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With 7+ million Facebook likes, Barbie has the largest Facebook fan page of any doll
More than 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
1 Barbie doll is sold every three seconds somewhere in the world
300,000 Barbie dolls sold in 1959
$27,450 was the highest auctioned price of the original 1959 Barbie doll in mint condition
$302,500 was highest auctioned price of a Barbie doll with proceeds being donated to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. The one-of-a-kind doll was designed by international fine jewelry designer, Stefano Canturi and included a stunning diamond necklace featuring a one-carat Fancy Vivid pink diamond
More than 130 careers Barbie has had in her lifetime
More than 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
110 million+ Barbie DVD’s have been purchased since 2001
More than 75 famous designers who have outfitted Barbie
1,000+ different shoe styles in Barbie doll’s closet
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
More than 40 different nationalities Barbie has represented
10 times, on average, a Barbie movie is watched
10 fine artists who work on one Barbie using water-based acrylics and tiny sable brushes
25 chart-topping, direct-to-DVD movies Barbie has starred in (26 and 27 are launching in 2013)
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
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
45 different color submissions, 12 liters of paint and five shades of pink 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
110 number of poses she can now pop