Close-up detail view of seven Labubu monsters / charms / dolls / plus from "Big Into Energy" collection : Loyalty, Happiness, Luck, Hope, Serenity, Love an Secret, during a street style fashion photo ...

PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 23: Close-up detail view of a blue turquoise fluffy Labubu monster charm doll, next to a yellow Labubu doll, on May 23, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Edward Berthelot/Getty ...

Labubu dolls are the latest viral craze, but the cute, evil-looking creatures are hard to collect VCG/VCG via Getty Labubu Dolls became all the rage in 2024 and 2025 The viral plush toys and keychains ...

It's a plush doll. It's a bag charm. It's a collectible that recently sold for six figures. But no, this wildly popular creature isn't a Gremlin or one of the monsters in Maurice Sendak's children's ...

Credit: Ian Moore / Mashable Composite; Edward Berthelot / LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA / AFP / Getty / Pop Mart With a round, furry body, pointy ears, and a set of sharp teeth curled into a mischievous grin, ...

Labubu is a plush monster toy, but it’s also on track to be a billion-dollar business. This week, Labubu maker Pop Mart released its financial results for the first half of 2025, giving the public ...

Labubus — the fluffy, sharp-toothed figurines adorning belt loops and bags across the globe — aren’t just toys. They’ve become a cultural and commercial phenomenon. The creepy-cute collectibles, ...

When I first heard about Labubu, I had the same questions as everyone else: “Why is it called Labubu?” and “Is it supposed to be cute or ugly?” and “Why are people so obsessed?” But now the smirking ...

The Labubu craze proves that play can be serious business. The quirky vinyl or plush toys from Pop Mart are a worldwide phenomenon, riding a rising wave in popularity among both collectors and ...

Labubu took the global toy and art markets by storm. Now, as the frenzy begins to cool, collectors and critics are asking: what’s next for Kasing Lung—and for the market that catapulted his Nordic ...

A massive, digital “how-to” economy has sprung up seemingly overnight, all centered around this summer’s hottest accessory: a small, plush monster hanging from a keychain known as a Labubu. Legitimate ...

Simply put, a Labubu is a toy inspired by the story series "The Monsters" created by artist Kasing Lung, who was born in Hong Kong and later moved to The Netherlands.