Charcoal Pencils
soft demand (-32.8% this quarter) — Charcoal Pencils doesn't clear our bar today.
Flapen Score
Is Charcoal Pencils profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Charcoal Pencils is a £44K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (93K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 66% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.
Charcoal Pencils: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Not really. Search demand moved -32.8% over the last 90 days and 6.5% of searches end in a purchase.
£44K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 66% of demand, so 34% of the market is open.
34%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 29 products
Top Charcoal Pencils products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
KALOUR PDAS 22pcs Charcoal Drawing Set Professional Art Supplies Black & White Charcoal Pencils for Drawing Sketching Shading Blending Artist Pencils for Beginners & Pro Artists
- Price
- £10.36
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 596
- Age
- 2y ago
Derwent Charcoal Drawing Pencils Drawing & Writing Set Of 6 with Sharpener Light Medium Dark & Tinted Charcoal White Ideal For Blending & Smudging Professional Quality 0700838
- Price
- £9.17
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 3,741
- Age
- 17y ago
Yeenao Charcoal Pencils Set 6 Pieces Charcoal Pencils and Sticks Set for Drawing Soft Medium Hard Charcoals Pencils DIY Drawing Sketching for Artists Sketching Blending (2 Soft + 2 Medium + 2 Hard)
- Price
- £4.99
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 20
- Age
- 1y ago
Derwent Charcoal Drawing Pencils Professional Quality 39000 Light Dark and Tinted Charcoal White Black Set Of 4 Medium
- Price
- £6.08
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 3,741
- Age
- 17y ago
YHTCC 10 PCS Charcoal Sticks 3-5mm Black Willow Charcoal
- Price
- £3.32
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 90
- Age
- 1y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
General Pencil 557BP Charcoal Pencil Kit Multi-Colour 5-Piece
- Price
- £6.90
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 155
- Age
- 11y ago
Hyleon Charcoal Pencils for Artists Drawing Pencils for Professionals And Artists 3Pcs Charcoal Pencil Graphite Stick Black Art Pencil for Rich Shading Drawing & Art DIY Sketching
- Price
- £4.42
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 3
- Age
- 9mo ago
Yeenao Charcoal Pencils Set 6 Pieces Charcoal Pencils and Sticks Set for Drawing Soft Medium Hard Charcoals Pencils DIY Drawing Sketching for Artists Sketching Blending (2 Soft + 2 Medium + 2 Hard)
- Price
- £4.99
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 20
- Age
- 1y ago
PNJB Set Of 12 Charcoal Drawing Pencils - Ideal For Sketching Shading & Creating Various Tones And Shades For Versatile Drawing Suitable For Artists Of All Levels (2 PACK)
- Price
- £8.56
- Rating
- 3.2/5
- Reviews
- 11
- Age
- 2y ago
HIFORNY 42 PCS Drawing Set Sketching Kit with Graphite and Charcoal Pencils Blending Tools Erasers & Accessories in Portable Zipped Case for Artists Students & Beginners
- Price
- £11.43
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 416
- Age
- 1y ago
Newest
by launch date
24-Piece Artist Pencil Set 12 Sketching Graphite Pencils (6B6H) + 12 Charcoal Pencils & Sharpener | Drawing Set for Artists Students & Beginners | Ideal for Shading Sketching & Illustration
- Price
- £5.61
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 9mo ago
Hyleon Charcoal Pencils for Artists Drawing Pencils for Professionals And Artists 3Pcs Charcoal Pencil Graphite Stick Black Art Pencil for Rich Shading Drawing & Art DIY Sketching
- Price
- £4.42
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 3
- Age
- 9mo ago
Creavvee 2 Packs of Black Charcoal Pencils (24 Total) Premium Easily Blendable Drawing Pencils for Sketching Shading & Fine Art Ideal for Artists Students & Beginners
- Price
- £5.52
- Rating
- 0.0/5
- Reviews
- 0
- Age
- 10mo ago
XLTXWD 8Pcs Charcoal Pencils for Artists Professional-Grade Sketching Pencils for Drawing Shading Blending and Highlighting Great for Artists of All Levels Beginners Teenagers and Children
- Price
- £5.72
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 4
- Age
- 10mo ago
ARTISANAL STUDIO Sketching Pencils Set of 27 Pcs - Drawing Pencils for Artists and Professionals Graphite & Charcoal Art Set with Blending Stumps Sandpaper Erasers & Sharpener
- Price
- £7.53
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 160
- Age
- 10mo ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 58% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
Brands
25 falling
Sellers
71
Top-5 brand share
66%
Top 20: 96%
Top-5 click share
58%
Top 20: 92%
Open market
29%
- Derwent25%
- KALOUR PDAS16%
- Yeenano11%
- YHTCC7%
- ARTISANAL STUDIO7%
- HIFORNY4%
Charcoal Pencils demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.4×
Top Charcoal Pencils search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- charcoal pencils68K/yr
- charcoal pencils for artists13K/yr
- charcoal pencil7K/yr
- charcoal drawing set6K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Charcoal Pencils
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
90% of reviews“Excellent product”
“Excellent value”
“Fabulous pencils,brilliant selection for sketching”
“Excellent quality and really good range of colours”
“as advertised”
What buyers complain about
74% of reviews“smaller than I thought”
“Really lovely set I wish it came in a metal tin though”
“It doesn't even get close to being sharp”
“the cores can break easily in paper box”
“if limited quality”
Charcoal Pencils return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
0.4%
Return rate
18%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common Charcoal Pencils questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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