5) Rubik’s Cube
It wasn’t designed as a toy but it became one of the best-selling toys in the world. It was created in 1974 by a Hungarian architect and inventor Erno Rubik.
The puzzle immediately became one of the most popular toys of all time as well as one of the most frustrating.
The toy was intended for Rubik’s students. He wanted to teach them the three dimensional model.
The result was a toy that could provide hours of fun or torment for those obsessed with solving puzzles.
One of the best-selling products of all time, the Rubik cube was for years the toy everyone had.