The Lego Group
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| The Lego Group | |
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Toys |
| Founded | 10 August 1932 |
| Founder | Ole Kirk Christiansen |
| Headquarters | Billund , Denmark |
Number of locations | 42 offices (2017) |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | |
| Products | Lego |
| Revenue | Template:DKK[3] (2021) |
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| Total assets | Template:DKK[3] (2021) |
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Number of employees | 24,484[3] (March 2021) |
| Parent | Kirkbi[5] |
| Website | lego.com |
Lego A/S,[6] also known as the Lego Group, is a Danish construction toy production company based in Billund.[7] It creates the Lego-branded toys. The Lego Group has also built many amusement parks around the world, each known as Legoland.
The company was founded in 1932 by Ole Kirk Christiansen.[8] In the first half of 2015, the Lego Group became the world's largest toy company by revenue, with sales amounting to US$2,100,000,000, passing Mattel, which had US$1,900,000,000 in sales.[9][10]
References
- ↑ "Jørgen Vig Knudstorp". The LEGO Group. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ↑ "Executive Leadership Team". The Lego Group. Archived from the original on 18 November 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Trangbæk, Roar Rude (3 March 2021). "Annual Report 2020" (PDF). The Lego Group. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 March 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ↑ "Ownership". The LEGO Group. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ↑ Lukpat, Alyssa (April 15, 2025). "Elaine Wynn, Casino Billionaire and Philanthropist, Dies at 82". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
- ↑ "LEGO A/S". OpenCorporates. 1975-12-19. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
- ↑ "About Us". The LEGO Group. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- ↑ "Celebrating 80 Years of LEGO". Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ↑ "Here's why Mattel ousted its CEO Bryan Stockton". Fortune. Archived from the original on 4 April 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- ↑ Finans, Ritzau (4 September 2014). "Lego er nu verdens største" [Lego is now the world's largest]. finans.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2018.