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Mahjong

Mahjong shows a sweet-spot price point ($27.56 avg), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

56
Worth a look
Market size 37Growth 8Conversion 20Competition 75Returns 73Price range 72Avg price 95Brand share 87Review moat 87Quality gap 76
This niche Category average

Is Mahjong profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Mahjong is a £183K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (421K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 48% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 56/100.

Mahjong: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved -34.5% over the last 90 days and 1.6% of searches end in a purchase.

£183K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr8K
Search volume / yr-34.5%421K
Conversion rate1.6%
Avg price£27.56

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 48% of demand, so 52% of the market is open.

52%

open market share

Brands · sellers30 · 35
Top-5 product click share40%
Open market52%
Avg brand age26 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 40 products

Sponsored placement100%
New entrants (1y)19· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews254

Top Mahjong 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

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (40% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£6K£11K£17K£22K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

30 rising

Sellers

35

Top-5 brand share

48%

Top 20: 92%

Top-5 click share

40%

Top 20: 82%

Open market

45%

  • Dyna-Living13%
  • Generic10%
  • CJBIN9%
  • Yellow Mountain Imports8%
  • Jaques of London8%
  • LDXDRU7%

Mahjong demand & seasonality

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

Volume421KCVR1.6%Products40Brands30Top 5 Brands48%OOS Rate13.4%Rating4.3★Reviews254Avg BSR#35
15K10KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.7×

Top Mahjong search terms shoppers use

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

  • mahjong set152K/yr
  • mahjong98K/yr
  • mahjong tiles30K/yr
  • mahjong tile game29K/yr
  • vita mahjong14K/yr
  • mahjong board game14K/yr
  • mahjong game15K/yr
  • mah jong14K/yr
  • mahjong set full size11K/yr
  • majong8K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Mahjong

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

What buyers love

77% of reviews
Quality-Overall27%

Quality tiles - great value

Value For Money11%

Overall: Worth the money

Fun/Entertainment Experience11%

Great fun to play

Size-Overall10%

Good size

Gifting Purpose4%

It was a really good gift

What buyers complain about

73% of reviews
Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting27%

The instructions arent very clear

Strength11%

The handle and it's fixings don't feel robust enough to hold the weight

Quality-Overall9%

Poor quality box

Durability6%

break within a few weeks

Weight Heavy4%

The bag as a whole is much heavier than I expected

Mahjong return rate & reasons

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

2.1%

Return rate

58%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
49%
2Quality-Overall
11%
3Defective Material/Parts
11%
4Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting
7%
5Gifting Purpose
3%

Common Mahjong questions

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

Flapen scores Mahjong 56/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £183K/yr across 40 tracked products. 0 of 19 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -34.5% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Mahjong on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Jan–Feb–Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 2.7× the quietest.