Graphite Pencils
FailThe top 5 brands take 100% of clicks, so Graphite Pencils is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 45 / 100Ranks 455 of 835 Stationery & Office Supplies niches · −2 vs the category median of 4745
- Market size
- £100K/yr87K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -24.4%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 37%top-5 click share · 4 brands · 117 sellers
Flapen Score
Graphite Pencils against its category
The dotted line is the Stationery & Office Supplies average. Past it, Graphite Pencils is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Graphite Pencils market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Graphite Pencils 87K times last year and spent an estimated £100K. All 4 brands take every click. Demand peaks in Aug–Sep–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 45 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
5.1% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 87K 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 -24.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £100K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 87K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -24.4%
- Conversion, latest week
- 5.1%
- Market size, estimated
- £100Ka year
- Peak month
- December2.4× the quietest month
- Top search term
- derwent32K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £22.21.
Listings sell for £22.21 on average, from £2.22 to £135.70. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 4K to 5K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £22.21 that is £0 to £2K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £22.21inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £2.22–£135.70
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 4K–5K
- Units per listing a year
- 0–100
- Revenue per listing a year
- £0–£2K
- Returns
- 0.7%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
49% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 93% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #182 within Pens, Pencils & Writing Supplies. It carries 3,400 reviews at 4.57 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 49%
- Prime listings
- 93%
- Out of stock, average day
- 0.0%
- Average rank
- #182in Pens, Pencils & Writing Supplies
- Average rating
- 4.57 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 3,400per listing
- Listings tracked
- 43
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 1 of last year's 1 launches as successful.
1 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 52 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 1
- Successful launches
- 1Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 52 months
Products
Top Graphite Pencils 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
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 date
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

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
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take only 37% of clicks. 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%
Demand
Graphite Pencils search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Aug, Sep, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.4×
Search terms
Top Graphite Pencils search terms shoppers use
The exact words 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
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Graphite Pencils
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
It was very poor it would not sharpen the pencils
Not sharp enough
It is not sharp and not smooth
derwent is quality
They feel cheap nothing like Derwent quality
Cheaply made
Broke on first use
Broken after 1 day
Fell apart in no time
Wish they were cheaper
totally overpriced
bit pricey
Cheap and flimsy
Not too special as too fragile
Love
Easy to use, sharp blades
makes a nice sharp point
Sharpens very well
Good quality
Its a good make
Good quality two options
This a beautiful set of pencils
Wonderful pencils
Excellent sketching pencils
good value
Good value
good value
Easy to use
Easy to use and transport
easy to remove handle when lead breaks sometimes
Return
0.7% Return rate 11% Fixable by listing
It was very poor it would not sharpen the pencils
Not sharp enough
It is not sharp and not smooth
unfortunately it only fits standard pencils not wide pencils
Its also too large to take out sketching
Feel much bigger in the hand compared to Prisma
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