They started as quirky, niche figurines cherished by designer-toy fans, but Labubu dolls have surged into the mainstream to become 2025’s must-have plush. Both kids and adults are scrambling to snag ...

The Labubu mania has reached the MTV Video Music Awards red carpet. Marko Monroe, who became known as the “labubu designer” on social media, was one of the first guests to arrive at the award show ...

Labubu dolls are hard to come by. Even at the giant flagship store of their maker, Pop Mart, in Shanghai, throngs of customers are told they need to wait a week or longer. The grimacing elvish ...

Before the craze for Labubus, few had heard of Pop Mart, the Chinese toymaker behind the mischievously grinning dolls. With customers across the world now lining up to get their hands on one, the ...