Promotional is a LEGO category that had 517 sets released in 1970, 1999 & 2001-2024. This page details statistics of this theme, derived from all of the reviews Brick Insights has gathered and interpreted. You'll find a breakdown of the following:
Let's get the best part done first. These are the highest rated Promotional sets of all time.
All Promotional sets by rating
Just for fun - these are the worst rated Promotional sets.
77
is the average rating of all Promotional sets.
This rating is the average of all 126 scored sets in Promotional. Compared to other categories this is average. 391 unscored sets are not included. 24% of all sets in this category are scored. Here's the distribution of all categories and where Promotional is in relation to the others.
To know what it takes for a set to get a score and thus be included in these calculations, check out the FAQ.
Years without scored sets are not included.
Alright, so that's the rating. But are the sets generally recommended? The data we've collected shows that the majority of Promotional sets are considered not recommended:
47%
Total: 274 / 517
Not all sets in our database are marked as recommended or not. We currently have 243 sets in Promotional that are considered unknown. They are excluded from these calculations.
A set is considered recommended when the majority of reviews recommend it. If you're interested in knowing when a review is considered a recommendation, I keep that reasoning updated in Brick Insights FAQ. I've also written an article detailing the recommendation distribution of all reviews.
Since part prices vary a lot depending on part types, Brick Insights attempts to group similar categories together. We call these meta-categories comparable categories. Promotional is bundled into System along with these:
The average price per part (PPP) of all System sets is 0.19. The average PPP for Promotional is 0.14. Meanwhile, the average price per minifig (PPM) in System is 18.22 and the average PPM for Promotional is 7.27.
All prices are adjusted for inflation.
