Utility Knife
FailDemand is soft, at -20.6% this quarter, so Utility Knife is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 41 / 100Ranks 1,774 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · −8 vs the category median of 4941
- Market size
- £566K/yr2.0M searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -20.6%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 68%top-5 click share · 9 brands · 26 sellers
Flapen Score
Utility Knife against its category
The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Utility Knife is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Utility Knife market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Utility Knife 2.0M times last year and spent an estimated £566K. The top 5 brands take 85% of clicks. Demand peaks in Feb–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 41 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
3.5% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 2.0M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 3.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -20.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £566K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 2.0M
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -20.6%
- Conversion, latest week
- 3.5%
- Market size, estimated
- £566Ka year
- Peak month
- November2.5× the quietest month
- Top search term
- stanley knife1.1M searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £7.94.
Listings sell for £7.94 on average, from £2.12 to £17.72. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 80K to 100K a year. The average listing sells 3,000 to 4,000 of them. At £7.94 that is £24K to £32K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £7.94under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £2.12–£17.72
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 80K–100K
- Units per listing a year
- 3,000–4,000
- Revenue per listing a year
- £24K–£32K
- Returns
- 0.8%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
26% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 3.9% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #14 within Hand Tools. It carries 2,708 reviews at 4.53 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 26%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 3.9%
- Average rank
- #14in Hand Tools
- Average rating
- 4.53 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 2,708per listing
- Listings tracked
- 19
04 · Newcomers
Brands here are settling in.
The brands on the shelf have sold for 52 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 0
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 52 months
Products
Top Utility Knife products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
OX TOOLS P224301 Pro Heavy Duty Fixed Blade Folding Knife Blue / Black
- Price
- £5.86
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 3,338
- Age
- 4y ago

Amazon Basics Heavy Duty Retractable Auto-Load Ergonomic Utility Knife 3-Position Locking Blade with 4 Replaceable Blades in Designed Storage Black/Silver
- Price
- £5.39
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 3,035
- Age
- 6y ago

Milwaukee Foldable Pocket Knife Fastback 4932471357
- Price
- £10.82
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 1,886
- Age
- 6y ago

STANLEY FATMAX Folding Retractable Blade Utility Knife with 3 Blades 0-10-825
- Price
- £8.83
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 6,925
- Age
- 15y ago

Shark-Tuff Heavy Duty Folding Utility Knife with 10 Spare SK5 Blades | All Metal Sharp Craft Tradesman Camping Pocket Knife Cardboard Box Cutter with Belt Clip & Safety Lock UK Legal
- Price
- £4.98
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,354
- Age
- 2y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
STANLEY Slide Lock Snap Off Utility Knife 18mm 0-10-151
- Price
- £2.12
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,136
- Age
- 22y ago

STANLEY FATMAX PRO Twin-Blade Retractable Utility Knife 0-10-789
- Price
- £15.01
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 3,690
- Age
- 16y ago

STANLEY 9mm Snap Off Blade Knives (Pack of 3) 2-10-150
- Price
- £5.38
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 5,032
- Age
- 22y ago

Stanley Trim Knife Fixed Blade 199E Silver 2 10 199
- Price
- £3.39
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,909
- Age
- 22y ago

STANLEY FATMAX Folding Retractable Blade Utility Knife with 3 Blades 0-10-825
- Price
- £8.83
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 6,925
- Age
- 15y ago
Newest
by launch date
Stanley FatMax Heavy-Duty Trade Knife One-Handed Opening Utility Knife Available in Black or Silver Designed for Professional Use
- Price
- £9.89
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 138
- Age
- 1y ago

4 Pack Utility Knives with 10 Extra SK5 Blades - Heavy-Duty Retractable Box Cutters for Cardboard Carpet Cartons and Home Improvement Tasks
- Price
- £8.76
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 157
- Age
- 1y ago

Spear & Jackson SJ1790 2-in-1 Trimming Knife and Scraper - Multi-Functional Utility Knife & Scraping Tool Folding Cutting Blade Stores in Handle Rotating Blade for Scraping + 10 Spare Blades
- Price
- £8.32
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 518
- Age
- 1y ago

Shark-Tuff Heavy Duty Folding Utility Knife with 10 Spare SK5 Blades | All Metal Sharp Craft Tradesman Camping Pocket Knife Cardboard Box Cutter with Belt Clip & Safety Lock UK Legal
- Price
- £4.98
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,354
- Age
- 2y ago

TOUGH MASTER Utility Knife Retractable Function Plus 4 Piece SK2 Blades Aluminium Alloy Handle Comfortable Grip Ideal for Cutting Plastic Paper Carpet Leather Aluminium Sheets (TM-UTK184)
- Price
- £5.08
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 580
- Age
- 4y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 68% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
9 falling
Sellers
26
Top-5 brand share
85%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
68%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
6%
- OX Tools21%
- STANLEY FATMAX18%
- STANLEY17%
- Amazon Basics16%
- Milwaukee13%
- Homebay9%
- Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 6%)
Demand
Utility Knife search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Feb, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.5×
Search terms
Top Utility Knife search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- stanley knife1.1M/yr
- utility knife252K/yr
- milwaukee knife209K/yr
- work knife77K/yr
- dewalt knife45K/yr
- milwaukee fastback31K/yr
- stanley knife retractable31K/yr
- retractable knife37K/yr
- folding utility knife33K/yr
- stanley knives24K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Utility Knife
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Inferior quality, fell apart after a couple of weeks
the build quality is really poor
Bad quality
Very awkward to use
Quite difficult to open and close
I couldn't get it to open
Broke after a few months
didnt last
Broke after one week
Not fit for purpose
But, and its a big but
Smaller than I expected
Needs better instructions
The instructions are totally inadequate
needs better instructions
Love
Excellent product
Good quality knife
A solid good quality knife
Good for the price
Reasonable price
Good value for money
easy to operate
Easy to use
easy to fold
Nice and sturdy
Very solid construction
Seems a well made sturdy product
comfortable grip
The handle has a great grip to it
The only best little thing about it is its easy grip
Return
0.8% Return rate 14% Fixable by listing
Blade wont come out
Makes it pretty useless for work
screw doesnt do up
Not fit for purpose
But, and its a big but
Smaller than I expected
Inferior quality, fell apart after a couple of weeks
the build quality is really poor
Bad quality
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