Labubu maker Pop Mart shares fall as key ex-China sales data drop, Citi cuts price target

Cnbc · 🇺🇸 public United States · Aug 21, 2026 · 173 words · By Jenny Lee

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What to know about Labubu maker Pop Mart shares fall as key ex-China sales data drop, Citi cuts price target

Shares of Pop Mart fell over 4% in Hong Kong on Friday after the Labubu maker reported first-half results that showed declining sales in Asia-Pacific and the Americas.

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What happened

Shares of Pop Mart fell over 4% in Hong Kong on Friday after the Labubu maker reported first-half results that showed declining sales in Asia-Pacific and the Americas.

Why it matters

For the period ended in June 30, the toy maker reported a 23.8% year-over-year rise in first-half revenue to 17.17 billion yuan ($2.55 billion).

Common ground

But the growth was unequal: in Asia Pacific ex-China it fell 9.7%, and dropped 16.5% in the Americas.

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What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: Labubu maker Pop Mart shares fall as key ex-China sales data drop, Citi cuts price target?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Citi said the results came in below expectations, citing pressure in overseas markets, where sales declined 11% year over year?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Citi said the results came in below expectations, citing pressure in overseas markets, where sales declined 11% year over year.”

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One web search result mentions Citi's outlook and declining overseas sales, but the specific '11% year over year' figure is not corroborated by a second independent source.

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web search NEUTRAL — Pop Mart reported first-half 2026 revenue of 17.17 billion yuan ($2.55 billion), up 23.8% year over year, but its stock fell as much as 8.9% in Hong Kong on Friday after the results revealed declining…
https://qz.com/pop-mart-stock-overseas-sales-slump-citi-pric…

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web search NEUTRAL — Annual Reports and Proxy Statements. Our annual report provides a transparent update on our progress and priorities. A decorative graphic for the Citi 2025 Annual Report, featuring the number 25 in a …
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web search NEUTRAL — POP MART is a leading character entertainment brand & global pioneer of designer toy culture, operating physical stores and Roboshops across over 23 countries. Our US official store supplies authentic…
https://www.popmart.com/us

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Claim 2: “Shares of Pop Mart fell over 4% in Hong Kong on Friday”

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Multiple web search results confirm that Pop Mart shares fell in Hong Kong on Friday, specifically mentioning a drop to 4.2% at HK$147.70.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Walmart Inc. is an American multinational omnichannel retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets (also called supercenters), discount department stores, grocery stores, pharmacies, and g…
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Claim 3: “lowered its price target to HK$198”

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Three independent web search results confirm that Citi lowered its price target for Pop Mart to HK$198.

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web search NEUTRAL — Labubu-maker Pop Mart stock sinks after overseas sales slumped — and Citi cuts its outlook. Shares fell as much as 8.9% in Hong Kong after Asia-Pacific and Americas revenue declined, and Citi lowered …
https://qz.com/pop-mart-stock-overseas-sales-slump-citi-pric…

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web search NEUTRAL — According to Jin10, Citi lowered its target price for Pop Mart (09992.HK) to HK$198 from HK$263.
https://www.binance.com/fr-AF/square/post/08-21-2026-stocks-…

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web search NEUTRAL — The bank now expects Pop Mart’s group revenue to decline 8% year-over-year in 2026 and lowered its price target to HK$198. Citi said management now sees its initial 20% revenue growth target for 2026 …
https://thegbm.com/labubu-maker-pop-mart-shares-fall-as-key-…

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Claim 4: “For the period ended in June 30, the toy maker reported a 23.8% year-over-year rise in first-half revenue to 17.17 billion yuan ($2.55 billion).”

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Two independent web search results explicitly state that Pop Mart reported a 23.8% year-over-year rise in first-half revenue to 17.17 billion yuan ($2.55 billion).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Labubu ( lah-BOO-boo; Chinese: 拉布布; pinyin: Lābùbù) is a line of collectible plush toys created by Hong Kong illustrator Kasing Lung. The series features zoomorphic elves with exaggerated facial expre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labubu

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The PopMart Tour was a worldwide concert tour by the Irish rock band U2. Staged in support of the group's 1997 album Pop, the tour's concerts were performed in stadiums and parks in 1997 and 1998. Muc…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pop Mart (Chinese: 泡泡玛特; pinyin: Pào pào mǎ tè) is a Chinese toy company based in Beijing. The company is known for selling collectible toys and figurines in a "blind box" format. The company produces…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_Mart

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Claim 5: “Citi said management now sees its initial 20% revenue growth target for 2026 as difficult to achieve”

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The claim is corroborated by web search results stating that Citi reported management sees the initial 20% revenue growth target for 2026 as difficult to achieve.

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Claim 6: “in Asia Pacific ex-China it fell 9.7%”

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While other sources mention that Asia-Pacific revenue declined, the specific figure of 9.7% is not explicitly repeated across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence, although it is implied by the context of the report.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main island of Taiwan, formerly known as Formosa, lies between the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific …
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Claim 7: “The shares were recently down 3.9% to HK$147.70 ($18.84).”

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Web search results confirm the shares were at HK$147.70 and mention a decline of approximately 4.2% (which aligns with the 'recently down 3.9%' claim in the context of market fluctuations).

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Claim 8: “dropped 16.5% in the Americas”

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The specific figure of a 16.5% drop in the Americas is not corroborated by a second independent source in the provided evidence, though the general decline in the Americas is mentioned.

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Claim 9: “Revenue in China, meanwhile, jumped 47.3%.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of Wikipedia entries for Bentley and Wang Ning, but none of the search results provide the specific percentage increase for revenue in China.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wang Ning (Chinese: 王宁, born 1987) is a Chinese businessman. He is the CEO of Pop Mart, a Chinese toy company he founded in 2010. As of February 2026, Wang has an estimated net worth of US$19.6 billio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_Ning_(businessman)

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Claim 10: “The bank now expects Pop Mart's group revenue to decline 8% year-over-year in 2026”

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Two independent web search results confirm that Citi expects Pop Mart's group revenue to decline 8% year-over-year in 2026.

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web search NEUTRAL — POP MART is a leading character entertainment brand & global pioneer of designer toy culture, operating physical stores and Roboshops across over 23 countries.Designer with Pop Mart's Pop Design Cente…
https://www.popmart.com/us

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