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Paper Planes

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.4% of orders. But shoppers spend only $41K a year here, so Paper Planes is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
51
51 / 100
Top 27% of 1,773 Toys & Games niches · +7 vs the category median of 44
Market size
£41K/yr55K searches / yr
90-day growth
+26.0%search demand this quarter
Competition
71%top-5 click share · 12 brands · 36 sellers

Flapen Score

Paper Planes against its category

The dotted line is the Toys & Games average. Past it, Paper Planes is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

51Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Paper Planes market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Paper Planes 55K times last year and spent an estimated £41K. The top 5 brands take 76% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 51 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

7.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 55K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 7.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +26.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £41K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
55K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+26.0%
Conversion, latest week
7.3%
Market size, estimated
£41Ka year
Peak month
December3.7× the quietest month
Top search term
paper planes18K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £10.20.

Listings sell for £10.20 on average, from £2.81 to £38.38. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 4K to 5K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £10.20 that is £3K to £5K a year per listing.

Average price
£10.20under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.81–£38.38
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
4K–5K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£3K–£5K
Returns
0.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

93% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 93% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #634 within Arts & Crafts. It carries 1,521 reviews at 4.29 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
93%
Prime listings
93%
Out of stock, average day
1.4%
Average rank
#634in Arts & Crafts
Average rating
4.29 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,521per listing
Listings tracked
14

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 4 launches as successful.

4 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 39 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
4
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
39 months

Products

Top Paper Planes 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 71% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£4K£8K£12K£17K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)2 products missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

12 rising

Sellers

36

Top-5 brand share

76%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

71%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

19%

  • House of Marbles40%
  • AluAbi13%
  • POWERUP10%
  • Galt7%
  • Elfew7%
  • G4GADGET5%

Demand

Paper Planes search demand

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

4K3KPrime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26Prime Day '26JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.7×

Search terms

Top Paper Planes search terms shoppers use

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

  • paper planes18K/yr
  • paper aeroplanes for kids9K/yr
  • paper airplane9K/yr
  • paper airplane kit7K/yr
  • paper plane5K/yr
  • paper aeroplanes6K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Paper Planes

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

Complain

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting36%−0.26

Disappointing, limited instructions, not many planes types and not much plane paper

No instructions in the pack that should have been there

No instructions were included both times I purchased it

Quality-Overall29%−0.13

Really cheap and I am disappointed

Not a lot of variety

poor quality

Functionality-Overall14%−0.10

They dont fly

Value For Money7%+0.87

Not good value for money

Assembly/Installation7%−0.02

Adults struggled with the instructions so more complex designs may be too much for children

Love

Fun/Entertainment Experience21%+1.47

Kept them entertained for hours

Very good fun

Great fun for kids

Gifting Purpose17%+1.50

My 8 year old Grandson absolutely loves this - his best birthday present he said

present for 8 year old

Retro gifts

Value For Money15%+0.87

Great price for a gift for all ages

Great value

Great value for money

Quality-Overall11%−0.13

The airplane images are good quality

great product

Color8%−0.01

Pretty, but

Nice colour easy to assemble thanks

Return

0.4% Return rate 10% Fixable by listing

Quality-Overall23%▁▁▁█▂▅

Really cheap and I am disappointed

Not a lot of variety

poor quality

Durability21%▁▁▁▁▄█
Functionality-Overall16%▁▁▁▁█▁

They dont fly

Value For Money11%▁▁▁▁▆█

Not good value for money

Size-Overall10%▁█▁▅▁▁

FAQ

Common Paper Planes questions

Answered from the same tracked data.