Can Pop Mart turn viral hits into lasting icons? Molly and Labubu offer the answer

SCMP · 2026-02-14
Can Pop Mart turn viral hits into lasting icons? Molly and Labubu offer the answer

Around a decade ago, aboard a train winding through China’s landscape, Wang Ning, the founder and chairman of Beijing-founded international art toy brand Pop Mart, shared with designer Kenny Wong Shun-ming the story of his early attempts at entrepreneurship. As a fresh graduate, Wang struggled to se