Roblox's "Grow A Garden" game is breaking popularity records. A 16-year-old created it. How did it blow up? I tried it myself.

On Saturday, more than 16 million people were planting seeds and collecting exotic pets within Grow a Garden at the same time. Many were not yet teenagers.

Roblox's stock jumped 19.5% in premarket trading after it posted strong second-quarter bookings, even though its earnings missed analyst expectations. The company reported an adjusted loss of $0. ...

User and engagement numbers were also strong for gaming platform Roblox, with daily active users up 41% year over year, and hours engaged up 58%.