Before Labubu, these rubber-faced dolls fed our plushie fever. If your Labubu love affair isn’t ending anytime soon, set your ...

After Xiaohongshu and Labubu, Chinese Dupes and DHGate Take on the World. Tianwei Zhang and Denni Hu. Thu, April 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM UTC. 6 min read.

Labubu, according to Pop Mart’s description, is “kind-hearted and always wants to help, ... And the craze is giving rise to dupes, or replicas, of the popular collectible toys.

For some Labubu fans, the doll caught their eye when their favourite celebrities were spotted with one. "Blackpink's Lisa and Rihanna bought Labubu," said 16-year-old Lakshmi M, a Sharjah-based ...

When you buy a Labubu doll, the box doesn’t reveal which design or colour you will get. You don’t choose the Labubu; the Labubu chooses you. It’s a smart retail tactic, and it clearly works.