Lego hits 50!
The Lego brick is 50. Ole Kirk Christiansen, founder of the Lego Group, patented the Lego brick in Copenhagen on January 28, 1958, and consequently laid the foundation stone for the global success story of the colourful building element. Lego bricks...
The Lego brick is 50. Ole Kirk Christiansen, founder of the Lego Group, patented the Lego brick in Copenhagen on January 28, 1958, and consequently laid the foundation stone for the global success story of the colourful building element. Lego bricks have accompanied generations of children in their journey to adulthood.
The key to the Lego brick is the stud-and-tube coupling system, which is still the basis today of the 2,400 Lego building elements that now exist. The bricks can be combined, taken apart and put together again in an infinite diversity of combinations: more than 915 million!
On average, every single person on the planet owns 62 Lego bricks.
The LEGO Group, headquartered in Billund, Denmark, is the fifth largest toy manufacturer in the world in terms of sales. Its portfolio comprises 25 additional product lines sold in more than 130 countries. Worldwide, the LEGO Group today has 4,500 employees. The name of the company, founded in 1932, is made up of the two Danish words leg and godt, meaning "play well".
The key to the Lego brick is the stud-and-tube coupling system, which is still the basis today of the 2,400 Lego building elements that now exist. The bricks can be combined, taken apart and put together again in an infinite diversity of combinations: more than 915 million!
On average, every single person on the planet owns 62 Lego bricks.
The LEGO Group, headquartered in Billund, Denmark, is the fifth largest toy manufacturer in the world in terms of sales. Its portfolio comprises 25 additional product lines sold in more than 130 countries. Worldwide, the LEGO Group today has 4,500 employees. The name of the company, founded in 1932, is made up of the two Danish words leg and godt, meaning "play well".