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3mm beads

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a small market ($115K/yr) — 3mm beads doesn't clear our bar today.

Market/yr

$115K

Growth (1y)

+337.6%

Products

30

Brands

17

was 25 a year ago

Sellers

19

Price range

$5.08–$26.18

Returns

2.5%

Rating

4.5★

52/100

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Scored 52/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.

Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns
Market size
6
×0.30
Growth
88
×0.30
Competition
58
×0.20
Quality gap
39
×0.10
Returns
80
×0.10

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +337.6% year over year.
10K5KSpike '25Prime Day '25Jul '24Nov '24Mar '25Jun '25Oct '25Feb '26

Seasonality

Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.

Peak months: Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×

Competition

36%Funtopia
  • Funtopia36%
  • Ywmimn14%
  • EuTengHao13%
  • Redtwo7%
  • KERGAEN6%
  • QUEFE5%
  • Other (11 brands)20%

The top 5 products take 52% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them. 17 brands and 19 sellers compete here.

Brands

17 falling

was 25 a year ago

Sellers

19

Top 5 brand share

75%

#ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend

Product shelf

All 30 tracked products in this niche.

Reviews

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Color41%

“Amazing colors”

Quality-Overall14%

“Excellent quality”

Value For Money11%

“Great value for the money”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“Exactly as advertised”

Size-Overall4%

“Good size”

Embellishment/Embroidery Quality3%

“Beads are pretty”

Fun/Entertainment Experience2%

“Fun for all ages”

Gifting Purpose2%

“Im having fun making some gorgeous gifts for my friends and family”

Ease Of Use2%

“Easy to use”

Design-Overall1%

“Beautifully crafted glass beads with everything you need to start making jewelry”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall27%

“Too small”

Color17%

“Color chips off”

Paint Quality6%

“Paint wears off fast”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“Not as advertised”

Quality-Overall5%

“the quality of the beads is not good”

Shape/Style4%

“and the string provided cannot be used to make shapes shown as its too thick to fit twice through he 2mm beads”

Thickness3%

“even sometimes super thick”

Material Quality3%

“I ruined my life with micro plastics”

Value For Money3%

“Well woeth the money”

Color Fading/Discoloration2%

“However, after a few days of use, the beads start to fade and the color wears off, almost like its peeling”

Top return reasons

  • Size-Overall80%
  • Advertised Vs Actual Product5%
  • Color5%
  • Value For Money3%
  • Display Colors2%
  • Defective Material/Parts1%
  • Quality-Overall1%
  • Material Quality1%
  • Functionality-Overall1%
  • Shape/Style1%

Data scraped July 6, 2026 · Marketplace baseline: 4.4★ avg rating · $22.71 median price · 2.2% median returns across 13,969 tracked niches.