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numberblocks

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Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 71Growth 12Conversion 38Competition 37Returns 96Price range 88Avg price 85Brand share 0Review moat 67Quality gap 19

Returns

Incredible0.8%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Price range

Great£8.63–£80.94

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Avg price

Great£19.17

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Market size

Good£763K

£763K/yr · 1.3M searches

Review moat

Good825.67

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Okay3.0%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Competition

Okay63%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Quality gap

Bad4.7★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Bad-25.0%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, numberblocks is a £763K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (1.3M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.

Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

numberblocks market data

Units sold / yr
40K–50K
avg 1,500–2,000/product
Revenue / yr
£767K–£959K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
3.0%
Avg BSR
#132
Page quality
0%
Prime
90%
Sponsored
86%
Out of stock
1.9%
Avg brand age
36 months
Avg seller age
183 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 63% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

2 falling

Sellers

58

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

63%

Top 20: 99%

Open market

0%

  • Learning Resources61%
  • Numberblocks39%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -25.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
70K50KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.5×

Top numberblocks search terms

  • numberblocks817K/yr
  • number blocks235K/yr
  • numberblocks toys98K/yr
  • numberblocks 31-4021K/yr
  • number blocks toys for kids49K/yr
  • number blocks toys19K/yr
  • numberblocks 15 and 164K/yr
  • number block8K/yr
  • numberblocks figures7K/yr
  • number blocks 31-40 cubes3K/yr
All search terms

Top numberblocks 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%5%£38K10%£76K15%£114K20%£153K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 21 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about numberblocks

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall23%

“Awesome quality”

Fun/Entertainment Experience19%

“Fun game”

Educational-Overall15%

“Very educational”

Value For Money8%

“Good value for money”

Collectibles5%

“Great blocks”

Size-Overall4%

“Great fit”

Ease Of Use4%

“Easy to use”

Gifting Purpose3%

“Brought as a gift and went down well with the child and parent”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“As advertised”

Color3%

“Bright and colourful”

What buyers complain about

Value For Money33%

“a little over priced”

Durability13%

“Breaks easily”

Assembly/Installation6%

“Falls apart too easily when little hands are trying to assemble it”

Quality-Overall4%

“I would expect much better quality control to ensure all pieces are actually included”

Adhesion/Stickiness4%

“however the stickers have fallen off after 1 day of use”

Balance/Stability4%

“When putting equal amounts of number blocks on each side scale wasnt balanced”

Defective Material/Parts3%

“Poor quality, parts missing, payed for new, the box was opened and used”

Strength2%

“Need more connecting block - very weak”

Design-Overall2%

“I think the design could have been improved slightly”

Color2%

“Just one little fault is the flat counters that clip onto the blocks colour are not correct to the original characters”

Top return reasons

Defective Material/Parts15%
Size-Overall13%
Gifting Purpose13%
Value For Money9%
Functionality-Overall7%
Quality-Overall4%
Product Condition4%
Advertised Vs Actual Product4%
Educational-Overall4%
Durability3%

Common questions

Is numberblocks profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £763K/yr across 21 tracked products. 2 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -25.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (45/100).
How competitive is the numberblocks niche?
2 brands and 58 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 63% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in numberblocks?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Durability, Assembly/Installation. The return rate is 0.8%.
When does demand for numberblocks peak?
Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.5× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the numberblocks niche?
Listings span £8.63–£80.94; the average listing price is £19.17 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 826 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.