LEGO Facts and Statistics for 2024

Last Updated on: January 8th, 2024



Here are a few of the most interesting LEGO facts and statistics I was able to dig up in my internet travels. As always, be sure to check back in the future as I will be updating this post as new and updated stats become available.


LEGO Facts, History, Records and Statistics 2022With this list, I decided to venture beyond my digital marketing stat “comfort zone” and curate a list of stats and facts pertaining to a product that I have been interested in for well over thirty years: LEGO®.

LEGO (yes, it is always all caps and singular) has a very interesting history. LEGO actually began as a wooden toy produced by Danish toymaker Ole Krik Christiansen in 1932. They remained wooden until 1947 and didn’t become an interlocking system until 1949. There has been ups and downs for LEGO over the years, but the company, and the toy, have endured and stand today as one of the largest toys, and brands, in the world.

So with such a rich history and vast reach, I knew there was sure to be plenty of interesting facts about LEGO that I could share with all of you. There was indeed…

  • Website: lego.com
  • Year Founded: 1932
  • Founder: Ole Kirk Christiansen
  • Place of creation: Billund, Denmark
  • Year the first LEGO plastic blocks were introduced: 1949
  • Year that DUPLO was introduced: 1969
  • CEO: Niels B Christiansen
  • Location of LEGO offices around the world:
    • Billund, Denmark (Headquarters)
    • Enfield, Connecticut, USA
    • London, UK
    • Shanghai, China
    • Singapore

“LEGO” is derived from the Danish term “Leg Godt” which means “Play Well” in English


LEGO Statistics and Records

How many LEGO bricks are there in the world?

650 billion bricks

Last updated 2013


Number of bricks sold each year:

70 billion

Last updated 2020


Estimated number of pieces for every human on earth:

62 pieces


Number of minifigures produced all-time:

4 billion


Number of different minifigures made to date:

12,000 different minifigures

Last updated 6/14/20


Number of countries sold in:

130


Number of different colors pieces come in:

60

Last updated 2020


Number of different shapes pieces come in:

3,400

(Last updated 2020


Number of employees:

25,000 employees

Last updated 12/15/22

Tallest structure in history:

112 feet, 11.75 inches


Record for the most Star Wars sets:

300 unopened sets


Largest model ever built:

5.3 million brick X-Wing


Amount of time spent annually playing with LEGO:

5 billion hours


LEGO is now the #2 toymaker in the world behind Mattel


A life-sized Ford Mustang 1964½ V8 Coupe replica contains 194,900 bricks and took 1,200 hours to complete.


The world’s largest LEGO store is 914 sqm.


Average YOY growth in sales:

15%

Last updated 9/7/16


LEGO is Number 2 on the list of most regarded companies in the world.


Number of employees in Denmark:

4,000 LEGO employees

Last updated 2/3/17


LEGO revenue 2018:

$5.5 billion


LEGO revenue 2015:

35.8 billion DKK


Amount reportedly paid for Merlin Entertainment:

$6 billion


Total number of LEGO Stores:

570 stores

Last updated 2020


Please note that some of these numbers are easier to find than others. Most of these fun facts come from internet reports and may not be official tallies. No information contained on DMR should be relied upon to make investment decisions. Basically, this is the best I can find and I don’t guarantee anything to be 100%.


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