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Rubix Cube

brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 95% of clicks) — Rubix Cube doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

41
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Market size 64Growth 19Conversion 70Competition 24Returns 96Price range 13Avg price 24Brand share 12Review moat 25Quality gap 40
This niche Category average

Is Rubix Cube profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Rubix Cube is a £587K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (1.1M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 95% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 41/100.

Rubix Cube: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -12.7% over the last 90 days and 6.4% of searches end in a purchase.

£587K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr80K
Search volume / yr-12.7%1.1M
Conversion rate6.4%
Avg price£8.68

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 95% of demand, so 5% of the market is open.

5%

open market share

Brands · sellers8 · 50
Top-5 product click share71%
Open market5%
Avg brand age41 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 · 16 products

Sponsored placement75%
New entrants (1y)0· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews4,642

Top Rubix Cube 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 71% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£59K£117K£176K£235K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

8 rising

Sellers

50

Top-5 brand share

95%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

71%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

3%

  • ROXENDA52%
  • Rubik's33%
  • Nexcube4%
  • GAN4%
  • Swift Block2%
  • Oostifun2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 3%)

Rubix Cube demand & seasonality

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

Volume1.1MCVR6.4%Products16Brands8Top 5 Brands95%OOS Rate6.0%Rating4.5★Reviews4,642Avg BSR#16
50K30KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.5×

Top Rubix Cube search terms shoppers use

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

  • rubix cube302K/yr
  • rubiks cube458K/yr
  • rubix cube 3x333K/yr
  • cube46K/yr
  • rubiks44K/yr
  • rubix32K/yr
  • rubiks cubes18K/yr
  • rubiks cube 3x318K/yr
  • rubik cube16K/yr
  • rubiks cube set13K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Rubix Cube

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

What buyers love

79% of reviews
Quality-Overall26%

This is a great quality cube

Value For Money16%

Good price

Fun/Entertainment Experience12%

Good fun

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

Nothing bad to say about it as its exactly what is advertised

Color4%

bright colours

What buyers complain about

72% of reviews
Durability22%

Breaks easily

Quality-Overall20%

Awful quality, broken very quickly

Size-Overall14%

Slightly smaller than the regular cube

Strength4%

Flimsy build

Color3%

Maybe the white will fade or brown over time

Rubix Cube return rate & reasons

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

0.9%

Return rate

29%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
21%
2Defective Material/Parts
13%
3Durability
13%
4Quality-Overall
11%
5Functionality-Overall
8%

Common Rubix Cube questions

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

Flapen scores Rubix Cube 41/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £587K/yr across 16 tracked products. Search demand moved -12.7% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Rubix Cube on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 3.5× the quietest.