Fountain Pen
FailDemand is soft, at -18.4% this quarter, so Fountain Pen is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 45 / 100Ranks 455 of 835 Stationery & Office Supplies niches · −2 vs the category median of 4745
- Market size
- £379K/yr1.3M searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -18.4%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 56%top-5 click share · 11 brands · 89 sellers
Flapen Score
Fountain Pen against its category
The dotted line is the Stationery & Office Supplies average. Past it, Fountain Pen is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Fountain Pen market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Fountain Pen 1.3M times last year and spent an estimated £379K. The top 5 brands take 88% of clicks. Demand peaks in Dec. Flapen scores it 45 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
2.2% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 1.3M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 2.2% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -18.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £379K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 1.3M
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -18.4%
- Conversion, latest week
- 2.2%
- Market size, estimated
- £379Ka year
- Peak month
- December2.0× the quietest month
- Top search term
- fountain pen676K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £13.08.
Listings sell for £13.08 on average, from £4.69 to £36.06. 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 £13.08 that is £10K to £13K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £13.08under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £4.69–£36.06
- 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
- £10K–£13K
- Returns
- 0.7%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
72% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 96% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.2% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #19 within Pens, Pencils & Writing Supplies. It carries 4,708 reviews at 4.48 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 72%
- Prime listings
- 96%
- Out of stock, average day
- 0.2%
- Average rank
- #19in Pens, Pencils & Writing Supplies
- Average rating
- 4.48 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 4,708per listing
- Listings tracked
- 25
04 · Newcomers
Brands here are settling in.
The brands on the shelf have sold for 59 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 0
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 59 months
Products
Top Fountain Pen 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
LAMY safari umbra - Fountain Pen with ergonomic grip & black steel nib in size M - ideal for any Writing & Calligraphy - including LAMY T 10 blue cartridge - Right-Handed
- Price
- £16.70
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 15,404
- Age
- 20y ago

Parker Vector Fountain Pen | Black with Chrome Trim | Medium Nib | Blue Ink | Hangtab
- Price
- £7.04
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 4,628
- Age
- 18y ago

TIESOME Luxury Metal Fountain Pen Set 0.5mm Fine Nib Fountain Pen with 6 2.6mm Black Ink Cartridges Smooth Writing Pen Gift for Business Office Journaling Men Women
- Price
- £5.60
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 266
- Age
- 2y ago

LAMY safari umbra - Fountain Pen with ergonomic grip & polished steel nib in size F - ideal for any Writing & Calligraphy - including LAMY T 10 blue cartridge - Right-Handed
- Price
- £16.62
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 6,836
- Age
- 17y ago

Parker Jotter Fountain Pen | Stainless Steel with Gold Trim | Medium Nib Blue Ink | Includes Gift Box
- Price
- £13.58
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 4,290
- Age
- 8y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
TIESOME Luxury Metal Fountain Pen Set 0.5mm Fine Nib Fountain Pen with 6 2.6mm Black Ink Cartridges Smooth Writing Pen Gift for Business Office Journaling Men Women
- Price
- £5.60
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 266
- Age
- 2y ago

Parker Vector XL Fountain Pen Metallic Teal Lacquer on Brass Medium Nib with Blue Ink Refill Gift Box
- Price
- £12.49
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 4,628
- Age
- 4y ago

EYEYE Disposable Fountain Pens 8 Pack Multicolor Fine Point Fountain Pens for Writing Stainless Steel Nib Smooth Writing for Calligraphy Journaling Drafting Sketching Doodling & Gifts
- Price
- £7.81
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 3,685
- Age
- 4y ago

LAMY safari aquasky - Fountain Pen with ergonomic grip & polished steel nib in size M - ideal for any Writing & Calligraphy - including LAMY T 10 blue cartridge - Right-Handed
- Price
- £17.27
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 15,404
- Age
- 3y ago

Wordsworth & Black Luxury Fountain Pen Set for Writing Medium Nib Green
- Price
- £25.72
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 7,931
- Age
- 7y ago
Newest
by launch date
BOCIYER samurai Fountain Pen Set Hand Polished Medium Titanium Tip Calligraphy Nib(Bent Nib) Includes 8 Ink Cartridges Ink Refill Converter*2 And Gift Box Best Pen Gift Set for Men & Women(Black)
- Price
- £11.80
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 221
- Age
- 2y ago

TIESOME Luxury Metal Fountain Pen Set 0.5mm Fine Nib Fountain Pen with 6 2.6mm Black Ink Cartridges Smooth Writing Pen Gift for Business Office Journaling Men Women
- Price
- £5.60
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 266
- Age
- 2y ago

Cobee Wooden Fountain Pen with 12 Pcs 2.6 mm Ink Cartridges Handcrafted Luxury Wood Fountain Pen Vintage 0.5mm Fine Point Journaling Pen for Business Calligraphy Gifts Supplies (B)
- Price
- £5.15
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 258
- Age
- 2y ago

Cobee Metal Fountain Pens with 10 Black Ink Cartridges 0.5mm Fine Nib Fountain Pen Smooth Writing Luxury Calligraphy Pen Office School Supplies (Green)
- Price
- £5.02
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 505
- Age
- 2y ago

LAMY safari aquasky - Fountain Pen with ergonomic grip & polished steel nib in size M - ideal for any Writing & Calligraphy - including LAMY T 10 blue cartridge - Right-Handed
- Price
- £17.27
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 15,404
- Age
- 3y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 56% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
11 falling
Sellers
89
Top-5 brand share
88%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
56%
Top 20: 94%
Open market
8%
- Lamy35%
- PARKER34%
- TIESOME8%
- EYEYE6%
- Cobee6%
- BOCIYER4%
- Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 8%)
Demand
Fountain Pen search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×
Search terms
Top Fountain Pen search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- fountain pen676K/yr
- parker fountain pen134K/yr
- lamy fountain pen105K/yr
- fountain pens82K/yr
- pilot fountain pen32K/yr
- lamy38K/yr
- lamy pen38K/yr
- lamy safari fountain pen36K/yr
- fountain pens for writing62K/yr
- lamy safari29K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Fountain Pen
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
the nib itself is so scratchy
the quality of the nib is poor
the ink might not flow to the nib properly
A waste of money
which was from another more expensive category
Feels overpriced
Cheap quality
The quality control is poor
Quality is terrible
Poor ink flow/ breaks writing
Ink everywhere as ink cartridge supplied was also cheap
So bad the ink
They won't last forever
it fell apart in my hands
Not had it 20 minutes and already broken
Love
Smooth writing
Excellent Writing with this pen
writes well
This is a good quality well built fountain pen
seems well made
Excellent quality
Great value
Good Value
Great value for money
fine nib
Surprisingly smooth nib though
Excellent nib
comfortable
Comfortable to write with
really comfortable to hold
Return
0.7% Return rate 11% Fixable by listing
the nib itself is so scratchy
the quality of the nib is poor
the ink might not flow to the nib properly
Doesnt work
Pen doesnt work
That one didn't work either
unbalanced for comfortable writing
writes terribly
one of the worst I've ever written with
Cheap quality
The quality control is poor
Quality is terrible
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