When was roblox.com built?
Analyzed 30 October 2026. Re-analyze
Estimated launch
August 2004
There's good evidence for the year, but the exact month is less certain.
BuiltWhen verified that roblox.com launched in August 2004 (71% confidence), with domain registration recorded in January 2004.
- Website age
- ~22 years
- From estimated launch
- Domain registered
- January 2004
- Not the launch date
- First evidence
- August 2004
- Internet Archive (Wayback Machine)
- Current version
- No clear redesign
- A possible change is in the timeline
History at a glance
The domain and the website have separate lives. Website age is measured from the launch, not from registration.
Timeline
January 2004
Domain registered
The domain was registered. This is not the same as the website launching.
Confirmed
February–August 2004
Between August 2004 and April 2010
Between April 2010 and June 2014
Between June 2014 and August 2018
Between November and December 2018
October 2026
Built with today
Detected on the live homepage. Select a technology to see the evidence.
- Framework
AngularJSsince 2018, 80% confidence. Show evidence.
- AngularJS ng-app attribute
- 80% detection confidence
- JavaScript library
Reactsince 2026, 80% confidence. Show evidence.
- Loads react / react-dom bundle
- 80% detection confidence
Why we think it launched in 20045 pieces of evidence, each linked to its source
- First archived copy of the website: August 2004.
- Domain registered: January 2004 (7 months earlier).
January 2004
Domain registered
The domain's current registration began on this date. A website can only launch after this, but often launches much later.
Sets the earliest possible dateRDAP registry dataView source
August 2004
First archived copy of the website
The earliest successful snapshot of the homepage showing real website content in the Internet Archive.
The estimate is based on thisInternet Archive (Wayback Machine)View source
June 2014
Google Analytics first seen
Google Analytics appears in archived copies of the site from this date.
Background onlyInternet Archive (Wayback Machine)
August 2018
AngularJS first seen
AngularJS appears in archived copies of the site from this date.
Background onlyInternet Archive (Wayback Machine)
October 2026
React first seen
React appears in archived copies of the site from this date.
Background onlyInternet Archive (Wayback Machine)
What we checked
- Domain registry (RDAP)Checked
- Internet Archive indexChecked
- Live websiteChecked
- Archived page comparisonChecked
247 months of archived homepage copies; 14 compared in detail (sampling was cut short). BuiltWhen estimates from observable evidence and can be wrong. How estimates work
Domain registrationRegistered January 2004 · MarkMonitor Inc.
- Registered
- 30 January 2004
- Registration expires
- 30 January 2027
- Registry record updated
- 17 August 2026
- Registrar
- MarkMonitor Inc.
- Nameservers
- nspx1.roblox.com, nspx2.roblox.net, nspx3.roblox.us, nspx4.roblox.co.uk
Public registry data via RDAP. Registrant details are never collected.