Mechanical Pencil
FailShoppers spend only $45K a year here, so Mechanical Pencil is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 45 / 100Ranks 40 of 53 Office Products niches · −4 vs the category median of 4945
- Market size
- $45K/yr80K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -12.8%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 42%top-5 click share · 11 brands · 55 sellers
Flapen Score
Mechanical Pencil against its category
The dotted line is the Office Products average. Past it, Mechanical Pencil is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Mechanical Pencil market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Arab Emirates searched for Mechanical Pencil 80K times last year and spent an estimated $45K. The top 5 brands take 90% of clicks. Demand peaks in Aug. Flapen scores it 45 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
2.1% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 80K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Arab Emirates for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 2.1% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -12.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $45K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 80K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -12.8%
- Conversion, latest week
- 2.1%
- Market size, estimated
- $45Ka year
- Peak month
- August2.8× the quietest month
- Top search term
- mechanical pencil66K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth $26.02.
Listings sell for $26.02 on average, from $2.27 to $85.42. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 3K to 3K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At $26.02 that is $0 to $3K a year per listing.
- Average price
- $26.02inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- $2.27–$85.42
- Amazon United Arab Emirates median price
- $60.52across 3,090 niches
- Units sold a year
- 3K–3K
- Units per listing a year
- 0–100
- Revenue per listing a year
- $0–$3K
- Returns
- 0.9%of orders · Amazon United Arab Emirates median 1.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
47% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #88 within Office Products. It carries 1,862 reviews at 4.54 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 47%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 1.1%
- Average rank
- #88in Office Products
- Average rating
- 4.54 starsAmazon United Arab Emirates average 4.27 stars
- Average reviews
- 1,862per listing
- Listings tracked
- 32
04 · Newcomers
Brands here are settling in.
The brands on the shelf have sold for 59 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 0
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 59 months
Products
Top Mechanical Pencil products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Faber-Castell Autoclick Mechanical Pencils 0.7mm (1Pc + 1 Lead) Assorted Colors It has an easy-to-use automatic click lead advancement for continuous writing and drawing without interruption
- Price
- $8.49
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 18
- Age
- 1y ago

uni-ball uni Kuru Toga Roulette Model Auto Lead Rotation 0.5mm Mechanical Pencil Silver Body (M510171P.26)
- Price
- $55.66
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 8,591
- Age
- 13y ago

Faber-Castell Gripmatic Opaque Mechanical Pencil 0.7mm Assorted Circlexpbag2020
- Price
- $9.41
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 105
- Age
- 5y ago

Faber-Castell Econ Mechanical Pencil 0.7mm 3+1 Multicolor 134394
- Price
- $9.70
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 175
- Age
- 5y ago

Faber-Castell Grip 1345 0.5mm Mechanical Pencil - Assorted
- Price
- $13.69
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 4,883
- Age
- 13y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Faber-Castell Faber Castell Tk Fine 9719 Mechanical Pencil 1.0Mm Fully Retractable Lead Sleeve With Integrated Eraser Made In Germany Green 136900
- Price
- $14.98
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,162
- Age
- 13y ago

Faber-Castell 9715 TK-Fine 0.5 mm Tip Mechanical Pencil HB
- Price
- $13.77
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,162
- Age
- 13y ago

Faber-Castell Grip 1345 0.5mm Mechanical Pencil - Assorted
- Price
- $13.69
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 4,883
- Age
- 13y ago

Pentel 0.5 mm Fiesta Mechanical Pencil - Blue
- Price
- $2.30
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 17
- Age
- 2y ago

Mechanical Pencil 13 Pcs Set 3 Pcs 0.7mm HB Mechanical Pencils with Eraser 10 Pcs Tubes Pencil Refill Lead Refills 0.7 Automatic Propelling Pencil Set for Sketching Drawing Writing Drafting School
- Price
- $31.57
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 3y ago
Newest
by launch date
Deli Soft Rubber Triangular Barrel Mechanical Pencil with Leads 0.5 mm Lead Size
- Price
- $4.47
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 13
- Age
- 1y ago

Faber-Castell Autoclick Mechanical Pencils 0.7mm (1Pc + 1 Lead) Assorted Colors It has an easy-to-use automatic click lead advancement for continuous writing and drawing without interruption
- Price
- $8.49
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 18
- Age
- 1y ago

Four Candies 2PCS Metal Mechanical Pencils Set with Case 0.5mm & 0.7 mm Artist Pencil with 6 Tubes (360PCS) HB Lead Refills 3 Erasers 9 Eraser Refills For Writing Drafting Drawing Silver
- Price
- $57.70
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 122
- Age
- 1y ago

Four Candies Cute Mechanical Pencil Set 6PCS Pastel Pencils 0.5mm & 0.7mm with 360PCS HB Pencil Leads 3PCS Erasers and 9PCS Eraser Refills Aesthetic Mechanical Pencils for Girls Writing
- Price
- $52.48
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 80
- Age
- 2y ago

Four Candies 25PCS Art Mechanical Pencil Set with Case 3PCS Metal Artist Lead Pencil 0.5 0.7 0.9 mm &3PCS 2mm Lead Holder(HB 2H 2B 4B Color) with 432PCS Graphite Lead Refills for Drawing Sketching
- Price
- $85.42
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 153
- Age
- 2y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 42% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
11 falling
Sellers
55
Top-5 brand share
90%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
42%
Top 20: 89%
Open market
7%
- Faber-Castell51%
- Four Candies13%
- 三菱鉛筆12%
- Pentel10%
- BIC4%
- deli3%
- Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 7%)
Demand
Mechanical Pencil search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.8×
Search terms
Top Mechanical Pencil search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- mechanical pencil66K/yr
- mechanical pencil 0.77K/yr
- mechanical pencil 0.56K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Mechanical Pencil
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“It's good quality”
Every topic
Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.
Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.
13 topics
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FAQ
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