Big hype, tiny plushie: Visualizing the Labubu craze in 5 charts By Annette Choi and Matt Stiles, CNN 2 minute read Published 10:00 AM EDT, Sat June 21, 2025 Link Copied! CNN. CNN ...

MADISON, Wis. -- There's yet another way to celebrate the iconic Memorial Union Terrace chairs. The Wisconsin Union on Thursday unveiled its newest chair-themed plushie.

Plushies sell out within minutes, fans queue for hours, and rare editions like the human-sized mint-green-coloured Labubu have fetched over A$230,000 at auction. Labubu isn’t just a toy.

Big hype, tiny plushie: Visualizing the Labubu craze in 5 charts. By CNN Newsource. Published June 21, 2025 7:00 am . By Annette Choi and Matt Stiles, CNN (CNN) — Labubus — the ...

(CNN) — 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.

In 2024, the company reported revenue of more than $1.8 billion, including $420 million outside China, in part because of Labubu sales. CNN unpacks how this tiny plushie helped fuel a billion ...

My love for How To Train Your Dragon runs deep (I have 4 Toothless plushies), but even with its 98% Rotten Tomatoes audience score, the remake is cringe and weird – stream the OG on Prime Video ...

Pokemon fans can snag real-world life-sized plushies of the adorable Eeveelution pocket monsters Glaceon, Leafeon, and Sylveon.