Pop Mart hit it rich. The Chinese company, which meets the toy and affects the affected, said that for the first six months of this week, the benefit is expected to jump at least 350% compared to the period of pre-year, due to its smash hit luxurious toy, MotherPop mart is included in a small list of companies that have tapped into zegatists, drawing in millions of buyers, who, for one reason or another, should get their hands on a toy or the gadget of that time.
But the Lebubu should be one, or any toy for the case, a decades -old question is that toy manufacturers have not yet come to know.
Here are a look at some of the most popular toys in years.
Cabbage Patch Kids
Cabbage Patch Kids began as a gub-face doll with yarn hair that came with adopting papers. The doll was so popular during the 1980s that parents waited in long lines at shops that they were trying to catch them. More than 90 million cabbage patch children were sold worldwide during their successor.
Cabbage Patch Kids, which were made by Zewear Roberts and were initially sold by Coleco, were relocated in 2004, looking at the successful return of other popular toys including Strawberry Shortcakes, Care Beer and Teen Mutter Ninja Turtles.
A cabbage patch kid museum named Babyland General Hospital is still present in Cleveland, Georgia. Entered the doll National toy hall of fame In 2023.
Beni baby
Beni babies Consumers were taken captive in the mid -1990s. Cuddly $ 5 toys were minimized for maximum hug-capacity, their Ty in ink tag was stamped with cute names, and limited versions were given run.
Many people collected toys, traded and sold with the expectation that their value would continue to grow only by the morning of the e-commerce era. It gave money to some people, and the founder, You warnerOne billionaire in three years.
In 2014, Warner came to know that he would not go to jail to hide at least $ 25 million from US tax authorities and received two years of probation instead. Warner, one of the highest profile figures, was snatched into a federal investigation by Americans using Swiss bank accounts to avoid American taxes, convicted for the same count of tax evasion.
Tamagotchi
Looking for a pet without real -life responsibilities? Well, from Bandai to Tamagochi electronic pet was for you. Consumers were tilted on egg -shaped plastic toys that were first launched in Japan in 1996 and became a craze worldwide in the late 1990s and late 2000s.
Users were tasked with taking care of their virtual pets, which press the buttons that simulates feeding, discipline and playing with the crater on the screen. If a tamgotchi is ignored, it dies.
in 2013 Tamagotchi Remained as a mobile app, duplicate the plastic handheld toy experience. Was included in the toy World Video Game Hall of Fame In May.
Fidgate spinner
Fidgate spinner -The 3-inch twirting gadgets-2017, which handled the sapples and cubals, had all anger. The toy was somewhat considered an outsider at that time that it was not built by a major company, timely for the holiday season, or in TV advertisements. Fidgate spinner was found more easily in gas stations or 7-allevan than large toy chains.
Fidgate spinners were around for years, mostly used by children to help children with autism or children with attention disorders, but they became more popular after being painted on social media.
While warm toys are often made by a company, fidgate spinners were made by many manufacturers, mostly in China. Toys were marketed as a concentration aid, but became so popular among children that many schools banned them, saying that they were a distraction.
Mother
MotherBy artist and Illustrator Cassing Lung, in 2015, in 2015, three paintings inspired by Nordic mythology appeared as demons with pointed ears and pointed teeth.
In 2019, the lungs made a deal with Pop Mart, a company that concludes toy and affects to sell Labubu idols. But it was not until Pop Mart started selling luxurious toys on the key rings in 2023 that the Danteed demons suddenly looked everywhere, including Rihanna, Kim Kardashian and NBA star Dillon Brooks. Blackpink’s K-Pop singer Lisa began posting their images on Instagram and on Tikok for over 100 million followers, where Labubu Pandmonium has broken.
Labubu has been a bone for pop mart. Its revenue exceeded double in 2024, to 13.04 billion yuan ($ 1.81 billion), thanks to its Elvish monster. According to the company’s annual report, the revenue from pop mart’s luxurious toys increased by more than 1,200% in 2024, about 22% of its overall revenue.
Michelle Chapman, Associated Press
