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Blind box

What is Blind box?

Mystery box whose contents are unknown until opened, driving modern collecting culture.

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China

Devanture d'une boutique Pop Mart dans un centre commercial chinois, avec ecran promotionnel de la serie Skullpanda et statues de personnages a l'entree

Pop Culture8 min

After Labubu: Pop Mart's next wave

Crybaby, Skullpanda, Hirono: the characters Pop Mart is pushing so it no longer depends on Labubu, the artists behind them, and what this IP portfolio reveals.

August 5, 2026Read

China

Distributeur automatique Pop Mart de figurines à collectionner.

Society10 min

Pop Mart and Labubu: The Chinese Empire of Global Collectibles

From Wang Ning in Beijing to the worldwide Labubu craze, Pop Mart is reinventing adult collectibles with its blind boxes and becoming China's pop empire.

March 7, 2026Read

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