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‘Baby Shark’ creator’s 62% wipeout sinks stock below IPO price

Pricing has also landed at the high end of its marketed range

The golden era of Pop Mart shares may already be over.

Pop Mart’s Labubu risks beanie baby-style collapse: analyst

The shares have fallen about 25% since Hu initiated her coverage of the Beijing-based toy firm with an “underperform” rating on Oct 16

An influencer holds a Labubu Why So Serious Plush Pendant doll during an AliExpress and Pop Mart livestream shopping show on Singles' Day at a pop-up store in London on Nov 11.

Labubu craze hits London on Singles’ Day with AliExpress live shopping show

Sales on the platform’s official Pop Mart UK store surge 1,500% in October from a year earlier

The Hong Kong-listed stock’s drop followed a viral clip in which a Pop Mart employee appeared to question the value of a blindbox item during a Thursday livestream.

Pop Mart shares fall after live-streaming incident about pricing

The controversy coincides with a broader cooling in secondary market prices of the Labubu series

An Atari console, one of the early versions of video games from the 1980s, sits among the displays.

Tehran toy museum brings old childhood memories to life

The founder of the museum has gathered more than 2,000 toys from around the world

Pop Mart’s revenue grew as much as 250 per cent in July-September, outpacing the 204.4 per cent growth of the first half of the year, a stock exchange filing showed.

Labubu resale price falls may be more about supply than demand

[SHANGHAI] Kasidit Teerawiboosin, 22, has ridden the wave of Labubu’s success as a reseller in Thailand of toys from Pop Mart, but the days of easily making money flipping the toothy-grinned monsters ...

Pop Mart has also captured grown-ups – fashionistas playfully pairing Labubus with their designer handbags and working mothers gifting to appease their overworked school children.

Sorry, Pop Mart, Labubu is just not Lego or Pokemon

The continued reliance on scarcity to sell its products could turn consumers off

Pop Mart’s sales took off from the second half of last year, driven by releases of its plush Labubu toy becoming a global hit adored by celebrities and average consumers alike.

Pop Mart reports strong quarterly sales amid Labubu popularity

The launch of new mini Labubu dolls in late August fuelled another wave of buying frenzy

Pop Mart has already done what many thought impossible – making Labubu the first Chinese product to win a global audience for its emotional and creative appeal rather than because it represents value-for-money.

Labubu-maker Pop Mart learns from Disney to capitalise on toy’s viral success

Labubu’s success drives Pop Mart shares up nearly 200%, pushing its valuation above global toy giants