The world's largest toy factory belongs to LEGO - Located in Billund, Denmark, LEGO's main factory produces approximately 36,000 LEGO elements every minute, or about 19 billion pieces per year. Their molding machines are accurate to within 0.005 millimeters.
Barbie has her own dedicated factories - Mattel operates several factories worldwide that produce Barbie dolls, with over 100 new Barbie dolls designed each year. Since her debut in 1959, more than a billion Barbie dolls have been manufactured.
Toy factories use incredible precision robotics - Modern toy factories rely heavily on automated assembly lines and robotic arms. Some factories can produce a complete toy from raw plastic pellets to packaged product in under 2 minutes.
China produces about 80% of the world's toys - The city of Shantou in Guangdong Province is known as the "Toy Capital of the World," with thousands of toy factories concentrated in the region employing hundreds of thousands of workers.
Many classic toys are still made the old-fashioned way - Companies like Steiff (famous for teddy bears) still hand-stitch many of their products. A single high-end Steiff bear can take hours to complete and involves dozens of individual handcrafted steps.