Drum Sticks
FailDemand is soft, at -9.6% this quarter, so Drum Sticks is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 48 / 100Top 33% of 171 Musical Instruments & DJ niches · +4 vs the category median of 4448
- Market size
- £261K/yr344K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -9.6%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 57%top-5 click share · 12 brands · 32 sellers
Flapen Score
Drum Sticks against its category
The dotted line is the Musical Instruments & DJ average. Past it, Drum Sticks is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Drum Sticks market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Drum Sticks 344K times last year and spent an estimated £261K. The top 5 brands take 87% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 48 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
8.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 344K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 8.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -9.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £261K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 344K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -9.6%
- Conversion, latest week
- 8.8%
- Market size, estimated
- £261Ka year
- Peak month
- December3.1× the quietest month
- Top search term
- drum sticks207K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £8.66.
Listings sell for £8.66 on average, from £2.23 to £36.53. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 25K to 30K a year. The average listing sells 750 to 1,000 of them. At £8.66 that is £6K to £9K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £8.66under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £2.23–£36.53
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 25K–30K
- Units per listing a year
- 750–1,000
- Revenue per listing a year
- £6K–£9K
- Returns
- 0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
82% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.7% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #18 within Musical Instruments & DJ. It carries 1,394 reviews at 4.60 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 82%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 0.7%
- Average rank
- #18in Musical Instruments & DJ
- Average rating
- 4.60 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 1,394per listing
- Listings tracked
- 22
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 0 of last year's 1 launches as successful.
1 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 58 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 1
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 58 months
Products
Top Drum Sticks 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
Vic FIrth - American Classic Drumsticks 5A - American Hickory - Wood Tip
- Price
- £10.21
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 14,930
- Age
- 18y ago

2 Pairs Drum Sticks 5A Professional Classic Maple Wood Drumsticks Wood Tip for Acoustic Drums or Electronic Drums Adults Kids and Beginners (2Pairs)
- Price
- £6.83
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 143
- Age
- 2y ago

2 Pairs Drum sticks 5A Drumsticks for Drums Professional Classic Maple Wood Drumsticks Percussion Drumstick for Professional Beginner
- Price
- £5.14
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 8
- Age
- 5mo ago

Aopoy 2 Pairs Drum sticks 5A Classic Maple Wood Drumsticks Wood Tip Drumstick for Adults Kids and Beginners
- Price
- £6.15
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 555
- Age
- 4y ago

Vic FIrth - American Classic Drumsticks 5AB - American Hickory - Wood Tip - Black
- Price
- £11.29
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 1,206
- Age
- 13y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
2 Pairs Drum sticks 5A Drumsticks for Drums Professional Classic Maple Wood Drumsticks Percussion Drumstick for Professional Beginner
- Price
- £5.14
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 8
- Age
- 5mo ago

Aopoy 2 Pairs Drum sticks 7A Classic Maple Wood Drumsticks Wood Tip Drumstick for Adults Kids and Beginners
- Price
- £5.80
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 555
- Age
- 2y ago

Drum Sticks American Hickory Drumsticks Drumsticks for Drum Non-Slip Grip Percussion Drumsticks for Professional Live Performance & Drum Kit Practice Accessories (1 Pair 5A American Hickory)
- Price
- £6.73
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 185
- Age
- 1y ago

Vic FIrth - American Classic Drumsticks 5AB - American Hickory - Wood Tip - Black
- Price
- £11.29
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 1,206
- Age
- 13y ago

Drumsticks for Kids 12 inch Maple Wood Drum sticks Musical Instrument Percussion Accessories Drumsticks for Student Beginners (Maple 2 Pairs)
- Price
- £5.87
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 240
- Age
- 1y ago
Newest
by launch date
2 Pairs Drum sticks 5A Drumsticks for Drums Professional Classic Maple Wood Drumsticks Percussion Drumstick for Professional Beginner
- Price
- £5.14
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 8
- Age
- 5mo ago

Drumsticks for Kids 12 inch Maple Wood Drum sticks Musical Instrument Percussion Accessories Drumsticks for Student Beginners (Maple 2 Pairs)
- Price
- £5.87
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 240
- Age
- 1y ago

Drumsticks for Kids 12 inch Maple Wood Drum sticks Musical Instrument Percussion Accessories Drumsticks for Student Beginners (Maple 1 Pair)
- Price
- £4.93
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 240
- Age
- 1y ago

Drum Sticks American Hickory Drumsticks Drumsticks for Drum Non-Slip Grip Percussion Drumsticks for Professional Live Performance & Drum Kit Practice Accessories (1 Pair 5A American Hickory)
- Price
- £6.73
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 185
- Age
- 1y ago

Drum Sticks for Drums Natural Solid WoodWeight BalancedNon-Slip Grip Live Performance & Drum Kit Practice Accessories Percussion Drumsticks for Professional Beginner (1 Pair 5A)
- Price
- £5.44
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 690
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 57% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
12 falling
Sellers
32
Top-5 brand share
87%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
57%
Top 20: 97%
Open market
10%
- Vic Firth38%
- DIDA17%
- Aopoy14%
- BestSounds12%
- Ezymivs7%
- Morrisons3%
- Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 10%)
Demand
Drum Sticks search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.1×
Search terms
Top Drum Sticks search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- drum sticks207K/yr
- drumsticks59K/yr
- vic firth 5a drum sticks19K/yr
- 5a drumsticks15K/yr
- drum sticks 5a10K/yr
- drumstick6K/yr
- drum stick6K/yr
- vic firth6K/yr
- vic firth 5a5K/yr
- vic firth drum sticks5K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Drum Sticks
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Broke 1st use
Not durable
Sticks broke within 3-4 days
Seems short
These were not very big
Too small to be of use
much cheaper than the better quality branded drumsticks that you can buy
Poor quality
unbranded sticks. good light sticks but these are not made by Vic FIrth
Very weak
Love
Amazing quality
Reliable quality
good quality sticks
Good value drum sticks
Great value for money
Great price
Nice Sticks
Really nice quality sticks
Nice sticks
Product accurately shown
Everything I expected
Does what it says
Very lightweight
Good and light
Nice size and weight
Return
0.1% Return rate 46% Fixable by listing
Seems short
These were not very big
Too small to be of use
Broke 1st use
Not durable
Sticks broke within 3-4 days
First stick snapped after less than 10 minutes
much cheaper than the better quality branded drumsticks that you can buy
Poor quality
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