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planner

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.6%), but pricing outside the sweet spot ($7.52 avg) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 43Growth 23Conversion 26Competition 80Returns 97Price range 44Avg price 21Brand share 84Review moat 65Quality gap 45

Returns

Incredible0.6%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Brand share

Great51%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Competition

Great35%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Review moat

Good885.81

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Price range

Okay£3.16–£24.44

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Market size

Okay£223K

£223K/yr · 1.4M searches

Conversion

Okay2.1%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Growth

Bad-4.2%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Avg price

Bad£7.52

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, planner is a £223K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (1.4M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 51% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Sep. Verdict: Worth a look — 54/100.

Data updated Jul 29, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

planner market data

Units sold / yr
30K–40K
avg 500–750/product
Revenue / yr
£226K–£301K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
2.1%
Avg BSR
#88
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
90%
Out of stock
9.2%
Avg brand age
32 months
Avg seller age
187 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (35% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

29 falling

Sellers

39

Top-5 brand share

51%

Top 20: 92%

Top-5 click share

35%

Top 20: 73%

Open market

43%

  • Zhswlp12%
  • Thboxes11%
  • Umriox10%
  • SWEETZER & ORANGE10%
  • RETTACY9%
  • Moseem6%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -4.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
50K30KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×

Top planner search terms

  • weekly planner341K/yr
  • planner319K/yr
  • daily planner234K/yr
  • weekly planner pad78K/yr
  • planners92K/yr
  • organiser notebook49K/yr
  • undated planner33K/yr
  • planners and organisers32K/yr
  • work planner30K/yr
  • weekly planner notebook20K/yr
All search terms

Top planner products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%4%£9K8%£18K12%£27K16%£36K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about planner

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Document Organizing/Classification24%

“Helpful organiser”

Quality-Overall19%

“Build quality feels solid and well thought out”

Advertised Vs Actual Product11%

“As shown”

Ease Of Use10%

“Easy to use”

Value For Money8%

“Excellent value for money”

Paper Quality6%

“The paper quality is good”

Size-Overall5%

“Good size”

Design-Overall3%

“Looks pretty, works well”

Writing Experience3%

“Good size plenty of writing space on each day of the week”

Color1%

“Great colour”

What buyers complain about

Quality-Overall15%

“Not good quality”

Size-Overall15%

“Large Year Ahead”

Print Quality8%

“Difficult to read the print”

Adhesion/Stickiness8%

“Doesn't stick”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“the pictures are misleading”

Strength4%

“A bit flimsy”

Paper Quality3%

“Ok. Thought it would have more pages very thin”

Document Organizing/Classification3%

“Not greatly organised”

Weight Heavy3%

“Too heavy”

Design-Overall3%

“The layout was is quite odd”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall42%
Advertised Vs Actual Product10%
Quality-Overall9%
Paper Quality5%
Print Quality4%
Value For Money3%
Adhesion/Stickiness3%
Functionality-Overall3%
Magnetic Strength/Adsorption2%
Color2%

Common questions

Is planner profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £223K/yr across 48 tracked products. 3 of 12 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -4.2%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (54/100).
How competitive is the planner niche?
29 brands and 39 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 35% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 51% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in planner?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Size-Overall, Print Quality. The return rate is 0.6%.
When does demand for planner peak?
Demand peaks in Jan–Sep; the busiest month runs 2.3× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the planner niche?
Listings span £3.16–£24.44; the average listing price is £7.52 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 886 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.