{"id":68213,"date":"2025-06-16T11:37:42","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T11:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=68213"},"modified":"2025-06-16T11:37:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T11:37:42","slug":"labubu-doll-creator-wang-ning-joins-chinas-top-10-billionaires-with-22-7-billion-fortune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/06\/16\/labubu-doll-creator-wang-ning-joins-chinas-top-10-billionaires-with-22-7-billion-fortune\/","title":{"rendered":"Labubu Doll Creator Wang Ning Joins China\u2019s Top 10 Billionaires with $22.7 Billion Fortune"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Onyeanya Ebere<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Wang Ning, founder and CEO of Pop Mart International Group, has entered the ranks of China\u2019s top ten richest individuals for the first time, thanks to soaring global demand for the company\u2019s iconic Labubu dolls.<\/p>\n

According to Forbes, the 38-year-old entrepreneur now ranks as China\u2019s 10th richest person, with a net worth of $22.7 billion, largely driven by his stake in Pop Mart; a Beijing-based toy company whose shares have surged dramatically in 2025.<\/p>\n

Pop Mart\u2019s stock, listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, has more than tripled this year, trading above HK$270 ($34.40), and pushing the company\u2019s market capitalization to HK$365 billion.<\/p>\n

The company\u2019s breakout success is largely attributed to the Labubu doll, a mischievous, rabbit-like character created by Hong Kong-born artist Kasing Lung.<\/p>\n

The toy has become a global collector\u2019s item, especially popular across Asia, Europe, and the U.S.<\/p>\n

Celebrities including Rihanna, Dua Lipa, and Blackpink\u2019s Lisa have been spotted with Labubu dolls, further propelling the brand’s international appeal.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is rare for a comic\/toy IP [intellectual property] to break the cultural wall and be embraced by both Asian audiences and mainstream Western pop and sports stars,\u201d Deutsche Bank analyst Jessie Xu noted in a research report.<\/p>\n

Labubu’s popularity has even prompted unconventional marketing efforts. For instance, China\u2019s Ping An Bank recently offered the dolls as incentives to customers who opened new accounts and deposited over 50,000 yuan; a practice regulators later halted, citing it as an improper promotional tactic.<\/p>\n

The April release of the third-edition Labubu led to fan frenzies, including scuffles at a London store where prices ranged from \u00a313.50 ($18.30) to \u00a350 per doll. In Beijing, a life-sized Labubu was recently auctioned for a staggering 1.08 million yuan (approximately $150,000).<\/p>\n

With Pop Mart\u2019s explosive global growth, investor confidence is rising. Deutsche Bank has raised its price target for Pop Mart shares by 52% to HK$303, while Morgan Stanley has also increased its forecast.<\/p>\n

Wang Ning now becomes the youngest member of China\u2019s billionaire elite, joining notable names such as ByteDance\u2019s Zhang Yiming, Nongfu Spring\u2019s Zhong Shanshan, and Tencent\u2019s Ma Huateng.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Onyeanya Ebere   Wang Ning, founder and CEO of Pop Mart International Group, has entered the ranks of China\u2019s top ten richest individuals for the first time, thanks to soaring global demand for the company\u2019s iconic Labubu dolls. According to Forbes, the 38-year-old entrepreneur now ranks as China\u2019s 10th richest person, with a net […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":68214,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[173,249],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-world-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68213"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68213\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68215,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68213\/revisions\/68215"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}