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Folding Keyboard

Fail

Demand is soft, at -22.8% this quarter, so Folding Keyboard is a Fail.

Flapen Score
44
44 / 100
Top 39% of 1,028 Computers & Accessories niches · +2 vs the category median of 42
Market size
£113K/yr250K searches / yr
90-day growth
-22.8%search demand this quarter
Competition
54%top-5 click share · 15 brands · 40 sellers

Flapen Score

Folding Keyboard against its category

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

44Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Folding Keyboard market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Folding Keyboard 250K times last year and spent an estimated £113K. The top 5 brands take 77% of clicks. Flapen scores it 44 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

1.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 250K 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 -22.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £113K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
250K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-22.8%
Conversion, latest week
1.7%
Market size, estimated
£113Ka year
Peak month
November1.6× the quietest month
Top search term
foldable keyboard52K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £26.04.

Listings sell for £26.04 on average, from £10.81 to £48.42. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 4K to 5K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £26.04 that is £3K to £7K a year per listing.

Average price
£26.04inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£10.81–£48.42
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
4K–5K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£3K–£7K
Returns
3.8%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

80% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 15.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #125 within Keyboards, Mice & Input Devices. It carries 1,044 reviews at 4.28 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
80%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
15.1%
Average rank
#125in Keyboards, Mice & Input Devices
Average rating
4.28 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,044per listing
Listings tracked
25

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 3 of last year's 6 launches as successful.

6 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 3 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 36 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
6
Successful launches
3Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
36 months

Products

Top Folding Keyboard 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 54% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£6K£11K£17K£23K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

15 falling

Sellers

40

Top-5 brand share

77%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

54%

Top 20: 94%

Open market

20%

  • ProtoArc25%
  • Zedo17%
  • Inateck16%
  • TECKNET14%
  • Aolso5%
  • Logitech4%

Demand

Folding Keyboard search demand

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

6K4KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Search terms

Top Folding Keyboard search terms shoppers use

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

  • foldable keyboard52K/yr
  • folding keyboard43K/yr
  • portable keyboard42K/yr
  • travel keyboard19K/yr
  • phone keyboard12K/yr
  • foldable bluetooth keyboard14K/yr
  • foldable keyboard with touchpad12K/yr
  • folding keyboard with touchpad6K/yr
  • foldable keyboard and mouse7K/yr
  • folding bluetooth keyboard8K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Folding Keyboard

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

Complain

Durability12%−0.19

Broken after a month

Begins to stop working after a few months

Failed on the very first use

Quality-Overall8%

It's less than average quality product

Poor quality

the drop in quality is shocking

Connectivity-Overall7%−0.06

Bluetooth issue

Connectivity issues

Can't connect to my Bluetooth

Size-Overall6%

Not fit for purpose

It is perhaps a bit large

Small

Touch/Button Controls5%−0.05

Several keys have stopped working

lack a sharp tactile click

The touchpad is not the most sensitive or responsive

Love

Quality-Overall13%

good quality wallet for both

An excellent product that works flawlessly

Excellent Quality

Portability11%+1.32

it is very portable

Portable

easy to carry

Value For Money9%+0.41

Excellent value for money

Good value

Great Value for Money

Connectivity-Overall7%−0.06

connects easily

No connection issues

Easy to connect

Ease Of Use7%+0.46

The mouse is comfortable

comfortable to use

Easy to carry

Return

3.8% Return rate 32% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall27%███▇▆▆

Not fit for purpose

It is perhaps a bit large

Small

Connectivity-Overall15%▆▅▆▇▆█

Bluetooth issue

Connectivity issues

Can't connect to my Bluetooth

Functionality-Overall15%▆▆█▅▆▅

It did not work

Of late it has not been working as well

I love the portability, however, the keyboard rarely works

Compatibility-Overall10%█▇▇█▇▆
Quality-Overall5%▅▇▄▆██

It's less than average quality product

Poor quality

the drop in quality is shocking

FAQ

Common Folding Keyboard questions

Answered from the same tracked data.