Pen
Pen shows low returns (0.7%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Flapen Score
Top 19% of 53 Office Products niches · +7 vs the category median of 49
Is Pen profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United Arab Emirates niche tracking, Pen is a $504K/yr Amazon United Arab Emirates market (496K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 62% of demand. Demand peaks in Aug. Verdict: Worth a look — 56/100.
Pen: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Worth a look. Search demand moved +0.2% over the last 90 days and 3.5% of searches end in a purchase.
$504K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 62% of demand, so 38% of the market is open.
38%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 38 products
Top Pen products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
TKTTBD Gel Pen 5pcs Quick Dry Ink Pens Retractable Ink Pens 0.5mm Ballpoint Pen Fine Point Gel Pen Writing Pens for School Office Home 5 Colors
- Price
- $19.59
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 286
- Age
- 3y ago
Pilot BP1 Fine Ball Pen - Black
- Price
- $1.03
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 13
- Age
- 7y ago
FABER-CASTELL 1423 BALL PEN 0.7MM BOX OF 10PC BLUE
- Price
- $8.23
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 41
- Age
- 10y ago
Uni-Ball UB-150 Eye Micro Rollerball Pen 3-Pack 0.5 mm Tip Size Blue
- Price
- $15.24
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,954
- Age
- 12y ago
Amazon Basics Retractable Ballpoint Pen - Black - 12-Pack
- Price
- $17.05
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 10,745
- Age
- 6y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Dolphin GP780 Ball Pen 0.7mm Pack of 36 Smooth Writing Blue Ink Pens Comfortable Grip Ballpoint Pens for Office & School
- Price
- $13.83
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 7
- Age
- 1y ago
Mitsubishi Uni-Ball 0.7 mm Felt Sign Tip Pen Black
- Price
- $4.11
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 141
- Age
- 4y ago
Pilot BP1 Fine Ball Pen - Black
- Price
- $1.03
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 13
- Age
- 7y ago
Pentel BX470-A iZee Ballpoint Pen with Retractable Mechanism Metal Clip 0.5 mm Line Width Black
- Price
- $2.34
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 128
- Age
- 2y ago
Schneider One Business rollerball Pen 0.6 mm line width and ultra-smooth tip made in Germany 1 blister card Black
- Price
- $15.52
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,839
- Age
- 10y ago
Newest
by launch date
Uni-ball Zento Rollerball Pen Fine 0.7mm Water-Based Black Ink Ultra-Smooth with Reduced Friction (Pack of 1)
- Price
- $6.83
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 16
- Age
- 1y ago
![Faber-Castell 1423 Ball Pen Blue ink [Pack of 25] I Lightweight With Comfortable Grip for Extra Smooth Writing.Great for school office and more](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41h7bwvzxOL.jpg)
Faber-Castell 1423 Ball Pen Blue ink [Pack of 25] I Lightweight With Comfortable Grip for Extra Smooth Writing.Great for school office and more
- Price
- $12.82
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 4
- Age
- 1y ago
Dolphin GP780 Ball Pen 0.7mm Pack of 36 Smooth Writing Blue Ink Pens Comfortable Grip Ballpoint Pens for Office & School
- Price
- $13.83
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 7
- Age
- 1y ago
Dolphin GP780 Ball Pen 0.7mm Pack of 36 Smooth Writing Black Ink Pens Comfortable Grip Office & School Ballpoint Pens
- Price
- $14.19
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 7
- Age
- 1y ago
EYEYE G-103 Retractable Gel Pens 0.7mm 10 Pack 0.7 mm Blue Ink Medium Point Ballpoint Pen Quick Drying Pen Fine Point Smooth Writing Pens for for Office School Supplies
- Price
- $35.65
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 1,427
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 41% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
Brands
22 flat
Sellers
96
Top-5 brand share
62%
Top 20: 98%
Top-5 click share
41%
Top 20: 82%
Open market
32%
- uni-ball17%
- Faber-Castell16%
- TKTTBD15%
- Pilot7%
- Dolphin7%
- Cello6%
Pen demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
Peak months: Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×
Top Pen search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- pen246K/yr
- pens88K/yr
- gel pen32K/yr
- blue pen18K/yr
- ball pen17K/yr
- قلم10K/yr
- ballpen10K/yr
- ballpoint pen10K/yr
- قلم حبر10K/yr
- اقلام11K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Pen
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
92% of reviews“Excellent quality”
“Great value for money”
“Good for writing”
“the pens were good”
“they were all the same color”
What buyers complain about
78% of reviews“Cheap Quality”
“NOT GOOD, stopped working after 3 days, very disappointed”
“Average, not suitable for exams”
“Really rough on paper”
“not smooth at all”
Pen return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
0.7%
Return rate
0%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common Pen questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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