Graphite Pencils
brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — Graphite Pencils doesn't clear our bar today.
Flapen Score
Is Graphite Pencils profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Graphite Pencils is a £100K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (87K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Aug–Sep–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.
Graphite Pencils: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Not really. Search demand moved -24.4% over the last 90 days and 5.1% of searches end in a purchase.
£100K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand, so 0% of the market is open.
0%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.6★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 43 products
Top Graphite Pencils products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Faber-Castell Trio Pencil Sharpener Tub Box GRIP 2001 Silver
- Price
- £4.04
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 15,010
- Age
- 19y ago
Derwent Drawing Pencils Set of 72 in Tin 5mm Round Core Premium Core Strength Creamy Texture Ideal For Fine Art Drawing & Colouring Professional Quality 2306558
- Price
- £117.59
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 2,397
- Age
- 10mo ago
Faber-Castell Miscellaneous Castell 9000 Twin Sharpening Box Green for Art Craft Drawing Sketching Home School University Colouring
- Price
- £3.79
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 2,646
- Age
- 14y ago
Derwent Academy Wooden Gift Box Complete Starter 35 Piece Art Set - Painting Drawing & Colouring set with Accessories for Arts & Crafts - Premium Hobbyist Quality Pencil Set for Adults & Teens
- Price
- £11.81
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 3,998
- Age
- 16y ago
Derwent Drawing Pencils Set of 24 in Tin 5mm Round Core Premium Core Strength Creamy Texture Ideal For Fine Art Drawing & Colouring Professional Quality 700672
- Price
- £38.98
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 2,397
- Age
- 19y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Derwent Pastel & Charcoal Pencil Sharpener Manual Handheld Sharpener Professional Quality 0700234
- Price
- £3.27
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 1,430
- Age
- 15y ago
Faber-Castell 2 mm/3.15 mm TK Lead Sharpener Green
- Price
- £5.08
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 2,524
- Age
- 15y ago
Derwent Pastel Pencils Drawing & Writing Set Of 24 Ideal For Blending & Colouring Professional Quality 32992
- Price
- £28.52
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 2,476
- Age
- 19y ago
Faber-Castell Double Hole Sharpening box RollOn Sparkle - Assorted Colours
- Price
- £2.98
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 81
- Age
- 3y ago
Faber Castell Grip 2001 HB Pencils x3 Eraser Caps x2 & Trio 3-Hole Sharpener
- Price
- £7.64
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 938
- Age
- 15y ago
Newest
by launch dateDerwent Drawing Pencils Set of 72 in Tin 5mm Round Core Premium Core Strength Creamy Texture Ideal For Fine Art Drawing & Colouring Professional Quality 2306558
- Price
- £117.59
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 2,397
- Age
- 10mo ago
Derwent Chromaflow Pencils Set of 150 in Tin 3.5mm Round Core Premium Core Strength Blendable with Smooth Texture Ideal for Drawing Colouring & Layering Professional Quality 2306263
- Price
- £96.09
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 3,023
- Age
- 2y ago
FABER-CASTELL - Pencil Sharpener with Crank Black
- Price
- £8.78
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,449
- Age
- 2y ago
Faber-Castell Double Hole Sharpening box RollOn Sparkle - Assorted Colours
- Price
- £2.98
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 81
- Age
- 3y ago
Derwent Twin Hole Pencil Sharpener with Container Double Hole Sharpener for Artist Sketching Pencils & Colouring Pencils Two Hole Sizes 11.5 & 8.25mm Strong Metal Pencil Sharpeners Black 2306123
- Price
- £3.83
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 1,659
- Age
- 3y ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (37% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.
Brands
4 falling
Sellers
117
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
37%
Top 20: 80%
Open market
0%
- Derwent66%
- Faber-Castell33%
- AFMAT1%
- PRISMACOLOR1%
Graphite Pencils demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
Peak months: Aug, Sep, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.4×
Top Graphite Pencils search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- derwent32K/yr
- derwent drawing pencils21K/yr
- derwent pencils12K/yr
- faber castell sharpener8K/yr
- faber castell pencil sharpener6K/yr
- pastel pencil sharpener4K/yr
- artist pencil sharpener4K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Graphite Pencils
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
80% of reviews“Easy to use, sharp blades”
“Good quality”
“This a beautiful set of pencils”
“good value”
“Easy to use”
What buyers complain about
73% of reviews“It was very poor it would not sharpen the pencils”
“derwent is quality”
“Broke on first use”
“Wish they were cheaper”
“Cheap and flimsy”
Graphite Pencils return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
0.7%
Return rate
11%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common Graphite Pencils questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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