red marker pen
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($1.53–$11.03) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Conversion
Incredible19.4%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Incredible0.2%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Growth
Good+38.4%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Okay59%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Bad5,070.58avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Market size
Bad£55K£55K/yr · 58K searches
Avg price
Bad£4.88avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Brand share
Bad99%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Price range
Bad£1.53–£11.03cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, red marker pen is a £55K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (58K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 99% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.
Data updated Jul 29, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
red marker pen market data
- Units sold / yr
- 8K–10K
- avg 500–750/product
- Revenue / yr
- £39K–£49K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 19.4%
- Avg BSR
- #274
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 84%
- Sponsored
- 32%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 68 months
- Avg seller age
- 167 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 59% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
6 falling
Sellers
103
Top-5 brand share
99%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
59%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Sharpie77%
- Tracer9%
- FNX7%
- Q-Connect4%
- Shuttle Art3%
- Pentel1%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 33 weeks — +38.4% search growth over the last 90 days.Top red marker pen search terms
- red sharpie14K/yr
- blue sharpie8K/yr
- blue sharpies4K/yr
- red permanent marker9K/yr
- red marker pen8K/yr
- red sharpie pens6K/yr
- green sharpie3K/yr
- red marker3K/yr
- green marker pen3K/yr
Top red marker pen 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.
All 19 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Sharpie Permanent Markers | Fine Point for Bold Details | Black Blue Red and Green Ink Colours | 4 Marker Pens
Sharpie£3.104.7★41,970 rev
Sharpie Permanent Markers | Fine Point for Bold Details | Red Ink | 12 Marker Pens
Sharpie£9.004.7★648 rev
Tracer Fine-Point Permanent Construction Marker 1-2mm Red
Tracer£1.534.4★243 rev
SHARPIE Fine Point Permanent Markers Red 1 Count
Sharpie£3.194.6★203 rev
SHARPIE Fine Point Blue Permanent Marker - Permanent Markers (Blue Fine Point Multicoloured Fine Metal Paper Plastic)
Sharpie£2.804.3★83 rev
Newest
by launch date
6 x Sharpie Permanent Marker Pens | Marks on Most Surfaces: Paper Fabric Glass Plastic Wood Metal...| Fine Point Bullet Tip Nib for Smooth Writing - Blue Colour Ink | Loose in Plain Packaging
FNX£4.443 rev
![6 x Sharpie Permanent Marker Pens with Fine Point Tip for Paper Metal & Plastic Dark Blue Colour Ink - Loose in Plain Packaging [ASIA IMPORT]](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61MylTg7oIL.jpg)
6 x Sharpie Permanent Marker Pens with Fine Point Tip for Paper Metal & Plastic Dark Blue Colour Ink - Loose in Plain Packaging [ASIA IMPORT]
FNX£6.2513 rev
Tracer Fine-Point Permanent Construction Marker 1-2mm Red
Tracer£1.53243 rev
Shuttle Art Red Marker 30 Permanent Red Ink Markers Fine Tip Felt Pen Works on Plastic Glass and Wood Practical
Shuttle Art£11.034,742 rev
SHARPIE Fine Point Blue Permanent Marker - Permanent Markers (Blue Fine Point Multicoloured Fine Metal Paper Plastic)
Sharpie£2.8083 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
SHARPIE Fine Point Permanent Markers Sky Blue 1 Count
Sharpie£2.684.4★
SHARPIE Fine Point Permanent Markers Nano Blue 1 Count
Sharpie£2.574.4★
6 x Sharpie Permanent Marker Pens | Marks on Most Surfaces: Paper Fabric Glass Plastic Wood Metal...| Fine Point Bullet Tip Nib for Smooth Writing - Blue Colour Ink | Loose in Plain Packaging
FNX£4.445.0★
SHARPIE Fine Point Blue Permanent Marker - Permanent Markers (Blue Fine Point Multicoloured Fine Metal Paper Plastic)
Sharpie£2.804.3★
Sharpie Newell Brands Permanent Marker Fine Point Metallic Blue Marker (2029672)
Sharpie£2.064.2★
What buyers say about red marker pen
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Sharpie pens are always excellent I have found”
“The colors are nice and vibrant”
“These are quality pens”
“As described”
“honestly, theyre great value for money”
“It works”
“last a long time”
“which helps avoid smudging”
“They always write clearly”
“have a good thickness”
What buyers complain about
“Red marker ran dry in about 2 minutes of use”
“they cost more”
“Very little ink”
“25% did not work”
“Very dry”
“The only problem with them is they're not predictive so you have to write the whole word yourself”
“Some were even dried up before first use”
“Not happy with quality”
“Dry thin tip”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is red marker pen profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £55K/yr across 19 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +38.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).
- How competitive is the red marker pen niche?
- 6 brands and 103 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 59% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 99% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in red marker pen?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Dry/Empty Ink, Value For Money, Cartridge Capacity. The return rate is 0.2%.
- What does it cost to enter the red marker pen niche?
- Listings span £1.53–£11.03; the average listing price is £4.88 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 5,071 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.