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Ruler 15cm

Fail

Prices span $1.51–$5.17, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Ruler 15cm is a Fail.

Flapen Score
44
44 / 100
Ranks 489 of 835 Stationery & Office Supplies niches · −3 vs the category median of 47
Market size
£48K/yr136K searches / yr
90-day growth
+12.3%search demand this quarter
Competition
68%top-5 click share · 14 brands · 34 sellers

Flapen Score

Ruler 15cm against its category

The dotted line is the Stationery & Office Supplies average. Past it, Ruler 15cm is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

44Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Ruler 15cm market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Ruler 15cm 136K times last year and spent an estimated £48K. The top 5 brands take 73% of clicks. Demand peaks in Aug–Sep. Flapen scores it 44 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

12.4% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 136K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 12.4% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +12.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £48K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
136K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+12.3%
Conversion, latest week
12.4%
Market size, estimated
£48Ka year
Peak month
September3.3× the quietest month
Top search term
ruler 15cm48K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £2.87.

Listings sell for £2.87 on average, from £1.51 to £5.17. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 25K to 30K a year. The average listing sells 1,000 to 1,250 of them. At £2.87 that is £3K to £4K a year per listing.

Average price
£2.87under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£1.51–£5.17
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
25K–30K
Units per listing a year
1,000–1,250
Revenue per listing a year
£3K–£4K
Returns
0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

73% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 93% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.3% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #101 within Office Supplies. It carries 502 reviews at 4.59 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
73%
Prime listings
93%
Out of stock, average day
0.3%
Average rank
#101in Office Supplies
Average rating
4.59 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
502per listing
Listings tracked
15

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 2 launches as successful.

2 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 29 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
2
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
29 months

Products

Top Ruler 15cm products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 68% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£5K£10K£14K£19K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

14 falling

Sellers

34

Top-5 brand share

73%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

68%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

21%

  • Helix41%
  • Redamancy11%
  • Ainkou8%
  • Uskerb7%
  • Ashton and Wright6%
  • MSC6%

Demand

Ruler 15cm search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

10K6KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Aug, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.3×

Search terms

Top Ruler 15cm search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • ruler 15cm48K/yr
  • 15cm ruler34K/yr
  • small ruler17K/yr
  • 15 cm ruler6K/yr
  • helix ruler7K/yr
  • 6 inch ruler7K/yr
  • rulers 15cm4K/yr
  • mini ruler5K/yr
  • small rulers for school 15cm4K/yr
  • oxford ruler3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Ruler 15cm

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Metal Quality33%+0.62

Short metal ruler

Size-Overall17%+1.63

Small rulers

Strength17%−0.19

Not what I expected from Helix - very flimsy

Quality-Overall17%−0.01

Not very good quality

Love

Quality-Overall23%−0.01

Great item just what was needed

Good quality ruler

Good quality

Size-Overall18%+1.63

Lovley size ruler for doing my crafts would recommend

Perfect pack size

Handy size for small lines and measurements

Advertised Vs Actual Product15%+1.09

does the job

Just as described

Exactly as it is described

Strength14%−0.19

Strong and durable

Strong ruler

Very good sturdy ruler

Ease Of Use9%+0.62

Handy

Simple, effective, and exactly as described

Return

0.1% Return rate 33% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall25%▁██▁▆▁

Small rulers

Quality-Overall13%▁▁▁█▅▁

Not very good quality

Strength13%▁▁▁█▅▁

Not what I expected from Helix - very flimsy

Measurement/Reading Accuracy8%▁▁▁█▁▁
Value For Money8%█▁▁▁▁▁

FAQ

Common Ruler 15cm questions

Answered from the same tracked data.