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Custom Paint By Numbers

a small market ($10K/yr) — Custom Paint By Numbers doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

37
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Market size 3Growth 12Conversion 16Competition 27Returns 97Price range 66Avg price 73Brand share 36Review moat 71Quality gap 52
This niche Category average

Is Custom Paint By Numbers profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Custom Paint By Numbers is a £10K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (53K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 83% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 37/100.

Custom Paint By Numbers: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -25.7% over the last 90 days and 1.3% of searches end in a purchase.

£10K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr250
Search volume / yr-25.7%53K
Conversion rate1.3%
Avg price£14.70

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 83% of demand, so 17% of the market is open.

17%

open market share

Brands · sellers13 · 17
Top-5 product click share69%
Open market17%
Avg brand age27 months

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 · 17 products

Sponsored placement100%
New entrants (1y)10· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews660

Top Custom Paint By Numbers 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 take 69% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£1K£2K£3K£4K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)2 products missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

13 falling

Sellers

17

Top-5 brand share

83%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

69%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

12%

  • Bemaystar37%
  • Takuno14%
  • Rainsar12%
  • KURUMi11%
  • UM UPMALL10%
  • Painting by Numbers Ltd4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 12%)

Custom Paint By Numbers demand & seasonality

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

Volume53KCVR1.3%Products17Brands13Top 5 Brands83%OOS Rate7.7%Rating4.4★Reviews660Avg BSR#3,663
4K3KSpike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.6×

Top Custom Paint By Numbers search terms shoppers use

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

  • paint by numbers personalised13K/yr
  • personalised paint by numbers18K/yr
  • custom paint by numbers17K/yr
  • personalised paint by numbers for adults5K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Custom Paint By Numbers

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

What buyers love

88% of reviews
Quality-Overall43%

Excellent quality product

Value For Money11%

Great value

Color10%

The colour selection was very good

Paint Quality6%

Awesome picture & so much fun to paint

Fun/Entertainment Experience5%

Excellent fun

What buyers complain about

90% of reviews
Color39%

colours ruined it

Paint Quality21%

Even then, most of the paint pot was used up and the black is still obvious. esp #18

Frame Quality8%

Canvas not on a frame

Gifting Purpose6%

not great when this was a present

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

This really should be made clear in the description

Custom Paint By Numbers return rate & reasons

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

0.6%

Return rate

64%

Fixable by listing

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

1Advertised Vs Actual Product
64%
2Frame Quality
29%
3Gifting Purpose
7%

Common Custom Paint By Numbers questions

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

Flapen scores Custom Paint By Numbers 37/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £10K/yr across 17 tracked products. 0 of 10 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -25.7% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Custom Paint By Numbers on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 4.6× the quietest.