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Desk Mat

Fail

Prices span $6.27–$13.78, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Desk Mat is a Fail.

Flapen Score
34
34 / 100
Ranks 838 of 1,028 Computers & Accessories niches · −8 vs the category median of 42
Market size
£289K/yr1.7M searches / yr
90-day growth
-21.6%search demand this quarter
Competition
67%top-5 click share · 10 brands · 63 sellers

Flapen Score

Desk Mat against its category

The dotted line is the Computers & Accessories average. Past it, Desk Mat is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

34Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Desk Mat market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Desk Mat 1.7M times last year and spent an estimated £289K. The top 5 brands take 84% of clicks. Flapen scores it 34 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

1.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 1.7M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 1.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -21.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £289K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
1.7M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-21.6%
Conversion, latest week
1.7%
Market size, estimated
£289Ka year
Peak month
January1.6× the quietest month
Top search term
desk mat695K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £9.66.

Listings sell for £9.66 on average, from £6.27 to £13.78. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 30K to 40K a year. The average listing sells 1,500 to 2,000 of them. At £9.66 that is £14K to £19K a year per listing.

Average price
£9.66under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£6.27–£13.78
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
30K–40K
Units per listing a year
1,500–2,000
Revenue per listing a year
£14K–£19K
Returns
1.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

89% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 2.3% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #75 within Keyboards, Mice & Input Devices. It carries 20,351 reviews at 4.55 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
89%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
2.3%
Average rank
#75in Keyboards, Mice & Input Devices
Average rating
4.55 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
20,351per listing
Listings tracked
18

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are young.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 35 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
0
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
35 months

Products

Top Desk Mat products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 67% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£29K£58K£87K£116K1001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

10 falling

Sellers

63

Top-5 brand share

84%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

67%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

12%

  • YSAGi48%
  • Aothia11%
  • DAWNTREES10%
  • MOLMO9%
  • K KNODEL6%
  • TITANWOLF4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 12%)

Demand

Desk Mat search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

45K35KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Search terms

Top Desk Mat search terms shoppers use

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

  • desk mat695K/yr
  • large mouse mat129K/yr
  • desk pad121K/yr
  • desk mat large103K/yr
  • mouse mat large90K/yr
  • keyboard mat70K/yr
  • large mouse pad58K/yr
  • large desk mat41K/yr
  • mouse pad large66K/yr
  • leather desk mat39K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Desk Mat

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Quality-Overall19%

Poor quality

it doesn't feel the highest of quality when comparing to more expensive mousepads

Feels cheap

Grip6%

Grippy

only downside is that it slips a little

has no grip, so slips and wrinkles

Thickness5%+0.33

Thickness of the mat should be slightly higher which would it much more aesthetic and premium look

Not as thick as some

Not the thickest pad out there

Durability5%−0.03

does not last

Good buy frayed after a year

After six months of use, it looks tatty and worn

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%+0.69

Looks nothing like the images

says non slip and that's not true

not like the photos shown in the advertising

Love

Quality-Overall27%

The build quality is genuinely impressive — it feels premium

Good quality

Good quality mat

Size-Overall11%+0.27

Fits well

I consider them an excellent mix of size value and quality and can wholeheartedly recommend them

The mat size is good

Value For Money8%

great value for money

Good for the money

Great value for money

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%+0.69

The item matches the description perfectly

As advertised

perfect, works as it should

Office Usability5%+0.23

Great for the price easy to clean fits on my desk perfect

Looks nice on my desk

effective addition to any home office setup

Return

1.4% Return rate 75% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall52%▆▇██▇█

if it not fit for purpose

small

Color13%▇█▆▆▅▃
Quality-Overall10%▆█▇▅█▆

Poor quality

it doesn't feel the highest of quality when comparing to more expensive mousepads

Feels cheap

Material Quality5%▄▆▄▅█▇
Thin2%▃█▅█▅█

FAQ

Common Desk Mat questions

Answered from the same tracked data.