Lego System A/S (trade name: The Lego Group) is a Danish toy production company based in Billund.[5] It is best known for the manufacture of Lego-brand toys, consisting mostly of interlocking plastic bricks.
The history of Lego spans nearly 100 years, beginning with the creation of small wooden playthings during the early 20th century. Manufacturing of plastic Lego bricks began in Denmark in 1947, but since has grown to include factories throughout the world.