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glow in the dark yarn

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a small market ($88K/yr) — glow in the dark yarn doesn't clear our bar today.

Market/yr

$88K

Growth (1y)

+173.4%

Products

29

Brands

13

was 12 a year ago

Sellers

21

Price range

$4.65–$38.52

Returns

1.6%

Rating

4.2★

52/100

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

Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns
Market size
4
×0.30
Growth
74
×0.30
Competition
63
×0.20
Quality gap
72
×0.10
Returns
87
×0.10

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +173.4% year over year.
6K3KPrime Day '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26Jul '24Nov '24Mar '25Jul '25Nov '25Mar '26

Seasonality

Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.

Peak months: Sep, Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6×

Competition

33%Lion Brand Yarn
  • Lion Brand Yarn33%
  • bulingbuling14%
  • WILLBOND14%
  • HEJIN11%
  • Red Heart9%
  • XAUKEU5%
  • Other (7 brands)13%

The top 5 products take 47% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them. 13 brands and 21 sellers compete here.

Brands

13 rising

was 12 a year ago

Sellers

21

Top 5 brand share

82%

#ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend
8Lion Brand Yarn$4.654.3★1,5285%falling

Product shelf

All 29 tracked products in this niche.

Reviews

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

What buyers love

Brightness/Shine/Glow28%

“It glows in the dark”

Color10%

“Cute colors”

Soft Feel9%

“it is so soft”

Quality-Overall8%

“The yarn seems like it is decent quality”

Fun/Entertainment Experience4%

“Fun novel idea”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“Product is what is advertised”

Ease Of Use4%

“it's easy to use”

Material Quality4%

“which I think the material was perfect for the eyeballs”

Upholstery/Fabric Quality2%

“like much of the yarn and fabric I own”

Value For Money2%

“still worth 5 stars”

What buyers complain about

Brightness/Shine/Glow22%

“No Glow”

Size-Overall17%

“Very disappointed in size”

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

“False advertisement”

Hard Feel6%

“Feels very rough”

Value For Money5%

“wow you just don't get much for your money”

Material Quality3%

“Yarn is a very strange”

Color3%

“was disappointed when they all glowed green”

Quality-Overall3%

“What is wrong with people selling junk”

Fluffiness2%

“Not fluffy AT all and very thin”

Ease Of Use2%

“Hard to work with”

Top return reasons

  • Size-Overall22%
  • Advertised Vs Actual Product16%
  • Brightness/Shine/Glow13%
  • Color11%
  • Material Quality10%
  • Value For Money6%
  • Thin5%
  • Functionality-Overall4%
  • Thickness3%
  • Quality-Overall3%

Data scraped July 9, 2026 · Marketplace baseline: 4.4★ avg rating · $22.71 median price · 2.2% median returns across 13,812 tracked niches.