Roblox CEO and MrBeast join forces for a buyout offer for the U.S. version of the hugely popular video-hosting app TikTok, but a long road lies ahead.

Splash is Roblox’s most popular music game but Mr Phillips’ ambition is to break into the top 50. “One of our new investors called Roblox the ‘MySpace of the metaverse’,” Mr Phillips said.