[2] Dating blind boxes first appeared at night markets in ... pay to get contact information for a person’s WeChat account, China’s most popular social media app, or leave their number.

Beijing-based Pop Mart, China’s leading blind box toy retailer, is a rare shopping bright spot amid the country’s spending gloom. It has millions of young fans who may not earn a lot of money.

According to data from China's National Bureau of Statistics, retail sales in October rose 4.8 per cent year on year. Yet, the consumer price index edged up just 0.3 per cent, signalling concerns ...

Blind box toys refer to collectible figurines sold ... Pop Mart’s 38-year-old founder Wang Ning, who joined the ranks of China’s 100 Richest for the first time in 2024, now has a net worth ...

They are snapping up K-pop photocards and trending collectibles to the tune of hundreds of dollars a month. Read more at ...

Pop Mart’s sales outside mainland China last quarter increased more ... have published articles from time to time about the “blind box” craze, comparing it to gambling.