Who owns LEGO?
LEGO is owned by The LEGO Group (Denmark).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: The LEGO Group Annual Report 2025, LEGO A/S / The LEGO Group, 4 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- The LEGO Group reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇩🇰 Denmark, Billund
- Origin
- 🇩🇰 Denmark, Billund
- Founded
- 1949
- Category
- Home care › Household goods & storage › Writing instruments & office
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About LEGO
The LEGO brick in its current form was patented in 1958, and bricks made then still interlock with those made today. That backward compatibility is a deliberate engineering constraint and is central to why the system has lasted. The company manufactures to a tolerance of a few thousandths of a millimetre so that clutch power stays consistent.
Ownership timeline of LEGO
- Current owner The LEGO Group [1] reported
Where LEGO sits in The LEGO Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full The LEGO Group ownership tree →
See the full The LEGO Group brand portfolio (3) →
Other brands owned by The LEGO Group
The LEGO Group controls 3 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in home care.
Also in home care
- LEGO DUPLO (1969)
- LEGO Technic (1977)
Other brands in writing instruments & office, and who owns them
The 69 brands in writing instruments & office on Brandtree belong to 20 owners. The largest is F.I.L.A., with 15; The LEGO Group has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Arches | F.I.L.A. | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Acroball | Pilot | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Dungeons & Dragons | Hasbro | 🇺🇸 United States |
| American Girl | Mattel | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Creepy Crawlers | JAKKS Pacific | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Flair | Flair | 🇮🇳 India |
| Éxito | Ledesma | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| Colokit | Thien Long Group | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
About the owner: The LEGO Group
The LEGO Group is a family-owned company headquartered in Billund, Denmark, founded in 1932. Brandtree records 3 brands under its control.
The LEGO Group was founded in Billund in 1932 by a carpenter who turned to wooden toys when building work dried up, and the name comes from the Danish leg godt, play well. It is the largest toy company in the world by revenue and is owned by the founding Kirk Kristiansen family.
The LEGO Group: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇩🇰 LEGO and other Danish brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 104 brands that began in Denmark. 25 of them (24%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; LEGO is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of LEGO?
The parent company of LEGO is The LEGO Group, a family-owned company headquartered in Denmark.
Is LEGO Danish?
Yes. LEGO originated in Denmark in 1949 and its owner, The LEGO Group, is also headquartered in Denmark.
Is LEGO still owned by The LEGO Group?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, LEGO is still owned by The LEGO Group. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] The LEGO Group Annual Report 2025 — LEGO A/S / The LEGO Group, Annual report, published 4 March 2026; retrieved 28 September 2026.
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