Chinese-American billionaire investor Duan Yongping has increased his holdings in Pop Mart for a third time, reinforcing his long-term bullish view on the toy brand, as some questioned the sustainability of demand for the company’s intellectual property (IP) portfolio led by the blockbuster Labubu doll.Duan, 65, dubbed “China’s Warren Buffett” by some investors for his investment acumen, increased his stake in the Hong Kong-listed Pop Mart on July 6 through his wholly owned company H&H International Investment.A Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing filing released on Friday showed his stake rose from 6.85 per cent to 7.65 per cent, equivalent to 102 million shares.
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What Labubu fatigue? Billionaire investor doubles down on Pop Mart stake
Billionaire investor Duan Yongping has increased his stake in toy brand Pop Mart for the third time, demonstrating a continued positive outlook on the company. On July 6, through his company H&H International Investment, Duan raised his holdings from 6.85% to 7.65%, representing 102 million shares.
Zhu WenqianSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-13 · 07:06 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Billionaire investor Duan Yongping has increased his stake in toy brand Pop Mart for the third time, demonstrating a continued positive outlook on the company. On July 6, through his company H&H International Investment, Duan raised his holdings from 6.85% to 7.65%, representing 102 million shares. This move comes despite some market questions regarding the long-term demand for Pop Mart's intellectual property, particularly its popular Labubu doll. The filing detailing this increase was released on Friday. Duan is recognized by some investors for his investment expertise.
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Pop Mart's stake rose from 6.85 per cent to 7.65 per cent, equivalent to 102 million shares.
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Duan Yongping increased his stake in Pop Mart on July 6 through H&H International Investment.
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Billionaire investor Duan Yongping has increased his holdings in Pop Mart for a third time.
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Some questioned the sustainability of demand for Pop Mart's IP portfolio led by the Labubu doll.
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Duan Yongping is dubbed 'China's Warren Buffett' by some investors.
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