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Pop Mart Forecasts 350% First-Half Profit Surge on Labubu Craze

Pop Mart is rolling out beauty collaborations plus tougher authentication measures to capitalize on the craze.

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Labubu dolls have become a social media sensation due to their price and rarity.
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Overview

  • Pop Mart’s 2024 revenue more than doubled to 13.04 billion yuan as plush toy revenue surged over 1,200%.
  • Labubu first appeared in 2015 picture books by Kasing Lung and achieved global retail expansion after plush key-ring launches in 2023.
  • High-profile celebrities such as Rihanna, Kim Kardashian, Dillon Brooks and Lisa of Blackpink have showcased Labubu on social media.
  • The company is developing beauty collaborations to extend Labubu into cosmetics and lifestyle products.
  • Pop Mart is strengthening authentication systems across its retail and online channels to curb counterfeit Labubu toys.