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Roblox - where Gen Alpha finds sports fandom

…before they ever watch a full game

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Jo Redfern
Feb 03, 2026
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There’s a pretty significant proportion of Gen Alpha that is forming its relationship with sport on a platform that most sports media executives have never opened.

Did you know that on Roblox in January, a consistent average of 74,000 players were simultaneously playing one single volleyball game during the whole month? The number peaked at 316,000 concu…

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