2. The largest "official" Lego set is the famous Taj Majal, and it has 5900 separate pieces. With a price to match, of course, but due to the complexity and size of the project it's from the very start dedicated only to mature and really dedicated collectors. 3. There are over 400 billion Lego bricks in the world, and judging by the speed with which the company continues to release new collections the number might already be significantly larger). And think about the fact that a single brick or piece of Lego could support over 900 pounds of force. And no, they are not made in China, but in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Denmark and so on.
4. The mini figurines in the Lego world will become in the near future the largest population on Earth. That is if you somehow think of them as real people, for there are already over 4 billion of them. And this figure keeps increasing.
5. Lego is also the largest tire producer in the world, with over 300 million every year. Yes, they are tiny, round and made for their small cars, trucks and so on, yet if you count them Goodyear or Michelin are so very far behind.
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