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Calculators

Calculators shows low returns (0.9%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

58
Worth a look
Market size 81Growth 21Conversion 77Competition 57Returns 96Price range 78Avg price 58Brand share 44Review moat 24Quality gap 42
This niche Category average

Is Calculators profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Calculators is a £1.2M/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (1.2M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 79% of demand. Demand peaks in Sep. Verdict: Worth a look — 58/100.

Calculators: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved -8.3% over the last 90 days and 7.5% of searches end in a purchase.

£1.2M

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr125K
Search volume / yr-8.3%1.2M
Conversion rate7.5%
Avg price£13.01

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 79% of demand, so 21% of the market is open.

21%

open market share

Brands · sellers17 · 125
Top-5 product click share51%
Open market21%
Avg brand age58 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 30 products

Sponsored placement73%
New entrants (1y)4· 3 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews5,105

Top Calculators 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 51% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£48K£95K£143K£190K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

17 falling

Sellers

125

Top-5 brand share

79%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

51%

Top 20: 90%

Open market

18%

  • Casio52%
  • HIHUHEN9%
  • RENUS7%
  • Bimormat6%
  • CATIGA4%
  • Helect3%

Calculators demand & seasonality

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

Volume1.2MCVR7.5%Products30Brands17Top 5 Brands79%OOS Rate4.7%Rating4.5★Reviews5,105Avg BSR#16
45K35KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×

Top Calculators search terms shoppers use

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

  • calculator812K/yr
  • casio fx-991cw72K/yr
  • calculators45K/yr
  • casio fx-991ex47K/yr
  • desk calculator31K/yr
  • large calculator24K/yr
  • a level maths calculator32K/yr
  • fx-991cw22K/yr
  • calculator large17K/yr
  • fx-991ex17K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Calculators

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

What buyers love

83% of reviews
Quality-Overall17%

EXCELLENT PRODUCT

Value For Money16%

Excellent value

Ease Of Use14%

Easy to use

Advertised Vs Actual Product12%

As described

Touch/Button Controls8%

The buttons feel responsive

What buyers complain about

73% of reviews
Touch/Button Controls13%

The buttons stick

Functionality-Overall12%

DOESN'T WORK

Durability9%

Failed within a year

Value For Money6%

Not the cheapest option

Quality-Overall6%

Needs improvement

Calculators return rate & reasons

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

0.9%

Return rate

20%

Fixable by listing

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

1Functionality-Overall
29%
2Size-Overall
13%
3Certifications
9%
4Touch/Button Controls
9%
5Defective Material/Parts
5%

Common Calculators questions

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

Flapen scores Calculators 58/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £1.2M/yr across 30 tracked products. 3 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -8.3% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Calculators on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Sep, where the busiest month runs 2.0× the quietest.