How old is the LEGO brick? Katrina Schollenberger, SEO Reporter Updated: 21:54 ET, Jul 19 2021 LEGO are some of the globe's favorite toys for both children and adults alike. It is one of the world's leading manufacturers on play materials. 3 How old is the LEGO brick? LEGO is a Danish toy company that has been around since 1932. The Lego Group was founded in Bilund, Denmark by Danish carpenter Ole Kirk Christiansen. Born in 1891, Christiansen began to make small, affordable, wooden household products during the Great Depression. Among those products were small wooden toys, which led to the creation of LEGO, from the Danish words 'LEg GOdt' that means 'play well.'