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Chair Mat

Pass

Chair Mat scores 65 out of 100, a Pass. Shoppers spend $423K a year here, demand is soft, at -10.1% this quarter, and returns run at 1.9% of orders.

Flapen Score
65
65 / 100
Top 9% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +14 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£423K/yr582K searches / yr
90-day growth
-10.1%search demand this quarter
Competition
33%top-5 click share · 39 brands · 48 sellers

Flapen Score

Chair Mat against its category

The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Chair Mat is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

65Pass
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Chair Mat market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Chair Mat 582K times last year and spent an estimated £423K. The top 5 brands take 53% of clicks. Flapen scores it 65 out of 100, a Pass.

01 · Demand

3.5% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 582K 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 -10.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £423K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
582K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-10.1%
Conversion, latest week
3.5%
Market size, estimated
£423Ka year
Peak month
November1.3× the quietest month
Top search term
office chair mat for carpet93K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £20.71.

Listings sell for £20.71 on average, from £5.40 to £81.13. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £20.71 that is £2K to £5K a year per listing.

Average price
£20.71inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£5.40–£81.13
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
15K–20K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£2K–£5K
Returns
1.9%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

92% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 77% ship with Prime. On an average day, 22.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #17 within Furniture. It carries 1,598 reviews at 4.01 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
92%
Prime listings
77%
Out of stock, average day
22.5%
Average rank
#17in Furniture
Average rating
4.01 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,598per listing
Listings tracked
65

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 2 of last year's 17 launches as successful.

17 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 2 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 39 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
17
Successful launches
2Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
39 months

Products

Top Chair Mat 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 only 33% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£13K£25K£38K£51K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

39 falling

Sellers

48

Top-5 brand share

53%

Top 20: 85%

Top-5 click share

33%

Top 20: 64%

Open market

44%

  • SHAREWIN19%
  • BesWin17%
  • LeapYouth6%
  • WASJOYE6%
  • MORROWCAMP5%
  • AS4%

Demand

Chair Mat search demand

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

15K10KPrime Day '25Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Search terms

Top Chair Mat search terms shoppers use

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

  • office chair mat for carpet93K/yr
  • office chair mat71K/yr
  • carpet protector chair mat62K/yr
  • chair mat for carpet56K/yr
  • chair mat41K/yr
  • floor protector for office chair33K/yr
  • desk chair mat21K/yr
  • desk chair mat for carpet26K/yr
  • carpet protector mat22K/yr
  • office chair mat for hardwood floor18K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Chair Mat

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

Complain

Flatness18%−0.22

doesn't lay flat

it is difficult to lay flat

its mainly flat

Thickness11%−0.14

It is very thick plastic

Not thick enough

Its not as thick as Id imagined

Quality-Overall8%+2.11

Inferior Quality

Complete rubbish

Rubbish quality - sent it back after using it for 5 minutes

Durability7%−0.04

cracking and breaking

not made for durability

Doesnt last more than a couple of months

Size-Overall7%+0.62

the sizing isnt completely accurate

Too small

they are much smaller than without the protector

Love

Quality-Overall21%+2.11

Excellent product

Excellent mat

This is a good quality mat

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%+0.59

it does the job

As described

Just what I needed

Size-Overall9%+0.62

Good size

I like the fact there are two sizes to choose from too

The size is generous

Grip7%+0.25

The grippy spikes are a good feature

great grip

does not slip

Durability7%−0.04

The surface looks like it will be sturdy and durable

the material looks very durable

Durable Product

Return

1.9% Return rate 41% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall28%▆▅█▆▆█

the sizing isnt completely accurate

Too small

they are much smaller than without the protector

Functionality-Overall9%▆▇██▇▆
Flatness8%██▆▄▄▃

doesn't lay flat

it is difficult to lay flat

its mainly flat

Quality-Overall8%▆▆█▇▅▇

Inferior Quality

Complete rubbish

Rubbish quality - sent it back after using it for 5 minutes

Grip5%▄▃▃▅█▆

it does not grip the carpet well

doesnt stay in position

it does slide about a bit

FAQ

Common Chair Mat questions

Answered from the same tracked data.