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washi tape

Worth a look68/100

washi tape shows low returns (0.8%), but strong incumbent ratings (4.5★) keeps it on the watch list.

Market/yr

$1.6M

Growth (1y)

+285.4%

Products

65

Brands

33

was 35 a year ago

Sellers

53

Price range

$3.94–$14.76

Returns

0.8%

Rating

4.5★

68/100

Worth a look

Scores 68/100 — above our 62-point bar, but a launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) failed.

Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns
Market size
43
×0.30
Growth
84
×0.30
Competition
85
×0.20
Quality gap
40
×0.10
Returns
94
×0.10

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +285.4% year over year.
180K90KPrime Day '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26Jul '24Nov '24Mar '25Jul '25Nov '25Mar '26

Seasonality

Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.

Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Competition

18%Mr. Pen
  • Mr. Pen18%
  • WAPETASHI11%
  • emmoolife9%
  • PAGEMORE8%
  • Mooker7%
  • YUBX6%
  • Other (27 brands)42%

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (30% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen. 33 brands and 53 sellers compete here.

Brands

33 falling

was 35 a year ago

Sellers

53

Top 5 brand share

53%

#ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend
9Mr. Pen$6.884.5★9533%falling

Product shelf

All 65 tracked products in this niche.

Reviews

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

What buyers love

Adhesion/Stickiness20%

“good adhesive”

Color18%

“Beautiful color”

Quality-Overall12%

“Great variety of products”

Ease Of Use9%

“easy to work with”

Value For Money8%

“Great Value”

Design-Overall6%

“Cute designs”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“As Advertised”

Size-Overall2%

“I love the different sizes”

Shape/Style1%

“style are just what I wanted”

Durability1%

“so far it has held up”

What buyers complain about

Adhesion/Stickiness36%

“Adhesive is awful”

Durability6%

“Break Easily”

Quality-Overall5%

“Bad quality”

Size-Overall5%

“Smaller than expected”

Thickness4%

“because the thin width ones are very thin”

Color4%

“Color dull”

Value For Money3%

“Not even worth the low price”

Functionality-Overall3%

“Does not work well”

Ease Of Use3%

“Hard to write on”

Tear Resistance2%

“Break Easily”

Top return reasons

  • Adhesion/Stickiness38%
  • Size-Overall15%
  • Advertised Vs Actual Product8%
  • Color8%
  • Value For Money8%
  • Thin5%
  • Functionality-Overall5%
  • Defective Material/Parts3%
  • Quality-Overall3%
  • Design-Overall1%

Data scraped July 8, 2026 · Marketplace baseline: 4.4★ avg rating · $22.71 median price · 2.2% median returns across 13,812 tracked niches.