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title: "Acrylic Paint Brushes — £318K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 56/100 · £318K/yr market. A failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **acrylic paint brushes**
**Worth a look**
Shows low returns (0.3%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 52Growth 16Conversion 95Competition 63Returns 98Price range 18Avg price 17Brand share 84Review moat 52Quality gap 40
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.3%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Incredible****12.8%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Brand share**
**Great****51%**
top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche
**Competition**
**Good****47%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Market size**
**Good****£318K**
£318K/yr · 397K searches
**Review moat**
**Good****1,426.4**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Price range**
**Bad****£1.73–£17.93**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Avg price**
**Bad****£6.28**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Growth**
**Bad****-17.0%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, acrylic paint brushes is a £318K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (397K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 51% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov. Verdict: Worth a look — 56/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **acrylic paint brushes market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **40K–50K**
- avg 1,000–1,250/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£251K–£314K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **12.8%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#105**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **73%**
- **Out of stock**
- **3.7%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **28 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **188 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 47% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**27 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**62**
**Top-5 brand share**
**51%**
Top 20: 91%
**Top-5 click share**
**47%**
Top 20: 87%
**Open market**
**45%**
- CNMTCCO22% - Artecho11% - Nicpro8% - Aniyoo5% - EXERZ5% - Harris5%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -17.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
13K8KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/diy-tools/acrylic-paint-brushes/trend)
## **Top acrylic paint brushes search terms**
- **acrylic paint brushes**73K/yr-25.4%7.0% conv. - **artists paint brushes**52K/yr-14.9%8.9% conv. - **paint brushes art**44K/yr-13.2%8.7% conv. - **artist paint brushes**24K/yr-14.7%7.2% conv. - **paint brushes for acrylic painting**20K/yr-22.0%6.1% conv. - **artist brushes**23K/yr-7.9%6.4% conv. - **art paint brushes**22K/yr-14.2%8.0% conv. - **art brushes**19K/yr-14.1%6.4% conv. - **paintbrushes for art**18K/yr-13.4%8.8% conv. - **acrylic paint brush**14K/yr-17.9%6.1% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/diy-tools/acrylic-paint-brushes/search-terms)
## **Top acrylic paint brushes 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%10%£32K20%£64K30%£95K40%£127K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**CNMTCCO Paint Brushes 20 PCS Nylon Hair Paint Brushes Set for Acrylic Oil Watercolor Gouache Painting Face Paint Brushes for Children and Adults (Blue)**CNMTCCO**£4.15**4.6★1,804 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CQFTS2BV) [2**Nicpro 12 PCS Artist Paint Brush Set Craft Paint Brushes for Acrylic Painting Oil Watercolour Gouache Tempera Face Body Fabric Leather Model Art Supplies Paintbrushes for Artists Beginners**Nicpro**£7.68**4.6★2,132 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07CGBY3GS) [3**Artecho Art Paint Brushes Set for Watercolor Acrylic Oil Rock Painting Nail Brush 24 Different Sizes with Organizing Case for Artists Adults & Kids**Artecho**£9.64**4.6★4,625 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B086GC97Z3) [4**EXERZ 10pc Artist Paint Brush Set Synthetic Hair for Acrylic**EXERZ**£6.97**4.5★5,117 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0758C32Y9) [5**Harris Seriously Good Artist Paint Brushes 11 Pack**Harris**£6.17**4.5★436 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0866PW71G)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Artists Paint Brushes 20 PCS Nylon Hair Acrylic Paint Brushes Set for Acrylic Oil Watercolor Gouache Painting Face Model (Deep blue + sky blue)**Lafefe**£3.17**59 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GHR7NGZZ) [**elzle Acrylic Paint Brushes 12 Paint Brush Set Nylon Art Brushes**elzle**£3.93**61 rev10mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FP2GDDR8) [**Premium Artist Paint Brush Set - 6 Wooden Brushes for Oil Acrylic and Watercolor Painting**Crilemonis**£3.35**4 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FFH5VNQX) [**Art Paint Brush Set Different Sizes for Artists Adults Paint Brushes Face Paint Brushes Watercolor Acrylic and Oil Painting Suitable Figurines Nail Art 20 Count Blue&Black**DEEINN**£3.17**158 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DSPQP2KX) [**JOYVOX Premium Artist Paint Brush Set - 6 Wooden Brushes for Acrylic Watercolor and Oil Painting Thin Craft Gouache and Watercolour Brushes for Fine Detail Artwork**JOYVOX**£3.24**43 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D41SSD4Q)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Artist Brush Set 10 Pieces High-Quality Artist Brush Sets with Wooden Handles a Perfect Brush Set for Painting Lovers Children and Beginners**Ailiver**£1.73**4.5★**▲ 292%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B092LS9R33) [**Artists Paint Brushes 20 PCS Nylon Hair Acrylic Paint Brushes Set for Acrylic Oil Watercolor Gouache Painting Face Model (Deep blue + sky blue)**Lafefe**£3.17**4.6★**▲ 158%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GHR7NGZZ) [**Premium Artist Paint Brush Set - 6 Wooden Brushes for Oil Acrylic and Watercolor Painting**Crilemonis**£3.35**4.5★**▲ 138%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FFH5VNQX) [**BRITECO 6 PCS Flat Paint Brush Set Ideal for Oil Acrylic Watercolor and Gouache Painting Professional Painting Brushes Set Nylon Watercolor Paint Brushes Gouache Paint Brushes**BRITECO**£2.75**4.3★**▲ 122%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CY2K7XZ1) [**Winsor & Newton Foundation Acrylic Brush with Short Handle (Pack of 6)**Winsor & Newton**£6.33**4.6★**▲ 62%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00DW7P74C)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about acrylic paint brushes**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Value For Money**31%
*“Excellent value”*
**Quality-Overall**25%
*“Fantastic quality”*
**Paint Quality**10%
*“Great value for simple painting”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**7%
*“As advertised perfect”*
**Ease Of Cleaning**4%
*“The brushes stand up to cleaning”*
**Size-Overall**2%
*“Choice of size”*
**Ease Of Use**2%
*“makes it easy to take the brushes out”*
**Color**2%
*“Good set of brushes nice colour easy to hold”*
**Shape/Style**2%
*“bristles retain their shape”*
**Soft Feel**2%
*“Fantastic brushes, really soft and easy to wash”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Quality-Overall**37%
*“They're not well made”*
**Durability**22%
*“Break easily”*
**Paint Quality**11%
*“Unfortunately, only after a couple of hour of painting they started falling off”*
**Wood Quality**7%
*“Not of good quality wood not recommended”*
**Strength**7%
*“not very solid”*
**Value For Money**2%
*“just a waste of money”*
**Ease Of Use**2%
*“So difficult to remove them from the surface of the painting”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**39%
**Quality-Overall**21%
**Paint Quality**10%
**Functionality-Overall**5%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%
**Defective Material/Parts**3%
**Thickness**2%
**Durability**2%
**Soft Feel**2%
**Value For Money**2%
## **Common questions**
- **Is acrylic paint brushes profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £318K/yr across 30 tracked products. 0 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -17.0%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (56/100).
- **How competitive is the acrylic paint brushes niche?**
- 27 brands and 62 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 47% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 51% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in acrylic paint brushes?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Durability, Paint Quality. The return rate is 0.3%.
- **When does demand for acrylic paint brushes peak?**
- Demand peaks in Nov; the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the acrylic paint brushes niche?**
- Listings span £1.73–£17.93; the average listing price is £6.28 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,426 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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