copic markers
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Avg price
Incredible£42.97avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Returns
Great1.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Competition
Good49%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Price range
Okay£4.05–£265.01cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Quality gap
Okay4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Okay3,955.45avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Market size
Bad£55K£55K/yr · 135K searches
Growth
Bad-24.9%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Conversion
Bad0.9%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, copic markers is a £55K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (135K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 34/100.
Data updated Jul 27, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
copic markers market data
- Units sold / yr
- 2K–2K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- £64K–£86K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 0.9%
- Avg BSR
- #1,129
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 94%
- Sponsored
- 42%
- Out of stock
- 1.3%
- Avg brand age
- 41 months
- Avg seller age
- 182 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 49% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
5 falling
Sellers
34
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
49%
Top 20: 89%
Open market
0%
- Copic79%
- Ohuhu14%
- Vokiuler3%
- ABEIER3%
- Tongfushop1%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -24.9% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jan, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6×
Top copic markers search terms
- copic markers73K/yr
- copic19K/yr
- copic alcohol markers16K/yr
- copic sketch markers7K/yr
- copic ciao markers4K/yr
- copic ciao6K/yr
- copic sketch3K/yr
- copic markers set4K/yr
- copic pens3K/yr
Top copic markers 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
COPIC Ciao Coloured Marker Pen - 5+1 Set Grey Tones For Art & Crafts Colouring Graphics Highlighter Design Anime Professional & Beginners Art Supplies & Colouring Books
Copic£15.584.6★1,276 rev
Copic Classic Coloured Marker Pen - Set of 12 (Basic) For Art & Crafts Colouring Graphics Highlighter Design Anime Professional & Beginners Art Supplies & Colouring Books
Copic£50.254.6★881 rev
COPIC Sketch Coloured Marker Pen - Set Of 72 C For Art & Crafts Colouring Graphics Highlighter Design Anime Professional & Beginners Art Supplies & Colouring Books
Copic£265.014.4★5,236 rev
Ohuhu Alcohol Markers Brush and Chisel Tip: 48-Color Double Tipped Art Marker Set for Artist Adults Cozy Coloring Illustrations - Honolulu - Brush and Chisel Dual Tips- Refillable - AP Certificated
Ohuhu£25.554.7★10,155 rev
Copic Ciao Coloured Marker Pen - 5+1 Set Portrait 1 For Art & Crafts Colouring Graphics Highlighter Design Anime Professional & Beginners Art Supplies & Colouring Books
Copic£16.204.6★1,263 rev
Newest
by launch date
Ohuhu Markers 80 Colours Double Tipped(Chisel & Fine) Alcohol Markers + 1 Colourless Blender - Art Colouring Pens for Adults Artists Beginners Painting Sketching Illustration - Manoa Series
Ohuhu£22.781,220 rev
Copic Ciao Coloured Marker Pen - 5+1 Set Portrait 2 For Art & Crafts Colouring Graphics Highlighter Design Anime Professional & Beginners Art Supplies & Colouring Books
Copic£17.4885 rev
ABEIER 120 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£18.321,676 rev
ABEIER 168 Colors Markers Set Permanent Art Markers Set Colouring Pens Felt Tip Pens for Adults Painting Coloring Sketching Highlighting Underlining and Drawing
ABEIER£23.731,305 rev
Copic Ciao Coloured Marker Pen - Set of 12 My First Starter For Art & Crafts Colouring Graphics Highlighter Design Anime Professional & Beginners Art Supplies & Colouring Books
Copic£33.13201 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumCOPIC Sketch Coloured Marker Pen - Set Of 72 C For Art & Crafts Colouring Graphics Highlighter Design Anime Professional & Beginners Art Supplies & Colouring Books
Copic£265.014.4★
Ohuhu Coloring Pens 200 Colors - AP Certificated Double Tipped Art Marker Set for Artists Adults Coloring Sketch Illustration - Chisel and Fine Dual Tips - Oahu of Ohuhu Markers - Refillable
Ohuhu£58.084.7★
Copic Ciao Marker 72 Piece Set A
Copic£188.884.6★
ABEIER 168 Colors Markers Set Permanent Art Markers Set Colouring Pens Felt Tip Pens for Adults Painting Coloring Sketching Highlighting Underlining and Drawing
ABEIER£23.734.3★
Copic Ciao Coloured Marker Pen - Set of 12 Portrait For Art & Crafts Colouring Graphics Highlighter Design Anime Professional & Beginners Art Supplies & Colouring Books
Copic£30.034.5★
What buyers say about copic markers
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“the colours are vibrant”
“Fantastic quality and good range of colours with a swatch card included”
“Well worth the money”
“Excellent markers”
“Bought these for my son as he loves to draw”
“They colour and blend seamlessly”
“The blending and coverage are perfect and the ink looks fantastic on the page”
“Easy to use”
“The dual tip is so useful for colouring different thicknesses”
“she said she loves that it has different sizes on each one well worth the money”
What buyers complain about
“The colours labelled on the pen don't correctly depict what shade the actual pen is”
“Multiple pens dry during first use”
“From other reviews it sounds like Amazon store these poorly so they're in a bad condition already by the time they get to you”
“kinda expensive”
“Bad the coulors do not show out how they a supposed to”
“Leaked”
“they started to dry out very fast”
“the Fine tip is still a little large for this”
“My little girl is really disappointed based on what I paid for these as a gift to her”
“These chisel tips are awful”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is copic markers profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £55K/yr across 31 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -24.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (34/100).
- How competitive is the copic markers niche?
- 5 brands and 34 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 49% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in copic markers?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Color, Dry/Empty Ink, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 1.1%.
- When does demand for copic markers peak?
- Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.6× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the copic markers niche?
- Listings span £4.05–£265.01; the average listing price is £42.97 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,955 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.