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Hard times are ahead for Labubu: Pop Mart International Group, the Chinese company that distributes the famous figurines, recorded a 50% drop in sales worldwide during the third quarter of 2026. It was foreseeable that the craze for the furry keychains would eventually die down, but until last year things were going extremely well: for…

The excitement around Labubu has never depended on a long plot, even as POP MART has turned the character into a global collecting phenomenon. For many collectors, the appeal lives in the object itself: the surprise of opening a blind box, the urge to complete a set, the character design, and the feeling of belonging…

Labubu is making the leap from the blind box to the big screen, with POP MART working with Sony on a movie for its breakout character.

Some games don’t just live on your screen. They live in people’s group chats, cosplay plans, desk setups, and the small rituals that make fandom feel personal. That is why “collectible” culture keeps colliding with esports titles like VALORANT, where character loyalty can be as real as team loyalty.

People visit a touring exhibition launched by Pop Mart at the Oriental Pearl Tower in east China’s Shanghai, Sept. 3, 2026. Chinese pop culture giant Pop Mart launched a touring exhibition on Monday, with Shanghai as its first stop. Running until November 1, the exhibition uses the Oriental Pearl Tower and the Shanghai No.1 Department…

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Blind box culture is built on that little hit of surprise, but the real flex is when a character stops being something you collect and starts being something you live with. That is the shift POP MART is chasing as it expands its IP from shelves into experiences people can taste, share, and post.

Shell is turning its service stations into destinations for pop culture fans through a new partnership with POP MART, marking the collectibles giant’s first-ever collaboration with an energy brand.

POP MART has unveiled a new two-storey standalone store at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS), marking the Southeast Asian debut of POP BAKERY as the collectibles brand continues expanding beyond traditional retail into immersive consumer experiences.