The Lego Group

Lego A/S
	Logo used since 1998
Trade name	The Lego Group
Company type	Private
Industry	Toys
Founded	10 August 1932; 94 years ago
Founder	Ole Kirk Christiansen
Headquarters	Billund, Denmark
Number of locations	42 offices (2017)
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Thomas Kirk Kristiansen; (chairman); Niels B. Christiansen; (CEO);
Products	Lego
Revenue	Template:DKK (2021)
Operating income	Template:DKK (2021)
Net income	Template:DKK (2021)
Total assets	Template:DKK (2021)
Owners	Kirkbi A/S (75%); The Lego Foundation (25%);
Number of employees	24,484 (March 2021)
Parent	Kirkbi
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.
1 2 3 4 5 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.

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[1] "Jørgen Vig Knudstorp". The LEGO Group. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.

[2] "Executive Leadership Team". The Lego Group. Archived from the original on 18 November 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.

[2021_result-3] 1 2 3 4 5 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.

[4] "Ownership". The LEGO Group. Retrieved 5 December 2021.

[5] Lukpat, Alyssa (April 15, 2025). "Elaine Wynn, Casino Billionaire and Philanthropist, Dies at 82". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved April 15, 2025.

[6] "LEGO A/S". OpenCorporates. 1975-12-19. Retrieved 2025-04-09.

[7] "About Us". The LEGO Group. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.

[8] "Celebrating 80 Years of LEGO". Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2019.

[9] "Here's why Mattel ousted its CEO Bryan Stockton". Fortune. Archived from the original on 4 April 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2016.

[10] 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.

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