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Charades

a small market ($32K/yr) — Charades doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

39
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Market size 8Growth 10Conversion 52Competition 21Returns 91Price range 31Avg price 43Brand share 21Review moat 87Quality gap 88
This niche Category average

Is Charades profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Charades is a £32K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (69K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 91% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.

Charades: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -29.7% over the last 90 days and 4.2% of searches end in a purchase.

£32K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr4K
Search volume / yr-29.7%69K
Conversion rate4.2%
Avg price£11.11

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 91% of demand, so 9% of the market is open.

9%

open market share

Brands · sellers7 · 42
Top-5 product click share75%
Open market9%
Avg brand age57 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.1★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 10 products

Sponsored placement40%
New entrants (1y)2· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.1★
Avg reviews268

Top Charades products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products capture 75% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£3K£6K£10K£13K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

7 falling

Sellers

42

Top-5 brand share

91%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

75%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

2%

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  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 2%)

Charades demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume69KCVR4.2%Products10Brands7Top 5 Brands91%OOS Rate1.9%Rating4.1★Reviews268Avg BSR#665
10K6KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Holiday '25Prime Day '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 23.2×

Top Charades search terms shoppers use

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

  • charades28K/yr
  • charades game for family24K/yr
  • charades game for adults12K/yr
  • charades game5K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Charades

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

93% of reviews
Fun/Entertainment Experience48%

Good fun

Ease Of Use10%

Probably the easiest

Value For Money9%

Price seems fair for what you get

Quality-Overall6%

Cards are of great quality

Portability6%

Id give it four stars for portability, fun, and replayability

What buyers complain about

38% of reviews
Value For Money34%

waste of money

Size-Overall4%

The cards could be a bit bigger though. see my photo with the cards next to a standard Sharpie

Charades return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

1.2%

Return rate

18%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Value For Money
27%
2Product Condition
23%
3Compatibility-Overall
18%
4Advertised Vs Actual Product
18%
5Quality-Overall
9%

Common Charades questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Charades 39/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £32K/yr across 10 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -29.7% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Charades on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 23.2× the quietest.