Why is Hello Kitty banned? European Union authorities fined the Japanese company behind Hello Kitty for restricting cross-border online sales of toys, mugs, bags and other products featuring the cartoon cat girl.

What is Hello Kitty if shes not a cat?

While writing the script for the exhibit, she referred to Hello Kitty as a cat, and — as reported in the Los Angeles Times — was firmly corrected by Sanrio, the characters manufacturer: Hello Kitty is not a cat. Shes a cartoon character. She is a little girl.

Is Hello Kitty losing popularity?

The final results of the 2020 Sanrio Character Ranking are out, and Yoshikitty is now officially more popular than Hello Kitty in some countries. Created by the original Hello Kitty designer Yuko Yamaguchi in 2009, Yoshikitty is the first Hello Kitty character modeled after a real, living person.

Why is Hello Kitty so popular right now?

Why is Hello Kitty so popular? Branding expert Dorie Clark puts Hello Kittys popularity down to her simple, mouthless design. Shes stoic, shes expressionless, and people can put onto her almost any kind of emotion, she tells Associated Press.

What is Hello Kitty worth?

By 2010, Sanrio had turned Hello Kitty into a global marketing phenomenon, worth $6 billion a year. By 2014, when Hello Kitty was 40 years old, she was worth about $8 billion a year .Hello KittyCreated byYuko ShimizuVoiced byMegumi Hayashibara (1990–present), othersFull nameKitty WhiteIn-universe information7 more rows