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The Lego Group

Danish toy manufacturer best known for interlocking-brick construction toys
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Summary

The Lego Group is a privately held company[1]. It ranks in the top 0.92% of privately held company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,587 views/month, #4 of 434).[2]

Key Facts

  • Notable work: LEGO (EU trade mark 000039800)[3], LEGO minifigure 3D mark (EUTM 000050450)[4], LEGO minifigure 3D mark (EUTM 000050518)[5], DUPLO (US trademark 1208662)[6], LEGOLAND (US trademark 2334535)[7], BIONICLE (US trademark 2664083)[8], LEGO TECHNIC (US trademark 6074965)[9], LEGO NEXO KNIGHTS (US trademark 5590669)[10], LEGO SPEED CHAMPIONS (US trademark 6075029)[11], LEGO BRICKHEADZ (US trademark 7980856)[12], LEGO STUD.IO (US trademark 5470735)[13], LEGO EDUCATION SPIKE (US trademark 6164262)[14], LEGO CAPITAL OF CHILDREN (US trademark 7603251)[15], LEGO CHILDREN'S GENERAL ASSEMBLY (US trademark 7789965)[16]
  • Country: Denmark[17]
  • Founder: Ole Kirk Christiansen[18]
  • Owned by: Kirkbi[19], Koldingvej 2, Billund[20]
  • Named after: Lego[21]
  • Headquarters location: Billund[22]
  • Chief executive officer: Niels B. Christiansen[23]
  • Child organization or unit: Lego Interactive[24], LEGO Production[25], Rebrickable[26], Lego System[27], Lego Store[28]
  • Commons category: Lego[29]
  • Industry: video game industry[30], game industry[31]
  • Inception: 1932[32]
  • Parent organization or unit: Kirkbi[33]
  • Official website: https://www.lego.com/[34]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Lego[35]
  • Director / manager: Niels B. Christiansen[36]
  • Product or material produced: Lego[37], software[38]
  • Employees: 12,582[39], 11,755[40], 10,400[41], 9374[42], 8365[43], 7058[44], 5388[45], 4199[46], 4908[47], 5302[48], 5569[49], 6542[50], 6659[51], 6474[52]

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for The Lego Group include The LEGO Prize[53], an award[54], in Denmark[55].

Why It Matters

The Lego Group has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

Entities named for it include The LEGO Prize[53], an award[54], in Denmark[55].

Related Entities

Billund Denmark Iga Świątek Lego Legoland LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Ole Kirk Christiansen privately held company Rebrickable software

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] ↑ . lobbyfacts.eu. Retrieved . lobbyfacts.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . annual report. Retrieved . mi-od-live-s.legocdn.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  16. [32] ↑ . lego.com. Retrieved . lego.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . National Software Reference Library. wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . annual report. Retrieved . lego.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . annual report. Retrieved . lego.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . annual report. Retrieved . lego.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . annual report. Retrieved . lego.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . annual report. Retrieved . lego.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . annual report. Retrieved . lego.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . annual report. Retrieved . lego.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . annual report. Retrieved . lego.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . annual report. Retrieved . lego.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . annual report. Retrieved . lego.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . annual report. Retrieved . lego.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . annual report. Retrieved . lego.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . annual report. Retrieved . lego.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . annual report. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [54] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [56] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [57] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['als', 'ar', 'ary', 'ast', 'az', 'be', 'bg', 'br', 'ca', 'ckb', 'cs', 'da', 'de
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 6w ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coasterpedia id → The_LEGO_Group
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Coasterpedia id: The_LEGO_Group"
  3. 10w ago · Tholzheim · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Notable work → LEGO (EU trade mark 000039800), LEGO minifigure 3D mark (EUTM 000050450), LEGO minifigure 3D mark (EUTM 000050518) +15
    Factgrid item id → Kuratiekirche St. Maria Magdalena (Gargellen)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Factgrid item id: Q1792945, adds FactGrid ID"
  4. 10w ago · Tronicum · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Notable work → LEGO (EU trade mark 000039800), LEGO minifigure 3D mark (EUTM 000050450), LEGO minifigure 3D mark (EUTM 000050518) +15
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Notable work: LEGO (EU trade mark 000039800)"
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