Last year a giant Labubu Christmas tree was unveiled in Chengdu, China. (Photo by Yang Haiyong/VCG via Getty Images) If Labubu has been the story of 2025 then the elf-like figure might also be the ...

People across Asia flocked to shopping malls and online stores Friday as they scrambled to get their hands on the latest edition of Labubu, a collectible toy that has sparked buying frenzies the world ...

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, ...

Some are baffled by how quickly Labubu’s have taken the world by storm. But, psychologically, trends like these are anything but surprising. If you’ve had to Google what a Labubu is in the past few ...

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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, ...

Imagine a baby elf in a onesie. Now imagine that it has had its teeth sharpened and been possessed by the devil: that gives you a sense of the aesthetic of a Labubu doll. Lots of Labubu-lovers sport ...