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11x14 Mat

a small market ($72K/yr) — 11x14 Mat doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

43
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Ranks 3,148 of 4,656 Arts, Crafts & Sewing niches · −4 vs the category median of 47

Market size 18Growth 35Conversion 63Competition 43Returns 56Price range 76Avg price 77Brand share 43Review moat 25Quality gap 33
This niche Category average · 4,656 niches

Is 11x14 Mat profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, 11x14 Mat is a $72K/yr Amazon United States market (83K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 79% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.

11x14 Mat: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved +8.2% over the last 90 days and 5.5% of searches end in a purchase.

$72K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr5K
Search volume / yr+8.2%83K
Conversion rate5.5%
Avg price$15.71

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 79% of demand, so 21% of the market is open.

21%

open market share

Brands · sellers13 · 16
Top-5 product click share59%
Open market21%
Avg brand age40 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 · 24 products

Sponsored placement96%
New entrants (1y)1· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews4,749

Top 11x14 Mat 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 take 59% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

$0$4K$7K$11K$14K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

13 falling

Sellers

16

Top-5 brand share

79%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

59%

Top 20: 95%

Open market

16%

  • Phinus24%
  • Prudiut24%
  • ZBEIVAN12%
  • yeestone10%
  • Golden State Art9%
  • upsimples5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 16%)

11x14 Mat demand & seasonality

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

Volume83KCVR5.5%Products24Brands13Top 5 Brands79%OOS Rate4.4%Rating4.5★Reviews4,749Avg BSR#58
2K2KPrime Day '25Black Friday '25NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Top 11x14 Mat search terms shoppers use

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

  • 11x14 mat32K/yr
  • photo mats 11x14 for 8x108K/yr
  • 11x14 mat for 8x10 picture6K/yr
  • 11 x 14 mat8K/yr
  • 11x14 picture mat6K/yr
  • 11x14 matte7K/yr
  • mat for 11x14 picture5K/yr
  • matting for picture frames 11x144K/yr
  • 11x14 photo mat3K/yr
  • picture matting 11x142K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about 11x14 Mat

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

What buyers love

82% of reviews
Quality-Overall21%

Excellent quality

Frame Quality19%

Good frame

Value For Money14%

Fair price

Color10%

Variety of colors

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%

Exactly what I wanted

What buyers complain about

71% of reviews
Quality-Overall20%

Terrible quality control

Frame Quality18%

Frame is not well made

Thickness7%

They weren't as thick as I would have hoped

Strength5%

Not very sturdy

Material Quality5%

plastic

11x14 Mat return rate & reasons

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

2.8%

Return rate

34%

Fixable by listing

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

1Frame Quality
47%
2Size-Overall
24%
3Advertised Vs Actual Product
5%
4Material Quality
5%
5Quality-Overall
4%

Common 11x14 Mat questions

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

Flapen scores 11x14 Mat 43/100 on Amazon United States — Skip it. The niche generates $72K/yr across 24 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +8.2% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for 11x14 Mat on Amazon United States is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.