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Cranium

a concentrated shelf (top 5 take 100% of clicks) — Cranium doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

33
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Market size 7Growth 9Conversion 74Competition 0Returns 95Price range 78Avg price 82Brand share 0Review moat 65Quality gap 28
This niche Category average

Is Cranium profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Cranium is a £26K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (21K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 33/100.

Cranium: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -31.2% over the last 90 days and 6.9% of searches end in a purchase.

£26K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr2K
Search volume / yr-31.2%21K
Conversion rate6.9%
Avg price£17.99

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand, so 0% of the market is open.

0%

open market share

Brands · sellers3 · 78
Top-5 product click share100%
Open market0%
Avg brand age81 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.6★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 4 products

Sponsored placement25%
New entrants (1y)0· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.6★
Avg reviews905

Top Cranium products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products capture 100% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£5K£11K£16K£21K1001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

3 falling

Sellers

78

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

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Cranium demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume21KCVR6.9%Products4Brands3Top 5 Brands100%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.6★Reviews905Avg BSR#2,146
2K2KSpike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul

Peak months: Jan, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 18.4×

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Cranium

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

100% of reviews
Fun/Entertainment Experience77%

Family fun

Gifting Purpose10%

Bought as a present

Ease Of Use7%

Its easy to learn

Trivia Games7%

the variety of challenges means it never gets boring

Cranium return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.9%

Return rate

0%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Gifting Purpose
100%

Common Cranium questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Cranium 33/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £26K/yr across 4 tracked products. Search demand moved -31.2% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Cranium on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Jan–Dec, where the busiest month runs 18.4× the quietest.