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Playdoh

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.4% of orders. But the top 5 brands take 99% of clicks, so Playdoh is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
50
50 / 100
Top 30% of 1,773 Toys & Games niches · +6 vs the category median of 44
Market size
£2.0M/yr2.8M searches / yr
90-day growth
-8.6%search demand this quarter
Competition
53%top-5 click share · 6 brands · 181 sellers

Flapen Score

Playdoh against its category

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

50Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Playdoh market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Playdoh 2.8M times last year and spent an estimated £2.0M. The top 5 brands take 99% of clicks. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 50 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

7.2% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 2.8M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 7.2% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -8.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £2.0M a year.

Searches, last 12 months
2.8M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-8.6%
Conversion, latest week
7.2%
Market size, estimated
£2.0Ma year
Peak month
December3.9× the quietest month
Top search term
play doh1.1M searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £9.92.

Listings sell for £9.92 on average, from £2.74 to £19.25. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 150K to 200K a year. The average listing sells 4,000 to 5,000 of them. At £9.92 that is £40K to £50K a year per listing.

Average price
£9.92under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.74–£19.25
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
150K–200K
Units per listing a year
4,000–5,000
Revenue per listing a year
£40K–£50K
Returns
0.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

67% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #30 within Arts & Crafts. It carries 4,814 reviews at 4.59 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
67%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#30in Arts & Crafts
Average rating
4.59 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
4,814per listing
Listings tracked
24

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 3 launches as successful.

3 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 42 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
3
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
42 months

Products

Top Playdoh 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 53% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£203K£405K£608K£810K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

6 flat

Sellers

181

Top-5 brand share

99%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

53%

Top 20: 95%

Open market

0%

  • Play-Doh92%
  • Yimomoyi2%
  • Dreamon2%
  • Playskool2%
  • JoiTale2%
  • Crelloci1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand

Playdoh search demand

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

150K100KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.9×

Search terms

Top Playdoh search terms shoppers use

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

  • play doh1.1M/yr
  • playdoh455K/yr
  • playdough326K/yr
  • play dough179K/yr
  • playdough set191K/yr
  • kids art clay & dough34K/yr
  • play doh set189K/yr
  • playdoh set51K/yr
  • playdoh tubs37K/yr
  • playdoh sets30K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Playdoh

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

Complain

Size-Overall24%−0.08

Not fit for purpose

To long

Small

Value For Money12%+0.64

Waste of money

Not worth the price

Not good value

Ease Of Use9%−0.01

Pots are tough to open

It's also very hard to push done

Difficult to get off carpet

Quality-Overall8%+0.29

Cheap and cheerful BUT good

Poor quality

Rubbish

Adhesion/Stickiness7%−0.03

some were extremely sticky on first use

They are all sticking to everything rather than being able to use them

Sticky

Love

Fun/Entertainment Experience23%+1.27

Great toy

Endless fun

perfect for keeping kids entertained

Value For Money23%+0.64

Good price

Excellent value for money

Great value

Color13%+1.16

Great colours

Good colours

Good range of colours

Quality-Overall11%+0.29

Excellent Product

Good quality

Correct product

Gifting Purpose8%+0.69

great as a gift

Great gift

Great for gifts

Return

0.4% Return rate 32% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall24%▄▅▇▇█▇

Not fit for purpose

To long

Small

Gifting Purpose17%▅▆█▄▄▇

One star removed because I bought this for a gift

Functionality-Overall11%▆▃▃█▄█
Quality-Overall7%▄▃▆▆█▂

Cheap and cheerful BUT good

Poor quality

Rubbish

Defective Material/Parts7%█▆▄▅▁▄

FAQ

Common Playdoh questions

Answered from the same tracked data.