Great news! I also read that they have surpassed Mattel to take on the number one spot! They're taking over the world!
"In Feb of 2012, Bloomberg reported that LEGO sales growth surpassed that of Mattel Inc., the world’s biggest toymaker. Not only did LEGO sales growth surpass Mattel and take that #1 statistic, LEGO revenue also increased 25% at the same time. A time when the second largest toy maker, Hasbro Inc., even saw its revenue decline. “LEGO Friends” was certainly a phenomenal success of immense proportions for the brick maker and their varied line of assorted LEGO products seems to continue to grow as well. The overall success of LEGO over recent years is evident beyond just the numbers though as the LEGO Group even tosses huge sums of money for new real estate developments such as LEGO House. We can also presume that this is the reason why LEGO is expanding once again, even further, in the Czech Republic."
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