Apple CEO Tim Cook Gifted Custom Labubu During China Visit

[MacRumors]

Apple CEO Tim Cook is in Shanghai, China to celebrate the upcoming launch of the iPhone Air in the country, and during his visit, he met with Pop Mart CEO Wang Ning and The Monsters creator Kasing Lung.

On Chinese social network Weibo, Cook said that Lung demonstrated how he sketches his characters on his iPad Pro with an Apple Pencil. Lung is the designer behind the Labubu character that has become wildly popular worldwide.

During the meeting, Lung gifted Cook a one-of-a-kind Labubu modeled after Cook. The Labubu features white fur, glasses, black jeans, a blue shirt, sneakers, and a tiny iPhone 17.

Cook, meanwhile, said that Labubu "now has her own new iPhone 17 Pro in Cosmic Orange," and Lung drew a picture of Cook meeting Labubu.

Lung shared a selfie with Cook on Instagram, and also offered a closer look at Cook's unique "Tim Cook Labubu."

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[tomtad]

He needs to go

 

[magicschoolbus]

Probably has a spy camera and microphone in it to spy on cook in his office

 

[jz0309]

glad there are photos, never heard of that "Labubu" before ...

 

[gleepskip]

The doll has a better personality and would probably run Apple better.

The Labubu fad is over. Perfect metaphor for Tim's leadership.

 

[t0rqx]

While you are there Tim visit the Macbook Pro factories and fix those screens that are sold and manufactured with microscratches and dents!

 

[novagamer]

The lighting on Tim's face makes it look like he's transforming into Palpatine.

...coincidence? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[kenta_]

Which one is Labubu?

 

[ProbablyDylan]

Cook, meanwhile, said that Labubu "now has her own new iPhone 17 Pro in Cosmic Orange," and Lung drew a picture of Cook meeting Labubu.

Ok, yeah, I'm officially sick of this guy.

 

[LoveToMacRumors]

sell it for 1.4 bil

 

[JPack]

He always seems more charismatic when overseas.

He would never go on TikTok but showed up on Douyin.

 

[BB8]

maybe he doesnt give af and more power to him if that's the case, but i just know this pic is going to become a meme lmao

 

[Plutonius]

I hope this gift doesn't represent what China really thinks of Tim .

 

[tongxinshe]

Does Cook really think that he could get iPhone’s market share in China near to that in the US? No, never, by doing things like this more, the more likely result is to get the US consumers hate iPhone and the get iPhone’s US market share drop to be near to what is in the China, 15%.

 

[ceojr215]

Good! Now auction it off to charity!

 

[maxsquared]

In picture: Lafufu holds a Labubu

 

[jedivulcan]

They did a whole South Park episode on Labubu last month.

Tim Cook is having some sort of midlife crisis.

 

[Dark_Omen]

Dude has aged like 30 years in the last 5. What is going on with him.

 

[th0masp]

Dude has aged like 30 years in the last 5. What is going on with him.

Vision Pro might have fried his face?

 

[M5RahuL]

Oh yea.. I can totally see Labubu Cook !

 

[M5RahuL]

Dude has aged like 30 years in the last 5. What is going on with him.

I don't know.. he looks just like he did ( to me ) ..like a.. ok won't say it!! Some people get triggered verrry easily here..

 

[M-5]

They did a whole South Park episode on Labubu last month.

Tim Cook is having some sort of midlife crisis.

Well Labubu is still a cultural phenomenon… I mean that’s why South Park did it since they always cover current trends. And Tim Cook just paid a visit because the designer was mentioned how the iPad was used to design them.

 

[teknikal90]

asian dude casually donning a patek chrono on his jean jacket. ha. wild world.

 

[212rikanmofo]

Oh gosh, not this stupid satanic demonic labubu trend. Corniest thing ever.

 

[imamacperson]

Now I'm going to have nightmares tonight about that thing!