Barbie celebrates her 65th birthday and continues to make Mattel's heyday. The doll has been a model, nurse, astronaut, florist, firefighter, pilot, yoga teacher and even paleontologist.
At 65 years old, she shows no wrinkles, having been able to adapt to fashions and customs to stay in. Each year, 80,000,000 Barbies are sold in more than 150 countries, or 100 dolls on average per minute. According to Circana, the doll segment was worth $7.6 billion worldwide in 2022.