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2020 was a challenging year for everyone around the world but we’ve managed to continue grinding it out here on The Brick Fan. Today is one of my favorite times of the year as we can take a look at some of the stats for the site and how it compares to the previous years.

Since a majority of the world was under lockdown for a few months, people had a lot of time to go online. This means more time to read LEGO fan sites for news and updates as well as reviews and such. We ended the year at 25,803,380 pageviews which is up 13.5% from 2019. This also resulted in an increase of unique views and first time visitors as well.

There were 1,025 posts which was the most number of posts in a year for the site. The highest traffic day was on November 23 in which a combination of posts contributed to it including the reveal of the the LEGO Botanical Collection, and LEGO Star Wars sets as well as the December Store Calendar.

On social media, our counts are still slowly going up which you can see below:

Facebook – 18,672 likes/21,603 followers (16.4% increase)
Twitter – 10,824 followers (12.9% increase)
Instagram – 16.420 (7.3% increase)
Reddit – 538 readers (28.5% increase)

Overall, 2020 was a very successful year on the site and I truly appreciate everyone who comes to read it. I know it’s pretty hard doing normal stuff right now with the pandemic still going on. … Continue

Merry Christmas from us here at The Brick Fan! We hope you got all the LEGO you wanted on your list. This year has been pretty difficult for everyone but hopefully you get to enjoy today with your loved ones.

I’ll be running a giveaway some time later today for something that has been fairly difficult to get for people. If you followed me on social media the past few days, you may already know what it is. In the meantime, relax with the sounds of a LEGO Yule Log below.

LEGO news have been pretty slow for the holidays but it has been recently announced that LEGO has appointed Colette Burke as their new Chief Commercial Officer. At the beginning of the year, Colette will be taking the reigns of the position and will be responsible for LEGO’s global strategy including e-commerce, retailer partnerships, omnichannel development, LEGO Brand Stores, and further expansion into new countries. Before this, Colette was the Vice President Global Sales of Bose.

The LEGO Group appoints Colette Burke as Chief Commercial Officer

BILLUND, December 21, 2020: The LEGO Group today announced the appointment of Colette Burke as Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer effective January 1, 2021.

Colette joins the LEGO Group from consumer electronics company, Bose Corporation, where she was Vice President Global Sales. During her 25-year career at Bose Corporation she has held a wide range of commercial, general management and marketing roles of increasing scope and responsibility at a global, regional and national level, including 19 years in the United States. She began her career as a management consultant in Germany.

Colette will be responsible for the Group’s global commercial strategy including e-commerce, retailer partnerships, omnichannel development, LEGO®-branded retail stores and continued expansion into new countries. Reporting to her will be the Group’s Market Group heads based in Americas, EMEA, Asia Pacific and China and LEGO Retail.

Niels B Christiansen, CEO the LEGO Group said: “We are excited to have Colette join the LEGO Group as Chief Commercial Officer. As the retail landscape continues to evolve rapidly, it’s