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Toys

Pass

Toys scores 67 out of 100, a Pass. Shoppers spend $2.7M a year here, search demand grew +11.7% this quarter, and returns run at 0.8% of orders.

Flapen Score
67
67 / 100
Top 2% of 1,773 Toys & Games niches · +23 vs the category median of 44
Market size
£2.7M/yr14.1M searches / yr
90-day growth
+11.7%search demand this quarter
Competition
18%top-5 click share · 103 brands · 375 sellers

Flapen Score

Toys against its category

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

67Pass
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Toys market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Toys 14.1M times last year and spent an estimated £2.7M. The top 5 brands take 20% of clicks. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 67 out of 100, a Pass.

01 · Demand

1.6% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 14.1M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 1.6% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +11.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £2.7M a year.

Searches, last 12 months
14.1M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+11.7%
Conversion, latest week
1.6%
Market size, estimated
£2.7Ma year
Peak month
December3.7× the quietest month
Top search term
toys3.0M searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £12.56.

Listings sell for £12.56 on average, from £2.50 to £36.77. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 250K to 300K a year. The average listing sells 750 to 1,000 of them. At £12.56 that is £9K to £13K a year per listing.

Average price
£12.56under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.50–£36.77
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
250K–300K
Units per listing a year
750–1,000
Revenue per listing a year
£9K–£13K
Returns
0.8%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

86% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 99% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.9% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #23 within Arts & Crafts. It carries 4,916 reviews at 4.49 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
86%
Prime listings
99%
Out of stock, average day
1.9%
Average rank
#23in Arts & Crafts
Average rating
4.49 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
4,916per listing
Listings tracked
135

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 7 of last year's 8 launches as successful.

8 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 7 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 36 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
8
Successful launches
7Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
36 months

Products

Top Toys 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 only 18% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£55K£109K£164K£219K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

103 falling

Sellers

375

Top-5 brand share

20%

Top 20: 49%

Top-5 click share

18%

Top 20: 41%

Open market

78%

  • Naturally KIDS6%
  • QPAU5%
  • STASHABLES4%
  • Mirthigig3%
  • MELAND3%
  • LeapFrog3%

Demand

Toys search demand

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

700K500KSpike '24Black Friday '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

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

Search terms

Top Toys search terms shoppers use

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

  • toys3.0M/yr
  • kids toys1.5M/yr
  • toy618K/yr
  • kids993K/yr
  • boys toys769K/yr
  • girls birthday presents471K/yr
  • toddler toys879K/yr
  • girls toys1.0M/yr
  • toys for 3 year old boys645K/yr
  • toys for 2 year old boy755K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Toys

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

Complain

Size-Overall13%−0.05

EXTREMELY SMALL

they are way too narrow

Its huge

Durability10%−0.06

can break quite easily

broke quite quickly

Broke within a few days

Quality-Overall9%+0.07

Bad quality

Rubbish quality

Cheap low quality

Value For Money6%+0.53

A little pricey

Too expensive

Look more expensive than they were

Functionality-Overall5%−0.04

Didn't work

Does not work very well

Wont turn on

Love

Fun/Entertainment Experience25%+2.06

Fun for Kids

Very engaging

Fun Game

Quality-Overall14%+0.07

The beads are good quality

Excellent build quality

Amazing quality

Gifting Purpose13%+1.04

Cute gift

Fun Gift

Amazing gift

Value For Money12%+0.53

Excellent value

Excellent for the money

Good value for money

Ease Of Use4%+0.24

Ease of use

Easy to control

easy to fix

Return

0.8% Return rate 29% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall18%▇███▇▇

EXTREMELY SMALL

they are way too narrow

Its huge

Functionality-Overall12%█▆▄▆▅▅

Didn't work

Does not work very well

Wont turn on

Quality-Overall12%▅▇█▆█▇

Bad quality

Rubbish quality

Cheap low quality

Gifting Purpose10%▄▇▇▇▆█
Defective Material/Parts10%▇▅██▇▇

Parts missing head

Unfortunately this item doesnt work for us

Item defective and DOES NOT WORK

FAQ

Common Toys questions

Answered from the same tracked data.