cork board
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.9%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.9%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Quality gap
Good4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Price range
Good£5.17–£33.06cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Market size
Good£597K£597K/yr · 1.6M searches
Avg price
Good£13.46avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Competition
Good48%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Brand share
Good72%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Review moat
Okay2,003.55avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Conversion
Okay2.7%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Growth
Bad-11.2%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, cork board is a £597K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (1.6M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 72% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan. Verdict: Worth a look — 56/100.
Data updated Jul 29, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
cork board market data
- Units sold / yr
- 50K–60K
- avg 2,000–2,500/product
- Revenue / yr
- £673K–£808K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 2.7%
- Avg BSR
- #20
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 90%
- Sponsored
- 83%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 37 months
- Avg seller age
- 184 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 48% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
16 falling
Sellers
33
Top-5 brand share
72%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
48%
Top 20: 89%
Open market
22%
- REQUISITE NEEDS36%
- Bumusty10%
- OWLKELA9%
- VIZ-PRO9%
- Q-Connect7%
- rokeblau6%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -11.2% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×
Top cork board search terms
- cork board472K/yr
- pin board284K/yr
- notice board156K/yr
- cork boards for walls96K/yr
- notice boards for home75K/yr
- board68K/yr
- vision board105K/yr
- pinboard49K/yr
- pin board for bedrooms46K/yr
- bulletin board37K/yr
Top cork board products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Cork Board 40CM x 60CM Pin Notice Office Memo School with Push Pins Board Requisite Needs Wooden Natural Frame Board
REQUISITE NEEDS£8.124.2★2,799 rev
REQUISITE NEEDS 30 x 40 Wooden Frame Cork Notice Message Board
REQUISITE NEEDS£5.954.2★2,799 rev
Q-Connect Lightweight Cork Noticeboard 600 x 900 mm
Q-Connect£10.064.3★4,370 rev
Cork Board Pin Notice Office Memo School with Push Pins Board Requisite Needs Wooden Natural Frame Board (60CM x 90CM)
REQUISITE NEEDS£11.874.2★2,799 rev
Bumusty Cork Board Alternative 6-Pack Felt Pin Board Oatmeal
Bumusty£18.294.6★1,406 rev
Newest
by launch date
Lifewit Large Felt Pin Board with Self-Adhesive 120X90cm-12 Pack for Wall
Lifewit£20.51456 rev
Lifewit Cork Board Alternative 57 x 37.5 cm Bulletin Board with Self-Adhesive Foldable Decorative Felt Pin Board Vision Board Message Board with 20 Pushpins for Office Wall Decor Room Decor Oatmeal
Lifewit£7.42106 rev
OWLKELA 60 x 40cm Cork Board 9mm Thick Decorative Felt Board with 35 Push Pins Foldable Pin Boards with Adhesive Sticker Bulletin Board for Office Classroom or Bedroom Walls Camel
OWLKELA£10.862 rev
Cork Board 44CM x 33CM Pin Board Notice Office Memo School with Clear Push Pins Black Coloured Wooden Frame Board
Fabian Clarke London£8.2321 rev
Yolay Cork Board Pin Board for Wall Large Notice Board pinboard Bulletin Board 90x60cm for Office Thick Corkboard for School Home noticeboard - (Brown)
YOLAY£6.9015 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumYolay Cork Board Pin Board for Wall Large Notice Board pinboard Bulletin Board 90x60cm for Office Thick Corkboard for School Home noticeboard - (Brown)
YOLAY£6.903.4★
OWLKELA 60 x 40cm Cork Board 9mm Thick Decorative Felt Board with 35 Push Pins Foldable Pin Boards with Adhesive Sticker Bulletin Board for Office Classroom or Bedroom Walls Camel
OWLKELA£10.863.5★
Lifewit Large Felt Pin Board with Self-Adhesive 120X90cm-12 Pack for Wall
Lifewit£20.514.7★
Bumusty Cork Board Alternative 6-Pack Felt Pin Board Sage
Bumusty£18.154.6★
Cork Board 44CM x 33CM Pin Board Notice Office Memo School with Clear Push Pins Black Coloured Wooden Frame Board
Fabian Clarke London£8.234.4★
What buyers say about cork board
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“As described good quality and easily mounted”
“Decent size”
“Well worth the money”
“Easy to put up”
“Easy to use”
“Just what I needed”
“Sturdy”
“It adhered to the wall easily”
“Very light and easy to hand”
“Good design and quality”
What buyers complain about
“Awful Quality, fell apart immediately”
“Flimsy”
“Unfortunately, the board isnt thick enough”
“Not fit for purpose”
“I think the adhesive strips would probably take the paint off your wall if you tried to remove it”
“Misleading description”
“Certainly not worth the money”
“Product arrived dented on the cork side there are no wall mounting attachments”
“Doesnt look as good as advertised ie the colour of green is quite dull”
“Flimsy cardboard”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is cork board profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £597K/yr across 29 tracked products. 1 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -11.2%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (56/100).
- How competitive is the cork board niche?
- 16 brands and 33 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 48% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 72% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in cork board?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Strength, Thickness. The return rate is 0.9%.
- When does demand for cork board peak?
- Demand peaks in Jan; the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the cork board niche?
- Listings span £5.17–£33.06; the average listing price is £13.46 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,004 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.