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Dr Pen

soft demand (-20.5% this quarter) — Dr Pen doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

47
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Ranks 1,175 of 2,481 Beauty niches · on the category median

Market size 50Growth 15Conversion 27Competition 46Returns 90Price range 63Avg price 85Brand share 31Review moat 94Quality gap 33
This niche Category average · 2,481 niches

Is Dr Pen profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Dr Pen is a £275K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (175K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 86% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.

Dr Pen: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -20.5% over the last 90 days and 2.1% of searches end in a purchase.

£275K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr5K
Search volume / yr-20.5%175K
Conversion rate2.1%
Avg price£73.67

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 86% of demand, so 14% of the market is open.

14%

open market share

Brands · sellers12 · 15
Top-5 product click share58%
Open market14%
Avg brand age36 months

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 · 23 products

Sponsored placement96%
New entrants (1y)7· 3 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews116

Top Dr Pen products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 58% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£14K£27K£41K£55K1101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

12 flat

Sellers

15

Top-5 brand share

86%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

58%

Top 20: 97%

Open market

11%

  • Dr. Pen32%
  • CHARME PRINCESSE20%
  • EvFlightTech17%
  • Lazzybeauty12%
  • Bestauty5%
  • Angel Kiss3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 11%)

Dr Pen demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume175KCVR2.1%Products23Brands12Top 5 Brands86%OOS Rate5.0%Rating4.5★Reviews116Avg BSR#21
5K4KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Mar · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×

Top Dr Pen search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • dr pen microneedling76K/yr
  • dr pen78K/yr
  • dr.pen11K/yr
  • korabeauticals v2 derma pen3K/yr
  • dr. pen7K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Dr Pen

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

74% of reviews
Ease Of Use26%

Easy to handle

Quality-Overall14%

Excellent product

Value For Money9%

Good value

Comfort-Overall4%

very comfortable

Adjustability/Rotatability/Reclining4%

The unit allows for easy adjustment between settings

What buyers complain about

48% of reviews
Charging14%

now wont charge or turn on

Allergies8%

caused more irritation than normal

Value For Money7%

wildly different pricing between sellers

Color6%

I didnt want to be red ect

Quality-Overall3%

Utter rubbish

Dr Pen return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

1.3%

Return rate

5%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Functionality-Overall
27%
2Charging
20%
3Defective Material/Parts
14%
4Quality-Overall
6%
5Value For Money
5%

Common Dr Pen questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Dr Pen 47/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £275K/yr across 23 tracked products. 3 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -20.5% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Dr Pen on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Mar, where the busiest month runs 1.9× the quietest.