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Roblox counted 50 million daily active users at the end of 2021

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Online game platform Roblox Corporation has closed 2021 with record revenues and a pool of 50 million active users. The company ended Q4 with 49.5 million Average Daily Active Users (DAUs), an increase of 33% year over year. And in January 2022, DAUs had risen to 54.7 million, adding 5.2 million new users, according to company filings. The company said the user and engagement growth were mostly driven by international expansion and growth in the age segment of 13+. Asia, Europe and Latin Americ...

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Emmanuel is a Washington, DC-based freelance journalist, blogger and media consultant, specialising in the entertainment business and cultural trends. He was the US editor for British music industry trade publication Music Week. Previously, he was the editor of Impact, a magazine for the music publishing community (2007-2009), the global editor of US trade publication Billboard (2003-2006), and the editor in chief of Billboard’s sister publication Music & Media (1997-2003).

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Warner Music Group and Netflix form creative partnership to produce films and series on WMG’s artists and songwriters

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Warner Music Group (WMG) and Netflix have formed a creative partnership under an exclusive multi-year deal that will give the streaming platform a first-look to make documentary series and films based on the lives, music and legacies of WMG’s artists and songwriters. "The combination of Warner Music Group’s IP with Netflix’s global reach is an incredible opportunity to introduce new fans to our artists and songwriters all around the world," said WMG CEO Robert Kyncl.

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Calendar — Week 10, 2026

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MARCH 2026

– March 22-25: MUSEXPO, known as “The United Nations of Music”, will return for its 26th global edition in Burbank, California. – March 2-25: Winter Music Conference (WMC) in Miami Beach, Florida, as part of Miami Music Week. APRIL 2026 – April 9-10: Tallinn Music Week in Estonia. - April 21: Assemblies of the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in Geneva, Switzerland. – April 22-24: IMS Ibiza 2026, presented in partner...

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Key figures — Week 10, 2026

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$39.5 billion That's recorded music global revenues in 2025, up 9.4% compared to the previous year, according to MIDiA Research‘s “Recorded music market 2025 | Rise of the fan economy” yearly report. MIDiA’s founder Mark Mulligan said in a blogpost that the revenue category expanded rights, which includes labels’ participation in merch, live, brand, etc, outperformed the global market growth rate with a 21.5% increase year-over-year. IFPI will release its yearly rep...

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