Around the world, Barbie dolls are sold by the hundreds. In fact, it is sold in more than 150 countries around the world. Two Barbie dolls are bought every second, making it one of the most successful toys of the last centuries.

Barbie Dolls is an industry in its own right. He makes billions of dollars annually from business interests that don’t just include toys. Barbie also has video CDs, movie titles, computer games, clothing, shoes, accessories, and bags. You name a hot merchandise and they have it.

But what is it about the Barbie doll that clicked? Even in her 1959 debut with the now-famous black-and-white-striped swimsuit-clad doll, she sold about 351,000 units. It didn’t take long for the craze to turn into a mania. Everyone loves Barbie, from little girls to collecting adults; from girls to men. In fact, Barbie is second only to stamps as the most collected item in the world.

What makes it so adorable? These are some of the reasons.

mirror of the times

Barbies have been around for centuries and defined the style, fashion and look of the year they were made. Just like people and culture, it is also evolving, showing the current fashion and current way of thinking of that generation. Barbies dolls tell history in their own right, even having dolls that commemorate special events in history like the end of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union and the Olympic Games.

There’s a Barbie that will define the flower power era of the ’70s and the millennium that followed. In a piece of doll there is also a piece of history.

Childhood memories

Having been introduced in the 1950s, Barbie dolls have been around for centuries and most women in the United States have probably played with one or two. Seeing Barbie dolls reminds people of their childhood days, which they would probably want to pass down to their own children.

In fact, some collectors not only collect items for their price tag, but also for the memories the dolls evoke. After all, buying a piece exactly like the one they played with when they were little can be very exciting, especially if we’ve managed to destroy the hair or clothes with our childish attempts at haircuts and fashion design.