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colour pencils

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A small market ($1K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 0Growth 35Conversion 7Competition 31Returns 100Price range 83Avg price 95Brand share 17Review moat 17Quality gap 19

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Incredible$26.35

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great$7.66–$54.99

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

Growth

Okay+8.0%

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

Competition

Okay66%

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

Quality gap

Bad4.7★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Bad93%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Review moat

Bad17,831.7

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Bad0.6%

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

Market size

Bad$1K

$1K/yr · 8K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon Singapore niche tracking, colour pencils is a $1K/yr Amazon Singapore market (8K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 93% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 34/100.

Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

colour pencils market data

Units sold / yr
100–250
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$3K–$7K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
0.6%
Avg BSR
#19
Page quality
0%
Prime
90%
Sponsored
30%
Out of stock
5.9%
Avg brand age
84 months
Avg seller age
0 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 66% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

6 falling

Sellers

13

Top-5 brand share

93%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

66%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

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Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +8.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
500300Spike '24Black Friday '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.4×

Top colour pencils search terms

  • colour pencils4K/yr
  • color pencil2K/yr
  • colour pencil933/yr
  • color pencils725/yr
  • colored pencils509/yr
  • colouring pencils343/yr
All search terms

Top colour pencils 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%5%$6010%$12015%$17920%$2391001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 10 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about colour pencils

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

Top return reasons

Scratch Resistance100%

Common questions

Is colour pencils profitable to sell on Amazon Singapore?
The niche generates $1K/yr across 10 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +8.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (34/100).
How competitive is the colour pencils niche?
6 brands and 13 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 66% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 93% of demand.
When does demand for colour pencils peak?
Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.4× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the colour pencils niche?
Listings span $7.66–$54.99; the average listing price is $26.35 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 17,832 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.