Lego in China: conquering the toy market one block at a time
With almost 300 million kids under the age of 18 in 2023, the Chinese toy market is extremely profitable, and reached a revenue of more than 18.9 billion USD in 2022. Lego is among the major players in this sector, holding over 43% of the market share in the construction toy category as of 2021. […]
How POP MART leveraged co-branding to dominate China’s blind box toys market
POP MART (泡泡玛特) is a popular cultural entertainment brand in China that specializes in selling blind boxes. Founded in 2010, the company has become a leader in the designer toy market in China. In the first half of 2022, the company’s revenue was 2.4 billion RMB (349 million USD), up 33.1% year on year. Although […]
China’s Toys Market in 2022: Chaowan, high-tech, and parent-child games
Most people know China as the world’s largest toy exporter due to its solid manufacturing reputation especially in the southeastern provinces. Indeed, in 2020 China exported $72 billion USD worth of toy products, miles ahead of the 2nd place – Germany’s $6 billion USD. However, China also has the world’s largest toys market, valued at […]
Toys Market in China
China is the World’s Largest Toys market China has taken the place as the world’s largest toy maker and exporter in recent years. There are over 1300 large-scale toy manufacturers in China which are responsible for producing nearly three-quarters of total toys in the world. The major manufacturing and export bases of toys in China are […]