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10 Products That Went Viral Like Labubu

In the wake of Labubu’s extraordinary global breakthrough, a new wave of collectibles and toys are gaining momentum overnight.

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10 Products That Went Viral Like Labubu

In the wake of Labubu’s extraordinary global breakthrough, a new wave of collectibles and toys are gaining momentum overnight. Unlike earlier collectible phenomena, which relied on slow retail rollouts and organic word-of-mouth, this new generation of products harnesses the vitality of social media platforms, influencer culture, and the always-on, instantaneous nature of digital hype. The cultural craze around these items now builds in days or weeks, not months or years, upending traditional marketing models and reshaping how trends emerge and fizzle within global consumer markets.

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