The dolls have almost tripled their maker's profits - and, according to some, energised Chinese soft power.

“I think people just love little weird alien looking things that are slightly cute. Furby and Ugly Dolls walked so Labubu could run.” Last week, Pop Mart, the Beijing-based company that ...

A man with a collection of vintage dolls worth $4,000 says people find it “creepy” but he feels it is his “calling” to look after the “misunderstood” toys. Chris Henrie, 26 ...

Gone are the days of hacking the hair off dolls and drawing on their faces to achieve the signature Weird Barbie look. Kate McKinnon's representation of a wise and kooky Barbie doll that had been ...

I’ve seen videos of what the others look like. Heard rumors. A lorax, a pair of arms and legs sticking out of a Corona Light can, a head poking out the top of a Jollibee doll. I regret that I ...

“Someone needs to do a psychological study on what it is about ugly plushie dolls that make humans go crazy,” Simedar Jackson, a copywriter with a growing Labubu collection said. “I think people just ...