About

The Bloxburg News Reporter, also known as Roblox News Reporter, refers to videos of the Bloxburg News Channel in the Roblox mini-game Welcome to Bloxburg in which an anchorman, often called the Bloxburg News Guy or Roblox News Reporter, relays the day's headlines. However, he mumbles and groans gibberish akin to how Roblox characters talk. The Bloxburg News Guy became a viral meme in 2023 and 2024, following viral videos posted on TikTok and YouTube of people playing Bloxburg News segments and reacting to them as if the anchorman was relaying tragic news.

Origin

The Bloxburg News Reporter was a part of the Roblox mini-game Welcome to Bloxburg from 2016 to 2023, according to Fandom^[1] users. He was replaced in 2023 with other news anchors.

One of the earliest videos of the Bloxburg News Guy was shared by YouTuber^[2] jaeyarr on March 1st, 2020, receiving over 268,700 views in four years. On December 30th, 2021, YouTuber^[3] RobloxBackgroundMusic shared a one-minute clip of the Bloxburg News Guy, amassing over 1.1 million views in three years.

On October 10th, 2023, YouTuber^[4] 4rtbh4354 (aka Monkey) shared a one-hour-long HD version of the Bloxburg News Guy, including many of his recurring segments. The video received over 106,200 views in a year (shown below). The video corresponded with the replacement of the Bloxburg News Guy following a new update in the game.^[5]

Spread

Memetic usage of the Bloxburg News Guy predominantly surfaced in 2023. For instance, on May 13th, 2023, YouTuber^[6] Matvey Roblox Games reposted a video allegedly made by YouTuber^[7] Buur that used the reporter, gaining over 304,000 views in a year (shown below).

On July 14th, YouTuber^[8] @Abdul83612 shared a video of the reporter on the Vegas Sphere, gaining over 194,800 views in a year (shown below).

On July 25th, 2023, TikToker^[9] @pokeaz posted a video of himself reacting to the Bloxburg News Reporter, acting as if he was talking about a mass casualty event. The video received over 2 million plays and 218,200 likes in a year (shown below).

In 2024, others recreated the abovementioned video. For instance, on September 14th, 2024, TikToker^[10] @marco2delicous posted video of multiple guys seemingly saddened by the Bloxburg News report, gaining over 19.2 million plays and 3.7 million likes in three months (shown below).

On December 6th, TikToker^[11] @masa.plays posted a similar video of people watching Bloxburg News with dread, receiving over 23.7 million plays and 4.5 million likes in five days (shown below).

Various Examples

Search Interest

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