art pens
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.4%), but a small market ($62K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.4%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Brand share
Incredible37%top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche
Competition
Great25%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Conversion
Good5.0%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Price range
Good£2.69–£30.41cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Avg price
Okay£9.93avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Review moat
Bad5,256.81avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Growth
Bad-13.4%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad£62K£62K/yr · 125K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, art pens is a £62K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (125K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 37% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 54/100.
Data updated Jul 27, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
art pens market data
- Units sold / yr
- 6K–8K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- £60K–£79K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 5.0%
- Avg BSR
- #94
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 96%
- Sponsored
- 92%
- Out of stock
- 4.1%
- Avg brand age
- 44 months
- Avg seller age
- 171 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (25% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
48 rising
Sellers
177
Top-5 brand share
37%
Top 20: 80%
Top-5 click share
25%
Top 20: 56%
Open market
59%
- Tongfushop13%
- KOUSICOO7%
- Artecho6%
- Melifluo5%
- TWOHANDS5%
- Vallteng5%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -13.4% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.6×
Top art pens search terms
- art pens69K/yr
- coloured markers10K/yr
- double ended felt tip pens11K/yr
- coloured marker pens7K/yr
- art pens for adults10K/yr
- double ended pens7K/yr
- double sided pens6K/yr
- water markers4K/yr
Top art pens 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.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Muchcute Micro Fineliner Art Drawing Pens:12 Black Fine Liner Waterproof Ink Set Artist Supplies Line Professional Technical Marker Watercolour Sketching Manga Anime Gifts Sketch Zentangle Adult Stuff
KOUSICOO£6.424.5★1,068 rev
Melifluo 105 Dual Tip Colouring Pens Brush Pens Felt Brush Tip Coloured Pens for Adults Colouring Book Painting Sketching Highlighting
Melifluo£17.394.6★2,616 rev
TWOHANDS Art Pens Fineliner Ink Set of 12 Black Technical Drawing Pigment Pen Professional Marker Fine Point Waterproof for Art Watercolor Sketching Anime Manga 902188
TWOHANDS£6.834.5★7,388 rev
Tongfushop 80 Colored Alcohol Markers Quick-Drying Dual Tip Colouring Pens for Adults Kids Beginners Permanent Art Marker Pens for Drawing Sketching Anime Manga & Fun Doodling With Carrying Case
Tongfushop£12.544.5★8,263 rev
Sharpie Permanent Markers | Fine Point for Bold Details | Assorted Colours | 12 Marker Pens
Sharpie£6.574.7★41,928 rev
Newest
by launch date
HYNEXLK 78 Dual Tip Colouring Pens Brush Pens Felt Brush Tip Pens Art Markers for Adults Fineliners Felt Colouring Pens for Adult Colouring Books Calligraphy Drawing Sketching
HYNEXLK£10.98258 rev
STATIONERY ISLAND Permanent Acrylic Paint Pens 24 Colours Dual Tip Markers for Rock Pumpkin Stone Glass Ceramic Wood & Fabric Fine & Brush Tip Water Based Paint Pens for Halloween Crafts
STATIONERY ISLAND£6.462,878 rev
Artecho Acrylic Paint Pens 24 Colors Dual Tip Acrylic Paint Markers with Brush Tip and Fine Tip for Rock Painting Glass Paper Wood Egg Canvas Ceramic Fabric leather DIY Crafts
Artecho£6.442,031 rev
Jnyan Dual Brush Marker Pens 24 Colors Fine & Brush Tip for Adults and Kids Felt Tip for Coloring Drawing DIY Projects Journaling Scrapbooking and School Supplies
Jnyan£5.671,815 rev
Muchcute Micro Fineliner Art Drawing Pens:12 Black Fine Liner Waterproof Ink Set Artist Supplies Line Professional Technical Marker Watercolour Sketching Manga Anime Gifts Sketch Zentangle Adult Stuff
KOUSICOO£6.421,068 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
ARTISTRO 24 Metallic Acrylic Paint Pens Dual Tip (Brush & Fine) Markers for Fabric Canvas Rock Glass Wood Calligraphy Scrapbook Supplies DIY & Gift for Kids Teens - Art Set
ARTISTRO£11.734.5★
Artecho Acrylic Paint Pens 24 Colors Dual Tip Acrylic Paint Markers with Brush Tip and Fine Tip for Rock Painting Glass Paper Wood Egg Canvas Ceramic Fabric leather DIY Crafts
Artecho£6.444.7★
STATIONERY ISLAND Permanent Acrylic Paint Pens 24 Colours Dual Tip Markers for Rock Pumpkin Stone Glass Ceramic Wood & Fabric Fine & Brush Tip Water Based Paint Pens for Halloween Crafts
STATIONERY ISLAND£6.464.6★
ABEIER 80+1 Color Alcohol Markers Set Colouring Pens for Adults Beginners Art Marker Dual Tip Permanent Pens for Drawing Sketching Anime Manga Design With Carrying Case
ABEIER£11.744.4★
Pack Of 8 Coloured Permanent Markers
Just stationery£2.694.3★
What buyers say about art pens
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Colours are bright”
“Amazing quality”
“Excellent value”
“Great markers”
“are easy to handle”
“Exactly as advertised”
“are great for drawing”
“Superb value dual-tip pens – vibrant”
“Work great”
“Good for fine writing”
What buyers complain about
“colour disappointing”
“Pens dry”
“of much lower quality”
“Didnt work”
“Very dry”
“some fall apart when you take a lid off”
“soon runs out of ink”
“way cheaper”
“The colours are not vibrant”
“Leak”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is art pens profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £62K/yr across 78 tracked products. 2 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -13.4%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (54/100).
- How competitive is the art pens niche?
- 48 brands and 177 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 25% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 37% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in art pens?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Color, Dry/Empty Ink, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.4%.
- When does demand for art pens peak?
- Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 5.6× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the art pens niche?
- Listings span £2.69–£30.41; the average listing price is £9.93 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 5,257 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.