Everyone's life will be associated with a lot of memories with the Barbie Doll. Childhood memories are refreshed upon hearing the name of the Barbie doll. Everyone must have wanted to play with this special doll at their young age. The doll disintegrates the smile on the face of this doll when she sees this beautiful looking Barbie girl. Few people know that this Barbie girl is now aged. Barbie is 61 years old. Recently, Barbie was launched in the market for the first time on 09 March 1959. In the six decades since then, Barbie girl's craze has remained the same among children. After the growing popularity of this doll, the company introduced several variants of it in the market, which have been well-liked among children.

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Let's know how the idea of making Barbie girl came: -

The idea of making Barbie came to Ruth Handler, owner of Mattel Company and a prominent American businessman. He got his inspiration from his daughter and his friends. When he saw his daughter happy playing with her friends with dolls made of cardboard, she was determined to make Barbie. After this, on 09 March 1959, it was first launched in the market. Prior to this, Ruth bought many toy products from Japan and experimented differently and finally the appearance of the Barbie girl was revealed. In the first year of its launch, around 3 lakh Barbie were sold.

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Barbie girl is very much recognized among children all over the world. Its popularity can be gauged from the fact that Barbie has more than 2 million followers on Twitter and Instagram.

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