Lego

Summary

Lego is a brand^[1]. Lego ranks in the top 0.096% of brand entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,865 views/month, #1 of 1,040).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lego is credited with the discovery of Ole Kirk Christiansen^[3].
• Lego is in the country of Denmark^[4].
• Lego's instance of is recorded as brand^[5].
• Lego is owned by The Lego Group^[6].
• Lego's manufacturer is recorded as The Lego Group^[7].
• Lego is part of Danish Culture Canon^[8].
• Lego's Commons category is recorded as Lego^[9].
• Lego is the opposite of Stemfie^[10].
• Lego's country of origin is recorded as Denmark^[11].
• Lego comprises Lego brick^[12].
• Lego comprises Lego set^[13].
• Lego comprises Lego minifigure^[14].
• 1949 marks the founding of Lego^[15].
• Lego's official website is recorded as https://www.lego.com/en-us^[16].
• Lego's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lego^[17].
• Lego's Commons gallery is recorded as Lego^[18].
• Lego's different from is recorded as Lego clone^[19].
• Lego's history of topic is recorded as history of Lego^[20].
• Lego's history of topic is recorded as Lego timeline^[21].
• Lego's hashtag is recorded as LEGO^[22].
• Lego's hashtag is recorded as lego^[23].
• Lego's derivative work is recorded as LEGO Worlds^[24].
• Lego's derivative work is recorded as Lego Jurassic World: The Indominus Escape^[25].
• Lego's derivative work is recorded as Lego^[26].
• Lego's derivative work is recorded as The LEGO Movie^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Other^[28]

• Country: DK^[29]

• Began / founded: 1949^[30]

• Community tags: lego^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: ff3bc7ac-c91d-41ff-b94f-6e786e28a799^[32]

Body

Founding

1949 marks the founding of Lego^[15].

Identity

Lego is part of Danish Culture Canon^[8].

Ownership

Lego is owned by The Lego Group^[6].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Lego include Ninjago^[33], an animated television series^[34], directed by Per Risager^[35]; The Lego Group^[36], a privately held company^[37], in Denmark^[38], founded in 1932^[39], headquartered in Billund^[40]; Lego Ninjago^[41], a LEGO theme^[42]; and Lego House^[43], a tourist attraction^[44], in Denmark^[45].

Why It Matters

Lego ranks in the top 0.096% of brand entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,865 views/month, #1 of 1,040).^[2] Lego has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] Lego is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

Entities named for Lego include Ninjago^[33], an animated television series^[34], directed by Per Risager^[35]; The Lego Group^[36], a privately held company^[37], in Denmark^[38], founded in 1932^[39], headquartered in Billund^[40]; Lego Ninjago^[41], a LEGO theme^[42]; and Lego House^[43], a tourist attraction^[44], in Denmark^[45].