The Labubu phenomenon: How a toy became a symbol of late-stage capitalism
A Civil Services perspective with reference to Marxist Socialism
Chandigarh, Updated At : 05:00 AM May 21, 2026 IST
Labubu is a fictional character designed by Kasing Lung and produced by the collectible toy brand POP MART (a Chinese company known for selling ‘blind box’ art toys). Labubu dolls are small, grotesquely cute figurines, often limited in number and sold in sealed packaging so the buyer doesn’t know which specific figure they’ll get.
