The cat-like character became popular in the 1970s and has remained a global phenomenon ever since, popular with adults, children, and celebrities alike. Even at 50, the character continues to be loved by many, adorning lines of merchandise from clothing to stationery and makeup, as well as appearing in animated series and films, comics, video games and books.
Sanrio, the Japanese company that own the character, make almost $4 billion in Hello Kitty sales annually, according to the Economist. It is estimated she has earned her creators $80 billion over her lifetime.
And according to the Guardian, the character is ranked as the second-highest grossing media franchise in the world behind Pokémon and ahead of Mickey Mouse and Star Wars.
Celebrities love her too: Paris Hilton was photographed carrying a diamante-encrusted Hello Kitty handbag, Katy Perry wore a corset with her face plastered on it at the 2009 Brit Awards, and Lady Gaga wore a gown made of Hello Kitty plushies that same year.
If you don't already know, Hello Kitty is now also a TikTok superstar, with more than 3.5 million followers on her account and 27.9 million likes.
Yesterday, Liverpool had to come from behind to secure a decisive 2-1 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion at a rocking Anfield and go two points clear at the top of the Premier League on the day their two title rivals both suffered defeat. Yes, Newcastle and AFC Bournemouth beat Arsenal 1-0 and Manchester City 2-1 respectively.
Mohamed Salah went to the rescue, firing the winner for the Reds with his trademark curling shot from the right in the 72nd minute after Cody Gakpo had cancelled out the Seagulls' opener two minutes earlier.
A convincing show of clinical attacking play on Saturday saw six-goal Celtic booking a pl ace in the Scottish League Cup final and ending Aberdeen's unbeaten start to the season in devastating fashion.
Cameron Carter-Vickers opened the scoring when he thumped in Arne Engels' corner in the twenty-ninth minute. Kyogo Furuhashi doubled their lead three minutes later after a brilliant piece of play from Daizen Maeda, laying the ball to him to smash in off the bar. The provider then turned scorer in the fortieth minute as Nicholas Kuhn sublimely slipped him the ball.
The Dons staged a two-goal comeback at Celtic Park a fortnight ago, but there was no chance of a revival at Hampden when Maeda knocked in a back-post rebound in the 49th minute before Nicolas Kuhn hammered in a goal his display merited in the 59th minute. And again, Maeda had his third and Celtic's sixth when he tapped home Alistair Johnston's ball across the face of goal with five minutes left.
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