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Glass Beads

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.6% of orders. But buyers convert on only 2.1% of searches, so Glass Beads is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
55
55 / 100
Top 33% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +4 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£151K/yr786K searches / yr
90-day growth
+10.2%search demand this quarter
Competition
36%top-5 click share · 43 brands · 50 sellers

Flapen Score

Glass Beads against its category

The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Glass Beads is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

55Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Glass Beads market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Glass Beads 786K times last year and spent an estimated £151K. The top 5 brands take 52% of clicks. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun–Jul–Sep. Flapen scores it 55 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

2.1% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 786K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 2.1% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +10.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £151K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
786K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+10.2%
Conversion, latest week
2.1%
Market size, estimated
£151Ka year
Peak month
July3.2× the quietest month
Top search term
glass beads202K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £9.26.

Listings sell for £9.26 on average, from £3.09 to £24.46. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £9.26 that is £2K to £5K a year per listing.

Average price
£9.26under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.09–£24.46
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
15K–20K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£2K–£5K
Returns
0.6%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

84% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 98% ship with Prime. On an average day, 12.2% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #284 within Beading & Jewellery-Making. It carries 414 reviews at 4.46 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
84%
Prime listings
98%
Out of stock, average day
12.2%
Average rank
#284in Beading & Jewellery-Making
Average rating
4.46 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
414per listing
Listings tracked
58

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 16 launches as successful.

16 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 29 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
16
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
29 months

Products

Top Glass Beads products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take only 36% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£6K£12K£18K£24K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

43 falling

Sellers

50

Top-5 brand share

52%

Top 20: 79%

Top-5 click share

36%

Top 20: 65%

Open market

45%

  • Funtopia29%
  • HYHJMISTY9%
  • Ybxjges6%
  • JOLCEEY4%
  • DTYDECLE3%
  • MXHBSTP3%

Demand

Glass Beads search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

18K13KSpike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.2×

Search terms

Top Glass Beads search terms shoppers use

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

  • glass beads202K/yr
  • seed beads106K/yr
  • crystal beads88K/yr
  • beads for crafting89K/yr
  • glass beads for jewellery making32K/yr
  • beads for embroidery28K/yr
  • crystal beads for jewellery making23K/yr
  • craft beads24K/yr
  • small beads21K/yr
  • glass seed beads19K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Glass Beads

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Size-Overall25%−0.12

Although very small

Tiny tubes

Size not as expected

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%−0.02

False advertisement

Inaccurate product description

Falsely advertised

Material Quality6%−0.07

The wire itself isnt able to to know as the material of the wire

The beads delivered were a mix of plastic not just glass

I realised that they were plastic

Quality-Overall5%+0.67

Look very cheap

low quality

just be aware they are not best quality

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting5%−0.02

NO INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO USE

Girls loved it, instructions unclear

Love

Value For Money25%+2.15

Worth the money

Excellent value

Good value

Color22%+1.11

Love the colour

A good variety of Colours

Great colours

Quality-Overall17%+0.67

Excellent lots of variety

The beads are good quality

Excellent product

Fun/Entertainment Experience5%+0.18

So much fun

Kids happy

Hours of entertaining

Ease Of Use5%+0.38

So easy

Great kit easy to use

They are easy to work with

Return

0.6% Return rate 87% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall65%▆▇█▇█▇

Although very small

Tiny tubes

Size not as expected

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%█▇▃▄▅▄

False advertisement

Inaccurate product description

Falsely advertised

Quality-Overall6%▆█▃▂▃▅

Look very cheap

low quality

just be aware they are not best quality

Color5%▄▂▁▇█▇

Colour doesn't last

All the ones I made have turned completely white now

The colour comes off these are no good

Defective Material/Parts2%█▁▇▂▄▁

FAQ

Common Glass Beads questions

Answered from the same tracked data.