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Labubu

You might remember it as The Monsters, Pop Mart Labubu

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2025·The last few years·informative

A toy figure sold in sealed boxes, so that the buyer does not know which one is inside.

At a glanceThe facts

Remembered as
The Monsters
Spread in
2025
Format
Phenomenon
Era
The last few years
Made by
Kasing Lung
Taken from
His story series The Monsters; the toys have been made by Pop Mart since 2019
Origin
No single original
Available
Not held by ViralWorld

What this wasThe story

A snaggle-toothed elf charm sold in blind boxes by the Chinese company Pop Mart, clipped to handbags and unboxed on camera. Queues formed, resale prices multiplied, and the unboxing itself became the format.

Pop Mart's first-half revenue for 2025 rose about 204 per cent. 'Ugly-cute' became a stated design goal rather than an accident.

Why it matteredWhat changed

A character drawn in 2015 became a craze nine years later after one pop star was seen with one as a keychain. Shops in Britain stopped selling them for a time because customers were fighting.

TimelineIn order

  1. Made

    The character is introduced, as figurines.1

  2. Later

    Pop Mart takes over making and selling the toys.1

  3. Picked up

    Lisa, of the group Blackpink, is seen with one as a keychain.1

  4. Taken down

    Pop Mart pauses sales in all sixteen of its British shops until June, after fights among customers.1

  5. Record

    A mint-green one 1.2 metres tall sells for 170,000 dollars in Beijing.1

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Why it is here: something the internet still knows by name · it got out of its own corner of the internet fast

Where it came fromWhat we know

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SourcesWhat was read

  1. Wikipedia — Labubu

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