Colouring Pens
MaybeReturns run at only 0.3% of orders. But prices span $1.86–$17.39, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Colouring Pens is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 60 / 100Top 18% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +9 vs the category median of 5160
- Market size
- £2.7M/yr3.6M searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -12.1%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 44%top-5 click share · 27 brands · 84 sellers
Flapen Score
Colouring Pens against its category
The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Colouring Pens is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Colouring Pens market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Colouring Pens 3.6M times last year and spent an estimated £2.7M. The top 5 brands take 65% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 60 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
8.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 3.6M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 8.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -12.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £2.7M a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 3.6M
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -12.1%
- Conversion, latest week
- 8.7%
- Market size, estimated
- £2.7Ma year
- Peak month
- December3.2× the quietest month
- Top search term
- colouring pens1.4M searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £8.88.
Listings sell for £8.88 on average, from £1.86 to £17.39. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 250K to 300K a year. The average listing sells 8,000 to 10,000 of them. At £8.88 that is £71K to £89K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £8.88under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £1.86–£17.39
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 250K–300K
- Units per listing a year
- 8,000–10,000
- Revenue per listing a year
- £71K–£89K
- Returns
- 0.3%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
89% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 97% ship with Prime. On an average day, 5.9% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #70 within Drawing. It carries 5,199 reviews at 4.50 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 89%
- Prime listings
- 97%
- Out of stock, average day
- 5.9%
- Average rank
- #70in Drawing
- Average rating
- 4.50 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 5,199per listing
- Listings tracked
- 37
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 1 of last year's 2 launches as successful.
2 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 43 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 2
- Successful launches
- 1Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 43 months
Products
Top Colouring Pens products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
CRAYOLA SuperTips Washable Markers - Assorted Colours (Pack of 24) | Premium Felt Tip Pens That Can Easily Wash Off Skin & Clothing | Ideal for Kids Aged 3+
- Price
- £3.37
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 39,393
- Age
- 10y ago

CRAYOLA Pastel SuperTips Washable Markers - Assorted Colours (Pack of 20) | Premium Felt Tip Pens That Can Easily Wash Off Skin and Clothing | For Ages 3+
- Price
- £3.19
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 4,578
- Age
- 3y ago

CRAYOLA SuperTips Washable Markers - Assorted Colours (Pack of 12) Premium Felt Tip Pens That Can Easily Wash Off Skin & Clothing Ideal for Kids Aged 3+
- Price
- £1.86
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 39,393
- Age
- 24y ago

CRAYOLA SuperTips Washable Markers - Assorted Colours (Pack of 50) | Premium Felt Tip Pens That Can Easily Wash Off Skin & Clothing | Ideal for Kids Aged 3+
- Price
- £6.66
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 7,246
- Age
- 13y ago

Tongfushop 80 Colored Alcohol Markers Set Dual Tip Professional Marker Pens Colouring Pens for Adults Art Markers for Drawing Sketching Graffiti Anime Manga Illustration with Bag Base
- Price
- £11.34
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 8,246
- Age
- 7y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Dual Tip Colouring Pens 24 Colors Fine & Brush Marker Set Felt Tip Pens for Adult Colouring Books Calligraphy Drawing Sketching Scrapbooking Painting DIY Projects Beginners & Artists
- Price
- £5.50
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 2,616
- Age
- 8mo ago

Amazing Tour Graphic Marker Pens 80 Colors Drawing Art Markers Artist Dual Tips Permanent for Adults Colouring Books Adults Art Markers with Black Bag
- Price
- £8.02
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 1,899
- Age
- 5y ago

Vallteng Alcohol Markers Set 80 Colours Dual Tips Colouring Pens for Adults Permanent Art Markers Set for Drawing Coloring Illustration Graphic Designing with Carrying Case and Base
- Price
- £10.49
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 3,424
- Age
- 1y ago

CRAYOLA SuperTips Washable Markers - Assorted Colours (Pack of 12) Premium Felt Tip Pens That Can Easily Wash Off Skin & Clothing Ideal for Kids Aged 3+
- Price
- £1.86
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 39,393
- Age
- 24y ago

Tongfushop 80 Colored Alcohol Markers Set Dual Tip Professional Marker Pens Colouring Pens for Adults Art Markers for Drawing Sketching Graffiti Anime Manga Illustration with Bag Base
- Price
- £11.34
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 8,246
- Age
- 7y ago
Newest
by launch date
Dual Tip Colouring Pens 24 Colors Fine & Brush Marker Set Felt Tip Pens for Adult Colouring Books Calligraphy Drawing Sketching Scrapbooking Painting DIY Projects Beginners & Artists
- Price
- £5.50
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 2,616
- Age
- 8mo ago

Amazon Basics Super Tip 40 Colours Washable Markers Pack of 40 Multicoloured
- Price
- £4.75
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 760
- Age
- 1y ago

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
- Price
- £10.98
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 258
- Age
- 1y ago

FZMIT 24 Colouring Pens Felt Tips Pens for Adults Colouring Books-Coloured Dual Tip Brush Pens Markers and Fineliners Art Supplies for Drawing Painting Sketching Highlighting
- Price
- £5.30
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 187
- Age
- 1y ago

Vallteng Alcohol Markers Set 80 Colours Dual Tips Colouring Pens for Adults Permanent Art Markers Set for Drawing Coloring Illustration Graphic Designing with Carrying Case and Base
- Price
- £10.49
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 3,424
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 44% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
27 falling
Sellers
84
Top-5 brand share
65%
Top 20: 94%
Top-5 click share
44%
Top 20: 82%
Open market
32%
- CRAYOLA39%
- Tongfushop11%
- Artecho7%
- SOL4%
- Melifluo3%
- Amazon Basics3%
Demand
Colouring Pens search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Jan, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.2×
Search terms
Top Colouring Pens search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- colouring pens1.4M/yr
- felt tip pens570K/yr
- markers206K/yr
- felt tips141K/yr
- colouring151K/yr
- colouring pens for adults176K/yr
- coloring pens92K/yr
- felt tip pens for adults93K/yr
- adult colouring pens92K/yr
- pens for kids62K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Colouring Pens
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
not all colours as expected
Not good to colour with
Much too dark
Mixed quality of items
Poor Quality
of much lower quality
Pens are dry
Dry pens
one came dry
they dried up
Some Colours were dried out
Some markers came dry
Lid on one of the pens has broke after being used once so now it doesn't stay on the pen
They dont last at all
Ran out so quickly
Love
Variety of colours
Lots of colours
Great colour quality
Amazing value
Great deal
Excellent value
Great quality pens
nice variety
Excellent product
Good quality pens
Decent pens
Good pens
Lovely having the choice of nibs
The quality of the nibs is very good
The dual tips are super convenient
Return
0.3% Return rate 30% Fixable by listing
not all colours as expected
Not good to colour with
Much too dark
Mixed quality of items
Poor Quality
of much lower quality
didnt work
not working properly
Pens dont work
Pens are dry
Dry pens
one came dry
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