File 001 · Category Openers

Record 047 · Games · 1959

59.47.G

Barbie

Mattel

Fashion doll franchise

An adult-proportioned doll that became a 60-year argument about girlhood and a billion-dollar IP.

A doll like a grown-up.

Inspired by Bild Lilli. Fashion, careers, Dreamhouses, and later a 2023 film that proved the brand still prints money and controversy.

Filed notes

  • Adult fashion doll for children
  • Outfit aftermarket

Units. 1 billion+ dolls

SIC

3944

Games, Toys, and Children's Vehicles

NAICS

339930

Doll, Toy, and Game Manufacturing

Official

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