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markers

Worth a look

Shows a sweet-spot price point ($35.68 avg), but soft demand (+5.2% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 50Growth 31Conversion 41Competition 43Returns 93Price range 58Avg price 95Brand share 63Review moat 44Quality gap 57

Avg price

Incredible$35.68

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Returns

Great1.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Brand share

Good67%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Price range

Good$2.49–$148.21

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Okay$272K

$272K/yr · 233K searches

Review moat

Okay2,133.33

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Okay59%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Conversion

Okay3.3%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Growth

Okay+5.2%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

According to Flapen's Amazon United Arab Emirates niche tracking, markers is a $272K/yr Amazon United Arab Emirates market (233K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 67% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 54/100.

Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

markers market data

Units sold / yr
10K–13K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
$357K–$446K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
3.3%
Avg BSR
#49
Page quality
0%
Prime
95%
Sponsored
57%
Out of stock
8.3%
Avg brand age
51 months
Avg seller age
73 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 59% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

17 rising

Sellers

51

Top-5 brand share

67%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

59%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

28%

  • SKY-TOUCH33%
  • Faber-Castell11%
  • TOUCH11%
  • Pilot7%
  • Corslet6%
  • OHLLWERD5%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +5.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
7K5KSpike '24Black Friday '24Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.2×

Top markers search terms

  • markers62K/yr
  • colors30K/yr
  • الوان18K/yr
  • marker22K/yr
  • coloring markers15K/yr
  • الوان ماركر12K/yr
  • ألوان12K/yr
  • color13K/yr
  • marker pen13K/yr
  • coloring pens7K/yr
All search terms

Top markers products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%10%$27K20%$54K30%$82K40%$109K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 21 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about markers

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

What buyers love

لون25%

“the colors are great”

القيمة مقابل المال21%

“Good value”

الجودة الشاملة20%

“AMAZING quality”

المنتج المعلن عنه مقابل المنتج الفعلي6%

“perfect as mentioned”

قوة6%

“They are very strong”

السطوع/اللمعان/التوهج2%

“Its bright,”

What buyers complain about

حبر جاف/فارغ20%

“Some pens arrived dry”

الجودة الشاملة20%

“Not very good quality”

لون13%

“Doesnt color well”

مانع للتسرب5%

“Several did not work or had leaked”

رطب/جاف5%

“Most of them are dry”

وقت التجفيف5%

“Dry fast”

متانة5%

“Doesn't last long”

القيمة مقابل المال2%

“was skeptical bc of the price”

جودة الورق2%

“the bleed through the back of the paper”

ألوان العرض2%

“Not a wide selection of colours”

Top return reasons

لون22%
الجودة الشاملة13%
حبر جاف/فارغ10%
الوظيفة - بشكل عام9%
رطب/جاف5%
حالة المنتج5%
الحجم الكلي4%
المنتج المعلن عنه مقابل المنتج الفعلي4%
ألوان العرض4%
المواد/الأجزاء المعيبة3%

Common questions

Is markers profitable to sell on Amazon United Arab Emirates?
The niche generates $272K/yr across 21 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +5.2%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (54/100).
How competitive is the markers niche?
17 brands and 51 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 59% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 67% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in markers?
Top complaints mined from reviews: حبر جاف/فارغ, الجودة الشاملة, لون. The return rate is 1.1%.
When does demand for markers peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.2× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the markers niche?
Listings span $2.49–$148.21; the average listing price is $35.68 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,133 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.