Mattel, Inc. (; ) is the world's largest toy company based on revenue. The products it produces include Fisher Price, Barbie dolls, Hot Wheels and Matchbox toys, Masters of the Universe, American Girl dolls, board games, and, in the early 1980s, video game consoles. The company's name is derived from Harold "Matt" Matson and Elliot Handler, who founded the company in 1945. Handler's wife, Ruth Handler, later became president, and is credited with establishing the Barbie product line for the company in 1959. After the release of the Barbie doll, Mattel revolutionized the toy industry with its talking dolls and toys. Major successes in the 1960s with the talking Chatty Cathy doll in 1960 and See 'N Say toys in 1965 moved Mattel to its position as the number one toymaker in America. Mattel closed its last factory in the United States of America, originally part of the Fisher-Price division, in 2002, outsourcing production to China, the beginning of a chain of events that led to a scandal involving lead contamination. On Friday, September 3, 2010 a small-scale "Flash Crash" appears to have occurred in Mattel shares which plunged 22% in pre-market trade for no apparent reason, only to recover shortly thereafter.

Mattel Inc. ist ein US-amerikanischer Spielzeug-Konzern. Bekannt wurde er vor allem durch die Barbie-Puppen, die Big-Jim- sowie die Masters-of-the-Universe-Action-Figuren. Mattel, mit globalem Hauptsitz in El Segundo, Kalifornien, beschäftigt über 26.000 Mitarbeiter in 42 Ländern und verkauft seine Produkte in mehr als 150 Staaten. Die deutsche Zentrale befindet sich in Dreieich.

Mattel Inc. est une société des États-Unis spécialisée dans les jouets et jeux, fondée en 1945 par Harold Mattson et Elliot Handler. Elle est leader mondiale dans son secteur.

Mattel är en av världens största leksakstillverkare. Det tillverkar och säljer bland annat dockan Barbie. Företaget bildades 1945.

La Mattel Inc., statunitense, è una delle più grandi case produttrici di giocattoli del mondo. Fra i suoi prodotti più celebri si possono citare Barbie, Big Jim, e gli automodelli Hot Wheels e Matchbox. Produce anche bambole e giochi da tavolo, e negli anni ottanta ha sviluppato alcuni videogiochi per console. Fu fondata nel 1945 da Elliot Handler e Harold "Matt" Matson (da cui il nome "matt-el"). Ruth Handler, moglie di Elliot, ne divenne in seguito presidente; fu lei a creare la linea più redditizia della storia della società, quella legata al marchio "Barbie".