{"id":686348,"date":"2025-08-21T14:40:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T11:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/labubu-could-make-1b-this-year\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T14:40:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T11:40:16","slug":"labubu-could-make-1b-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/labubu-could-make-1b-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Labubu could make $1B this year"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Labubu is a plush monster toy, but it\u2019s also on track to be a billion-dollar business.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week, Labubu maker Pop Mart released its <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www1.hkexnews.hk\/listedco\/listconews\/sehk\/2025\/0819\/2025081900626.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">financial results<\/a> for the first half of 2025, giving the public more insight into just how rabid the world is for this plush monster toy. Pop Mart\u2019s Monsters <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>, which includes Labubu, generated around $670 million in revenue in the first half of the year, putting it on track to earn over $1 billion by year\u2019s end. That\u2019s a 688% increase year-over-year, even <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/labubu-pop-mart-earnings-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">eclipsing the sales <\/a>of Mattel toys like Barbie and Hot Wheels.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sold in a mystery \u201cblind box\u201d format, these toys \u2014 sold by Chinese company Pop Mart \u2014 blew up in popularity internationally when BLACKPINK member Lisa <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-Bci1a1CF80\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">confessed her obsession<\/a> with the ugly-cute creatures. Then celebrities like Cher, Kim Kardashian, Paris Hilton, Marc Jacobs, and others were spotted with Labubu toys, which sometimes hang off their designer bags as keychains.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These 10-year-old, mythology-inspired characters have now become as popular an accessory as <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.okayplayer.com\/originals\/how-the-telfar-bag-became-the-most-popular-black-owned-accessory.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">a Telfar bag was in 2020<\/a>, and they\u2019re just as hard to get your hands on.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>We\u2019re always looking to evolve, and by providing some insight into your perspective and feedback into TechCrunch and our coverage and events, you can help us!\u00a0<\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/survey.researchresults.com\/survey\/selfserve\/53b\/g002\/s0064551?list=tcap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><em>Fill out this survey to let us know how we\u2019re doing<\/em><\/a>\u00a0a<em>nd get the chance to win a prize in return!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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This week, Labubu maker Pop Mart released its financial results for the first half of 2025, giving the public more insight into just how rabid the world is for this plush monster toy. 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