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5 Minute Journal

Fail

Shoppers spend only $20K a year here, so 5 Minute Journal is a Fail.

Flapen Score
37
37 / 100
Ranks 671 of 835 Stationery & Office Supplies niches · −10 vs the category median of 47
Market size
£20K/yr45K searches / yr
90-day growth
-14.1%search demand this quarter
Competition
54%top-5 click share · 7 brands · 13 sellers

Flapen Score

5 Minute Journal against its category

The dotted line is the Stationery & Office Supplies average. Past it, 5 Minute Journal is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

37Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The 5 Minute Journal market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for 5 Minute Journal 45K times last year and spent an estimated £20K. The top 5 brands take 93% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 37 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

3.1% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 45K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 3.1% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -14.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £20K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
45K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-14.1%
Conversion, latest week
3.1%
Market size, estimated
£20Ka year
Peak month
December3.4× the quietest month
Top search term
5 minute journal25K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £14.50.

Listings sell for £14.50 on average, from £7.03 to £24.12. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 2K to 2K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £14.50 that is £0 to £1K a year per listing.

Average price
£14.50under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£7.03–£24.12
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
2K–2K
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
£0–£1K
Returns
1.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

90% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 16.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #208 within Calendars, Planners & Personal Organisers. It carries 4,393 reviews at 4.52 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
90%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
16.5%
Average rank
#208in Calendars, Planners & Personal Organisers
Average rating
4.52 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
4,393per listing
Listings tracked
21

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 4 launches as successful.

4 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 33 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
4
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
33 months

Products

Top 5 Minute Journal 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 54% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£2K£4K£6K£8K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

7 falling

Sellers

13

Top-5 brand share

93%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

54%

Top 20: 99%

Open market

1%

  • UrBestSelf41%
  • Intelligent Change28%
  • BIROYAL9%
  • Lanpn8%
  • RUKAR7%
  • Colorage6%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 1%)

Demand

5 Minute Journal search demand

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

4K3KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26DecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.4×

Search terms

Top 5 Minute Journal search terms shoppers use

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

  • 5 minute journal25K/yr
  • five minute journal9K/yr
  • the five minute journal7K/yr
  • the 5 minute journal4K/yr
  • 5-minute journal684/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about 5 Minute Journal

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

Complain

Error Warning Accuracy50%−0.15

shocked at the amount of errors within the text

lots of errors

Writing Experience25%−0.06

- Not enough space to write unless you have size 4 handwriting

Paper Quality25%−0.08

- The paper is a little too glossy so pens smudge

Love

Quality-Overall35%+2.03

Quality is fantastic though

Quality journal

Such well made

Ease Of Use27%+1.68

Simple to use

the 6-Minute Diary makes to so easy to build it in to my daily routine

easy to follow

Value For Money13%+0.42

Beautifully presented, good value at £8.99 at time of review

it is well worth the money as its so beautifully presented

Worth the money

Efficiency8%+0.39

It worked for me

Paper Quality4%−0.08

paper stock is fine

Paper quality is good

Return

1.2% Return rate 36% Fixable by listing

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Shape/Style7%▅▁▁▁█▁
Compatibility-Overall7%▅▁▁▁█▁
Paper Quality7%▇▁█▁▁▁

- The paper is a little too glossy so pens smudge

FAQ

Common 5 Minute Journal questions

Answered from the same tracked data.