Sharpener
a small market ($79K/yr) — Sharpener doesn't clear our bar today.
Flapen Score
Ranks 31 of 53 Office Products niches · −1 vs the category median of 49
Is Sharpener profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United Arab Emirates niche tracking, Sharpener is a $79K/yr Amazon United Arab Emirates market (88K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 90% of demand. Demand peaks in Aug. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.
Sharpener: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Not really. Search demand moved -5.9% over the last 90 days and 5.9% of searches end in a purchase.
$79K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 90% of demand, so 10% of the market is open.
10%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 21 products
Top Sharpener 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
Deli Pencil Sharpener 2-hole Canister Design Assorted Color
- Price
- $3.51
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,763
- Age
- 6y ago
Faber-Castell Minibox Sharpener 4pc Pastel Colours Suitable for graphite and colour pencils
- Price
- $5.56
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 92
- Age
- 2y ago
Faber-Castellgrip Sharpener Trend Double Hole Assorted
- Price
- $9.33
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 188
- Age
- 5y ago
STAEDTLER for Pencils up to 8.2 mm Diameter Tub Round Sharpener Blue
- Price
- $17.53
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 5,133
- Age
- 12y ago
Maxi Sharpener Colour Barrel Single Hole German blade Lead and colour pencils. Smooth and easy sharpening. Easy to use
- Price
- $2.05
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 35
- Age
- 3y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
AFMAT Long Point Pencil Sharpener Artist Pencil Sharpener Manual Drawing Pencil Sharpener for 6-8.2mm Sketching/Charcoal/Graphite/Prismacolor Colored Pencils w/Sandpaper Adjustable Pencil Nibs Black
- Price
- $83.64
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 2,748
- Age
- 7y ago
YHRY 4 Pcs Pencil Sharpeners Colorful Pencil Sharpeners Manual Compact Dual Holes Compact Colored Handheld Pencil Sharpener with Lid for Kids Adults uitable for School Office Home
- Price
- $13.31
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 3
- Age
- 2y ago
Faber-Castell Mini Grip Sharpener Classic Single Hole Assorted Colurs
- Price
- $4.34
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 71
- Age
- 5y ago
Faber-Castell Grip Sharpener Triple Hole (81-183800)
- Price
- $11.23
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 14,605
- Age
- 13y ago
Amest Metal Pencil Sharpeners Single Hole Aluminum Alloy Handheld Sharpener Metal Sharpener for Most Size Pencils Adult and Kids - 1 Count.
- Price
- $5.82
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 5
- Age
- 2y ago
Newest
by launch date
Pencil Sharpener Black Manual Pencil Sharpener with Stronger Helical Blade to Fast Sharpen for Kids School Classroom Home Artists Ideal for No.2/Colored/Art Pencils
- Price
- $28.73
- Rating
- 3.9/5
- Reviews
- 9
- Age
- 1y ago
Maxi Pencil sharpeners in Bulk 20 Mini Pencil sharpeners.
- Price
- $8.61
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 9
- Age
- 1y ago
Deli 71160 5-Stage Adjustable Manual Pencil Sharpener Auto-Clearing Blade Large Shavings Box - Brown
- Price
- $31.12
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 207
- Age
- 1y ago
Deli Adjustable Tip Manual Pencil Sharpener Hand Crank Heavy-Duty Sharpener with Point Thickness Control Random Color 1 piece.
- Price
- $23.72
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 7
- Age
- 1y ago
YHRY 4 Pcs Pencil Sharpeners Colorful Pencil Sharpeners Manual Compact Dual Holes Compact Colored Handheld Pencil Sharpener with Lid for Kids Adults uitable for School Office Home
- Price
- $13.31
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 3
- Age
- 2y ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 57% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
Brands
10 falling
Sellers
39
Top-5 brand share
90%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
57%
Top 20: 99%
Open market
6%
- deli40%
- Faber-Castell34%
- Maxi6%
- STAEDTLER6%
- Amest4%
- Lonimia4%
- Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 6%)
Sharpener demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
Peak months: Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.3×
Top Sharpener search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- sharpener45K/yr
- pencil sharpener29K/yr
- sharpner9K/yr
- sharpener for kids5K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Sharpener
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
100% of reviews“Amazing quality”
“Just as advertised”
“Gives sharp pencil lead”
“Worth it”
What buyers complain about
100% of reviews“Only lasted a few weeks”
“Doesn't sharpen well”
“Terrible quality”
Sharpener 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 Sharpener questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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