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to do list notebook

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.3%), but prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.55–$12.46) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 40Growth 21Conversion 59Competition 73Returns 98Price range 0Avg price 17Brand share 78Review moat 70Quality gap 43

Returns

Incredible0.3%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Brand share

Great57%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Competition

Good41%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Review moat

Good703.91

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Good5.1%

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

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Okay£202K

£202K/yr · 664K searches

Growth

Bad-8.4%

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

Avg price

Bad£5.99

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Bad£2.55–£12.46

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, to do list notebook is a £202K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (664K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 57% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 52/100.

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

to do list notebook market data

Units sold / yr
30K–40K
avg 750–1,000/product
Revenue / yr
£180K–£240K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
5.1%
Avg BSR
#134
Page quality
0%
Prime
94%
Sponsored
71%
Out of stock
9.4%
Avg brand age
34 months
Avg seller age
181 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 41% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

21 falling

Sellers

57

Top-5 brand share

57%

Top 20: 99%

Top-5 click share

41%

Top 20: 83%

Open market

36%

  • Oxford16%
  • Silvine13%
  • Thboxes10%
  • Pukka Pad9%
  • SWEETZER & ORANGE8%
  • nu:7%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -8.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
20K15KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×

Top to do list notebook search terms

  • to do list notebook230K/yr
  • to do list136K/yr
  • to do list pad85K/yr
  • things to do today notebook31K/yr
  • to do list notepad31K/yr
  • to do pad16K/yr
  • to do notebook18K/yr
  • to do list book17K/yr
  • things to do11K/yr
  • things to do pad12K/yr
All search terms

Top to do list notebook 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%£8K8%£16K12%£24K16%£32K101001K10K 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 to do list notebook

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

What buyers love

Document Organizing/Classification19%

“effective way to organise”

Quality-Overall17%

“Good quality”

Value For Money10%

“Good Value”

Paper Quality9%

“Double sided so excellent use of paper”

Ease Of Use9%

“Easy to use”

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%

“As described”

Writing Experience6%

“Great as a scribble pad too”

Design-Overall5%

“Useful and looks pretty”

Size-Overall4%

“Good size”

Office Usability2%

“Really useful little desk pad”

What buyers complain about

Paper Quality23%

“Poor quality paper”

Size-Overall17%

“Smaller than expected”

Quality-Overall8%

“Cheap quality”

Color7%

“Colour is faded or washed-out looking”

Thickness5%

“I would have liked it to be thicker”

Ink Leakage5%

“ink does show through on the other side”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“Not as shown in photo”

Value For Money2%

“Not worth the price”

Adhesion/Stickiness2%

“Problem is that they don't stick unless its to paper”

Writing Experience2%

“Not much room to write on them”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall49%
Quality-Overall9%
Paper Quality7%
Strength6%
Design-Overall4%
Value For Money3%
Functionality-Overall2%
Thin2%
Print Quality2%
Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

Common questions

Is to do list notebook profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £202K/yr across 35 tracked products. 0 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -8.4%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (52/100).
How competitive is the to do list notebook niche?
21 brands and 57 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 41% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 57% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in to do list notebook?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Paper Quality, Size-Overall, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.3%.
When does demand for to do list notebook peak?
Demand peaks in Jan–Dec; the busiest month runs 1.9× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the to do list notebook niche?
Listings span £2.55–£12.46; the average listing price is £5.99 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 704 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.