This Ikea plushie is swinging off the shelves because of Punch the sad viral TikTok monkey

TikTok fell in love with Punch, a lonely baby monkey hugging an Ikea toy.

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• A sad baby monkey that went viral on TikTok turned an Ikea plush into a global must-have.
• Ikea's Djungelskog orangutan is flying off shelves and out of stock in most stores in the US.
• The $19.99 toy is also reselling for hundreds on resale platforms.

A sad baby monkey has turned an Ikea plushie into a viral must-have.

Punch, also known as Panchi-kun, is a seven-month-old Japanese macaque born in July.