint Venture

In February 2019, the Company entered into a joint venture agreement with Songhua River Investment Limited, or Songhua, an affiliate of Tencent Holdings Ltd., or Tencent Holdings, to create Roblox China Holding Corp. (in which Roblox holds a 51% ownership interest). Songhua contributed $50 million in capital in exchange for 49% ownership interest. The business of the joint venture is (either directly or indirectly through the joint venture’s wholly owned subsidiaries) to engage in the development, localization and licensing to Shenzhen Tencent Computer Systems Co., Ltd. of the Roblox Client for operation and publication as a game in China, and development, localization and licensing to creators of a Chinese version of the Roblox Studio and also develop and oversee relations with local Chinese developers.

Pursuant to the terms of the agreements and ASC 810 “Consolidation,” the joint venture is consolidated with the Company because the Company maintains control through voting rights and the minority member of the joint venture does not have substantive participating rights, or veto rights. As a result, it was determined that the Company has control sufficient to consolidate the operations of the joint venture. The Company classifies the 49% ownership interest held by Songhua as noncontrolling interest on the consolidated balance sheet.