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Rubiks

a small market ($26K/yr) — Rubiks doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

42
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Market size 6Growth 18Conversion 27Competition 79Returns 95Price range 83Avg price 53Brand share 20Review moat 28Quality gap 45
This niche Category average

Is Rubiks profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Rubiks is a £26K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (95K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 92% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.

Rubiks: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -14.2% over the last 90 days and 2.2% of searches end in a purchase.

£26K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr3K
Search volume / yr-14.2%95K
Conversion rate2.2%
Avg price£12.32

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 92% of demand, so 8% of the market is open.

8%

open market share

Brands · sellers16 · 100
Top-5 product click share36%
Open market8%
Avg brand age44 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 43 products

Sponsored placement77%
New entrants (1y)3· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews3,738

Top Rubiks 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 (36% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£770£2K£2K£3K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

16 flat

Sellers

100

Top-5 brand share

92%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

36%

Top 20: 84%

Open market

7%

  • Rubik's66%
  • ROXENDA17%
  • Oostifun5%
  • GAN2%
  • Coolzon1%
  • Bucaxit1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (10 brands, 7%)

Rubiks demand & seasonality

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

Volume95KCVR2.2%Products43Brands16Top 5 Brands92%OOS Rate7.7%Rating4.5★Reviews3,738Avg BSR#174
7K5KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.8×

Top Rubiks search terms shoppers use

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

  • rubiks44K/yr
  • rubix32K/yr
  • rubik12K/yr
  • rubiks puzzles4K/yr
  • rubiks phantom2K/yr
  • rubix puzzle495/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Rubiks

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

What buyers love

79% of reviews
Quality-Overall22%

Brilliant quality

Fun/Entertainment Experience16%

Great toy

Value For Money13%

Good deal

Gifting Purpose8%

A great gift, well received

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

Just what my son wanted

What buyers complain about

71% of reviews
Durability21%

Breaks easily

Size-Overall18%

Slightly smaller than the regular cube

Quality-Overall16%

Rubbish quality

Strength5%

Breaks easily, comes apart while you are doing it

Color2%

Colours too light

Rubiks return rate & reasons

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

1.0%

Return rate

32%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
21%
2Durability
12%
3Quality-Overall
11%
4Defective Material/Parts
11%
5Functionality-Overall
8%

Common Rubiks questions

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

Flapen scores Rubiks 42/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £26K/yr across 43 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -14.2% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Rubiks on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 5.8× the quietest.