Mechanical Pencil
FailPrices span $1.13–$15.80, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Mechanical Pencil is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 47 / 100Ranks 399 of 835 Stationery & Office Supplies niches · on the category median47
- Market size
- £405K/yr1.0M searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -13.8%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 46%top-5 click share · 14 brands · 123 sellers
Flapen Score
Mechanical Pencil against its category
The dotted line is the Stationery & Office Supplies average. Past it, Mechanical Pencil is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Mechanical Pencil market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Mechanical Pencil 1.0M times last year and spent an estimated £405K. The top 5 brands take 81% of clicks. Flapen scores it 47 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
An estimated 5.8% of those searches ended in a purchase.
Shoppers searched for this 1.0M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. An estimated 5.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -13.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £405K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 1.0M
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -13.8%
- Conversion, latest week
- 5.8%
- Market size, estimated
- £405Ka year
- Peak month
- August1.6× the quietest month
- Top search term
- mechanical pencil571K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £6.81.
Listings sell for £6.81 on average, from £1.13 to £15.80. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 60K to 80K a year. The average listing sells 1,250 to 1,500 of them. At £6.81 that is £9K to £10K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £6.81under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £1.13–£15.80
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 60K–80K
- Units per listing a year
- 1,250–1,500
- Revenue per listing a year
- £9K–£10K
- Returns
- 0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
88% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 2.8% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #21 within Pens, Pencils & Writing Supplies. It carries 4,257 reviews at 4.53 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 88%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 2.8%
- Average rank
- #21in Pens, Pencils & Writing Supplies
- Average rating
- 4.53 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 4,257per listing
- Listings tracked
- 32
04 · Newcomers
0 of last year's 1 launches cleared the first-year sales bar.
1 products launched here in the last 12 months. 0 of them cleared the first-year sales bar, our mark for a successful launch. The brands on the shelf have sold for 49 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 1
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 49 months
Products
Top Mechanical Pencil products & what they sell for
The products selling here, as shoppers see them on Amazon. Shelf share and sales are our estimates.
Prices and ratings read from Amazon on Jul 29, 2026. The live listing can differ.
Top sellers
by estimated 90-day click share
BIC Matic Fun Mechanical Pencil Set - HB 0.7mm Retractable Pencils with Rubbers on the End - Mixed Colours Pack of 5
- Price
- £2.35
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 3,991
- Age
- 11y ago

Zebra Pen Z-Grip Mechanical Pencils - Fine Tip Refillable Retractable Pencil with Eraser and Comfort Grip - 0.5mm White Barrel 3 Pack
- Price
- £1.62
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 324
- Age
- 2y ago

Bic Matic Original Mechanical Pencils Pack of 12 Perfect for School and Office Use 0.7 mm Black (HB) Includes 3 HB Lead Refills and Eraser
- Price
- £5.36
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 6,584
- Age
- 19y ago

Faber-Castell Apollo 0.7mm Mechanical Pencil - Dark Blue
- Price
- £4.31
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,293
- Age
- 7y ago

Nicpro 2 PCS Mechanical Pencil 0.5mm & 0.7 mm with Case MP1000 Metal Artist Pencil Set with 4 Tubes HB Lead Refills 2 Erasers 9 Eraser Refills For Art Writing Drafting Drawing Sketch Silver
- Price
- £8.47
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 6,040
- Age
- 7y ago
Trending
estimated 90-day click momentum
STAGEEK 0.5mm Mechanical Pencils with Metal Gift Case Metal Mechanical Pencil with 120Pcs HB Lead Refills 4B Erasers and 9PCS Eraser Refills for Writing Drafting Drawing and Sketching(Silver)
- Price
- £6.73
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 133
- Age
- 1y ago

Q-Connect Mechanical Pencil Medium 0.7mm (10 Pack) KF01345
- Price
- £2.52
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 61
- Age
- 19y ago

Kores - M2 Grafitos - Mechanical Pencil with Rubber in Assorted Colours - Rubber End Soft HB Lead - Mechanical Pencil HB Pencils School Pencils- Single Pack with 12 Refill Leads
- Price
- £1.13
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 27
- Age
- 1y ago

Nicpro 6 Piece Mechanical Pencil Set with Case Drawing Pencils in Sizes 0.5 0.7 0.9 mm and 3 Pieces 2mm Lead Holders (Colors 4B 2B HB 2H) for Artistic Writing Sketching and Drawing
- Price
- £8.01
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 2,948
- Age
- 1y ago

Four Candies Mechanical Pencils 0.7mm with HB & 2B Lead Refills 0.7 Pastel Eraser Set & Eraser Refills 16-Count Pack with Case Cute Aesthetic School Supplies for Writing Drawing and Sketching
- Price
- £7.26
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,336
- Age
- 2y ago
Newest
by launch date
STAGEEK 0.5mm Mechanical Pencils with Metal Gift Case Metal Mechanical Pencil with 120Pcs HB Lead Refills 4B Erasers and 9PCS Eraser Refills for Writing Drafting Drawing and Sketching(Silver)
- Price
- £6.73
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 133
- Age
- 1y ago

Kores - M2 Grafitos - Mechanical Pencil with Rubber in Assorted Colours - Rubber End Soft HB Lead - Mechanical Pencil HB Pencils School Pencils- Single Pack with 12 Refill Leads
- Price
- £1.13
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 27
- Age
- 1y ago

Nicpro 6 Piece Mechanical Pencil Set with Case Drawing Pencils in Sizes 0.5 0.7 0.9 mm and 3 Pieces 2mm Lead Holders (Colors 4B 2B HB 2H) for Artistic Writing Sketching and Drawing
- Price
- £8.01
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 2,948
- Age
- 1y ago

Zebra Pen Z-Grip Mechanical Pencils - Fine Tip Refillable Retractable Pencil with Eraser and Comfort Grip - 0.5mm White Barrel 3 Pack
- Price
- £1.62
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 324
- Age
- 2y ago

Four Candies Mechanical Pencils 0.5 with HB & 2B Lead Refills 0.5mm Pastel Eraser Set & Eraser Refills 16-Count Pack with Case Cute Aesthetic School Supplies for Writing Drawing and Drafting
- Price
- £7.16
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,336
- Age
- 2y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take an estimated 46% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
14 falling
Sellers
123
Est. top-5 brand share
81%
Top 20: 100%
Est. top-5 click share
46%
Top 20: 86%
Open market
15%
- BIC31%
- Nicpro21%
- Four Candies12%
- Zebra Pen10%
- Faber-Castell7%
- Paper Mate4%
- Open — no brand owns it (8 brands, 15%)
Demand
Mechanical Pencil search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×
Search terms
Top Mechanical Pencil search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with estimated yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- mechanical pencil571K/yr
- mechanical pencils118K/yr
- mechanical pencil set83K/yr
- propelling pencil43K/yr
- pencils mechanical27K/yr
- retractable pencils23K/yr
- mechanical pencil 0.523K/yr
- bic pencils17K/yr
- mechanical pencil 0.719K/yr
- bic mechanical pencil15K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Mechanical Pencil
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“Break easily unfortunately”
Every topic
Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.
Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.
20 topics
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FAQ
Common Mechanical Pencil questions
Answered from the same tracked data.
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