Kinder Happy Hippo is a biscuit/candy made by the Italian chocolate and confectionery company Ferrero.

The original light blue Happy Hippo character was created by the French designer André Roche for Ferrero chocolates in 1987 and became famous worldwide due to its repeated appearances as a toy in easter eggs.

[2] The Happy Hippo toys came in various costumes and character designs, including an authorized parody character (named "Hipperium") from the George Lucas Star Wars trilogy.

[citation needed] Kinder Happy Hippos can be purchased in parts of the United States (primarily in the Northeast), Canada, Mexico, Slovakia, Hong Kong, Japan, Italy, Israel, the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Greece, Slovenia, Croatia, the Czech Republic, the Republic of Poland, Puerto Rico, Hungary, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Romania, Cyprus, South Africa, Morocco, Qatar, Tunisia, Thailand, Algeria, Chile, Malta, New Zealand, Denmark, Norway, Argentina, Brazil, France and Latvia.

In Australia and South Korea, Kinder Happy Hippos started appearing in petrol stations and supermarket chains, developing a slightly cult-like following amongst some adults, before the biscuits were discontinued in 2010.