Drawing Pens
MaybeReturns run at only 0.3% of orders. But shoppers spend only $47K a year here, so Drawing Pens is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 50 / 100Top 37% of 835 Stationery & Office Supplies niches · +3 vs the category median of 4750
- Market size
- £47K/yr92K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -13.1%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 35%top-5 click share · 27 brands · 128 sellers
Flapen Score
Drawing Pens against its category
The dotted line is the Stationery & Office Supplies average. Past it, Drawing Pens is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Drawing Pens market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Drawing Pens 92K times last year and spent an estimated £47K. The top 5 brands take 67% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 50 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
5.1% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 92K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 5.1% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -13.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £47K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 92K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -13.1%
- Conversion, latest week
- 5.1%
- Market size, estimated
- £47Ka year
- Peak month
- December3.8× the quietest month
- Top search term
- faber castell pens23K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £10.09.
Listings sell for £10.09 on average, from £2.31 to £119.36. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 4K to 5K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £10.09 that is £1K to £3K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £10.09under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £2.31–£119.36
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 4K–5K
- Units per listing a year
- 100–250
- Revenue per listing a year
- £1K–£3K
- Returns
- 0.3%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
57% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 2.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #262 within Pens, Pencils & Writing Supplies. It carries 2,111 reviews at 4.54 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 57%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 2.4%
- Average rank
- #262in Pens, Pencils & Writing Supplies
- Average rating
- 4.54 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 2,111per listing
- Listings tracked
- 51
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 0 of last year's 6 launches as successful.
6 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 47 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 6
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 47 months
Products
Top Drawing Pens 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
Muchcute Micro Fineliner Art Drawing Pens: 12 Black Artist Supplies Adults
- Price
- £6.42
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,076
- Age
- 2y ago
Faber-Castell Pitt Artist Pen 167115 India Ink Pens Pack of 4 M F S XS Black
- Price
- £7.60
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 3,851
- Age
- 15y ago
TWOHANDS Art Pens Fineliner Ink Set of 12 Black Technical Drawing Pigment Pen Professional Marker Fine Point Waterproof for Art Watercolor Sketching Anime Manga 902188
- Price
- £6.83
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 7,403
- Age
- 6y ago
YISAN Black Drawing Pens Fineliners Marker Set of 12 Micro-Pens Anime Pigment Pen Art Pens for Sketching Technical Drawing 902195
- Price
- £6.72
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 6,580
- Age
- 6y ago
Faber-Castell Art & Graphic Pitt Artist Pen India Ink Pen Black Wallet of 6 Art Craft Drawing Sketching Home School University Colouring
- Price
- £9.14
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 3,851
- Age
- 4y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Fineliner Pens 12 Pack Black Technical Drawing Pens Fine Line Markers
- Price
- £7.43
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 27
- Age
- 3mo ago
SUIN Fine Tip Drawing Pens Professional Micro-Line Art Pens for Illustration and Sketching Waterproof Black Ink Fineliner Pens for Bullet Journaling Anime & Technical Drawing (8 Pack)
- Price
- £6.32
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 67
- Age
- 8mo ago
Hyleon Micro Fineliner Art Drawing Pens Fineliner Pen 6Pcs Black Fine Liner
- Price
- £5.08
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 37
- Age
- 9mo ago
Faber-Castell Pitt Artist Pen Wallet of 6 with Assorted Tips - Black
- Price
- £13.11
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 2,263
- Age
- 14y ago
SAKURA Pigma Micron Fineliner Pens Set of 6 Waterproof Permanent Black Ink Assorted Sizes | Pens for Writing Drawing & Journaling
- Price
- £9.01
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 8,056
- Age
- 13y ago
Newest
by launch dateFineliner Pens 12 Pack Black Technical Drawing Pens Fine Line Markers
- Price
- £7.43
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 27
- Age
- 3mo ago
SUIN Fine Tip Drawing Pens Professional Micro-Line Art Pens for Illustration and Sketching Waterproof Black Ink Fineliner Pens for Bullet Journaling Anime & Technical Drawing (8 Pack)
- Price
- £6.32
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 67
- Age
- 8mo ago
Hyleon Micro Fineliner Art Drawing Pens Fineliner Pen 6Pcs Black Fine Liner
- Price
- £5.08
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 37
- Age
- 9mo ago
Muchcute Micro Fineliner Art Drawing Pens: 12 Black Artist Supplies Adults
- Price
- £6.42
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,076
- Age
- 2y ago
Daler-Rowney Simply Black Fineliners Set 6 Pens Ilustration Drawing Water-Resistant for Entry-Level Artists & Hobbyists
- Price
- £5.73
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 12
- Age
- 2y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take only 35% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.
Brands
27 rising
Sellers
128
Top-5 brand share
67%
Top 20: 96%
Top-5 click share
35%
Top 20: 74%
Open market
29%
- Faber-Castell39%
- KOUSICOO10%
- TWOHANDS7%
- YISAN6%
- STAEDTLER5%
- SAKURA4%
Demand
Drawing Pens search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.8×
Search terms
Top Drawing Pens search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- faber castell pens23K/yr
- drawing pens for artists16K/yr
- drawing pen13K/yr
- sketching pens8K/yr
- faber castell pitt artist pen7K/yr
- ink pens for drawing6K/yr
- faber castell pen6K/yr
- art pen6K/yr
- sketch pen5K/yr
- doodle pens2K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Drawing Pens
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
AWFUL QUALITY
Ink is not great
Poor quality Pens
Pens dry
Ink dried out
Dried out
Bit dry, not good
Dry and useless
Pens dry
Run out quickly
very little longevity
others didnt last very long
one pen didn't have a nib so wouldn't work
which the tips of the pens are more fragile
could have contained smaller sized nibs
Love
Amazing quality
Good quality pens
Satisfactory overall
Worth the money
Good Price
Excellent Value
Very useful pens for drawing
Great drawing pens
Good for drawing
Decent pens
Good pens
Fine pens
Great variety of nib sizes
Great buy love the fine quality of the nibs
Good selection of nibs
Return
0.3% Return rate 19% Fixable by listing
Pens dry
Ink dried out
Dried out
AWFUL QUALITY
Ink is not great
Poor quality Pens
Grey ink not black
come out as a dark grey rather than black
Some of the colours dont really correspond with the colours on the lids
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FAQ
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