The Lego Group

Lego A/S
Trade name	The Lego Group
Company type	Private
Headquarters	Billund, Denmark
Number of locations	42 offices (2017)
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Thomas Kirk Kristiansen; (chairman); Niels B. Christiansen; (CEO);
Products	Lego
Owners	Kirkbi A/S (75%); The Lego Foundation (25%);
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 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Currency/Presentation' not found., passing Mattel, which had Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Currency/Presentation' not found. in sales.^[9]^[10]

The Lego Group Media

Lego factory in Kladno, Czech Republic, established in 2000. This is one of several sites in the world where Lego toys are manufactured (Denmark, Hungary, China and Mexico are the others).
Legoland Discovery Centre in Duisburg, Germany
A Lego retail store in Canada
A Lego injection moulding plant in Neuhof, an area of Baar, Switzerland

References

↑ Jørgen Vig KnudstorpThe LEGO Group. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
↑ Executive Leadership TeamThe Lego Group. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
↑ 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. https://www.wsj.com/business/elaine-wynn-obituary-wynn-resorts-philanthropist-dies-at-82-cd21aefb. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 ^5.4 Trangbæk, Roar Rude. Annual Report 2020. The Lego Group (3 March 2021). Retrieved 30 April 2021.
↑ LEGO A/S. OpenCorporates (1975-12-19). Retrieved 2025-04-09.
↑ About UsThe LEGO Group. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
↑ Celebrating 80 Years of LEGO. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
↑ Here's why Mattel ousted its CEO Bryan Stockton. Fortune. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
↑ Finans, Ritzau. Lego er nu verdens største (in da). finans.dk (4 September 2014). Retrieved 28 January 2018.

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[1] Jørgen Vig KnudstorpThe LEGO Group. Retrieved 6 September 2017.

[2] Executive Leadership TeamThe Lego Group. Retrieved 25 November 2017.

[3] Ownership. The LEGO Group. Retrieved 5 December 2021.

[4] Lukpat, Alyssa (April 15, 2025). Elaine Wynn, Casino Billionaire and Philanthropist, Dies at 82. Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/business/elaine-wynn-obituary-wynn-resorts-philanthropist-dies-at-82-cd21aefb. Retrieved April 15, 2025.

[2021_result-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 ^5.4 Trangbæk, Roar Rude. Annual Report 2020. The Lego Group (3 March 2021). Retrieved 30 April 2021.

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

[7] About UsThe LEGO Group. Retrieved 9 January 2013.

[8] Celebrating 80 Years of LEGO. Retrieved 25 May 2019.

[9] Here's why Mattel ousted its CEO Bryan Stockton. Fortune. Retrieved 30 December 2016.

[10] Finans, Ritzau. Lego er nu verdens største (in da). finans.dk (4 September 2014). Retrieved 28 January 2018.

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