The Lego Group world's largest toy company by revenue, with sales amounting to US$2.1 billion, surpassing Mattel, which had US$1.9 billion in sales. On 11 August 2017, Lego announced that Niels B. Christiansen would become the new CEO, effective 1 October of the same year. The history of Lego spans nearly 100 years, beginning with the creation of small wooden playthings during the early 20th century. Manufacturing of plastic Lego bricks began in Denmark in 1947, but since has grown to include factories throughout the world. In 1961, Lego was managed by Samsonite until 1972 in the United States and 1986 in Canada.
Lego Spider-Man Spider-Man's debut into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Lego released set 76067 "Tanker Truck Showdown". In 2017, to coincide with the release of the MCU film, "", Lego released sets 76083 "Beware the Vulture" and 76082 "ATM Heist Battle". Lego Spider-Man Lego Spider-Man is a product range of the Lego construction toy, based on the first two Spider-Man movies. The theme was first introduced in 2002 as a sub-brand of the Lego Studios theme, to tie in with the release of the first "Spider-Man" film. Three new sets were released in 2003, this time without the Lego Studios branding. In 2004,