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Scratch Map

brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 93% of clicks) — Scratch Map doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

46
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Market size 30Growth 20Conversion 64Competition 34Returns 94Price range 73Avg price 79Brand share 17Review moat 25Quality gap 68
This niche Category average

Is Scratch Map profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Scratch Map is a £136K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (144K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 93% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.

Scratch Map: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -9.8% over the last 90 days and 5.7% of searches end in a purchase.

£136K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr8K
Search volume / yr-9.8%144K
Conversion rate5.7%
Avg price£16.71

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 93% of demand, so 7% of the market is open.

7%

open market share

Brands · sellers8 · 16
Top-5 product click share64%
Open market7%
Avg brand age65 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 15 products

Sponsored placement93%
New entrants (1y)1· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews4,282

Top Scratch Map 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 64% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£7K£14K£20K£27K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

8 flat

Sellers

16

Top-5 brand share

93%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

64%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

4%

  • Maps International49%
  • Atlas & Green24%
  • Luckies8%
  • Cello7%
  • Divalis5%
  • W WANDERLUST MAPS3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 4%)

Scratch Map demand & seasonality

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

Volume144KCVR5.7%Products15Brands8Top 5 Brands93%OOS Rate5.7%Rating4.3★Reviews4,282Avg BSR#159
13K8KHoliday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.7×

Top Scratch Map search terms shoppers use

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

  • scratch map36K/yr
  • scratch off world map33K/yr
  • scratch map world22K/yr
  • world map scratch off15K/yr
  • scratch off map9K/yr
  • scratch world map7K/yr
  • world scratch map6K/yr
  • travel scratch map6K/yr
  • travel map scratch off5K/yr
  • scratch off map of the world4K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Scratch Map

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

What buyers love

76% of reviews
Quality-Overall32%

The map itself feels like good quality

Design-Overall7%

gold design is fantastic

Print Quality6%

The map appears very well made with crisp, clear printing

Scratch Resistance6%

it would not scratch off

Fun/Entertainment Experience5%

Elegant fun

What buyers complain about

69% of reviews
Value For Money15%

It is more expensive than other scratch off maps to buy

Size-Overall13%

It's a large size

Scratch Resistance12%

Quite difficult to scratch locations out

Ease Of Cleaning5%

It does get a bit messy with all the glitter-like bits that are scratched off

Functionality-Overall5%

and have yet to make any work consistently well

Scratch Map return rate & reasons

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

1.1%

Return rate

50%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
39%
2Scratch Resistance
25%
3Gifting Purpose
7%
4Color
4%
5Functionality-Overall
3%

Common Scratch Map questions

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

Flapen scores Scratch Map 46/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £136K/yr across 15 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -9.8% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Scratch Map on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 6.7× the quietest.