Chinese toymaker Pop Mart International Group Ltd. expects the soaring global popularity of its Labubu plush toys to drive a ...

Embracing the controversial technology might help retailer Pop Mart adapt the fad before it fizzles, but the cultural ...

mostly in China. The toys were marketed as a concentration aid but became so popular among children that many schools started ...

The popularity of the doll has made Wang the 10th richest man in China and the youngest member of the country's wealthiest, which includes TikTok founder Zhang Yiming, CEO of Xiaomi Lei Jun, founder ...

In a counterfeiting operation in Shanghai, approximately 5,000 fake Labubu toys, valued at around $1.7 million, were seized.

Claims that a popular toy collectible was actually inspired by a demon from ancient folklore circulated online in July 2025. Some users claimed that Labubu, a cute, fuzzy monster ...

Jia Tolentino A staff writer covering news and culture since 2016.

Dupes of the internet-viral Labubu dolls are being sold around the world. Chinese authorities are now seizing them by the thousands in a counterfeit crackdown.

Dupes of the internet-viral Labubu dolls are being sold around the world. Chinese authorities are now seizing them by the ...

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AN XXL Labubu doll worth more than £100,000 was uncovered by Hong Kong police during a major raid on Tuesday morning. The ...

Through viral exports like Labubu, China is "undergoing a soft-power shift where its products and image are increasingly cool among young Westerners," said Allison Malmsten, an analyst at China ...