1 billion fashions have been produced since 1959 for Barbie® and friends
105 million yards of fabric have gone into making Barbie and friends’ fashions, making Mattel one the largest apparel manufacturers in the world
74.5 million results received from “Googling” Barbie
18 million registered users worldwide on BarbieGirls.com
300,000 Barbie dolls sold in 1959
$27,450 was the highest auctioned price of the original 1959 Barbie doll in mint condition
300 Facebook pages in her likeness
120 careers Barbie has had in her lifetime
1,000 YouTube Channels dedicated to Barbie
100 people, designers, seamstresses, pattern makers and stylists needed to create a single Barbie outfit and look
90 percent of girls ages 3-10 who own at least one Barbie doll
70 famous designers who have outfitted Barbie
50 pets including dogs, horses, ponies, cats, a parrot, a chimpanzee, a panda, a lion club, a giraffe and a zebra Barbie has owned
50 designers who created looks for Barbie’s first-ever runway show at Mercedes-Benz fashion week in 2009
50 different nationalities Barbie has represented
10 times, on average, a Barbie movie is watched
15 fine artists who work on one Barbie using water-based acrylics and tiny sable brushes
16 chart-topping, direct-to-DVD movies Barbie has starred in (17 and 18 launch in 2010)
12 average number of Barbie dolls girls ages 3-6 own
11.5 inches Barbie stands tall
7.25 ounces, Barbie’s weight
$3.00 Cost of the first Barbie doll sold in 1959
1 Barbie is the No. 1 doll property in the US and the No. 1 worldwide property in the traditional toy industry
9 number of Barbie fashion shows in 2009
5 Free-standing, 12 Pop-Up and 292 Shop-In-Shops existed in 2009
200 yards of fuchsia velvet were used to turn Barbie®’s bedroom into the dreamiest place of her “real-life” Malibu Dream House
65 reproduction Barbie® dolls were used in the one-of-a-kind sunburst mirror at her Malibu Dream House
30 blonde wigs were used to construct the hair chandelier at her Malibu Dream House
45 different color submissions, 12 liters of paint and five shades of pink paint were mixed to create the perfect Barbie ™ pink car paint used on her one-of-a-kind Volkswagen New Beetle in celebration of 50 fabulous years
