amigurumi yarn
Skip itA small market ($35K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Review moat
Great223.58avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Great38%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Returns
Great1.9%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Price range
Great$2.98–$50.13cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Avg price
Good$14.26avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Brand share
Okay86%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Growth
Bad-17.7%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Conversion
Bad0.9%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Market size
Bad$35K$35K/yr · 275K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, amigurumi yarn is a $35K/yr Amazon United States market (275K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 86% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.
Data updated Jul 9, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
amigurumi yarn market data
- Units sold / yr
- 4K–5K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $57K–$71K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 0.9%
- Avg BSR
- #1,019
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 88%
- Sponsored
- 83%
- Out of stock
- 4.8%
- Avg brand age
- 36 months
- Avg seller age
- 139 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (38% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
16 falling
Sellers
29
Top-5 brand share
86%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
38%
Top 20: 82%
Open market
12%
- YarnArt53%
- OMoiut12%
- Katech8%
- Bobialo7%
- LUCKY BALL6%
- Waikxin2%
- Open — no brand owns it (10 brands, 12%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -17.7% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×
Top amigurumi yarn search terms
- milk cotton yarn71K/yr
- yarn art jeans56K/yr
- yarnart jeans yarn37K/yr
- yarnart jeans14K/yr
- milk cotton yarn 4 ply14K/yr
- yarn art jeans cotton yarn14K/yr
- milk yarn12K/yr
- milk cotton yarn for crocheting8K/yr
- milk cotton yarn 5 ply9K/yr
- 5 ply milk cotton yarn8K/yr
Top amigurumi yarn products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
YarnArt Cotton Blend Amigurumi Yarn Cotton Acrylic Blend Yarn for Knitting & Crochet Soft & Durable Yarn for Amigurumi Baby Items and Garments
YarnArt$6.264.6★32 rev
YarnArt Soft Cotton Acrylic Blend Yarn - for Amigurumi Crochet and Knitting DK Weight All-Season Craft Yarn for Kids and Adults Garments Baby Items and Accessories 160 m / 50 g (40)
YarnArt$5.994.6★32 rev
Bobialo Soft Cotton Milk Yarn for Knitting and Crocheting - 50g Skein 4-Ply Worsted Handmade Thread 110m 2.0mm Thickness Skin-Friendly & Comfortable
Bobialo$2.984.4★70 rev
Katech 20 Skeins Cotton Yarn for Crocheting-55% Cotton 45% Acrylic-#3 DK (Light)-Super Soft Milk Cotton Yarn-Great Crochet and Knitting Starter Kit for Colorful CraftColor A
Katech$24.614.2★626 rev
YarnArt Baby Cotton Yarn - Soft Knitting Yarn for Baby & Summer 50% Cotton 50% Acrylic 1.76 Oz 180.44 Yds Ideal for Amigurumi & Crochet Projects (460)
YarnArt$5.984.4★91 rev
Newest
by launch dateYarnArt Soft Cotton Acrylic Blend Yarn - for Amigurumi Crochet and Knitting DK Weight All-Season Craft Yarn for Kids and Adults Garments Baby Items and Accessories 160 m / 50 g (40)
YarnArt$5.9932 rev
YarnArt Soft Cotton Acrylic Blend Yarn - for Amigurumi Crochet and Knitting DK Weight All-Season Craft Yarn for Kids and Adults Garments Baby Items and Accessories 160 m / 50 g (92)
YarnArt$5.8632 rev
24 Pack 100% Milk Cotton Yarn for Crocheting 1200g/3150yd Baby Yarn for Crocheting Soft Fuzzy 5 Ply Cotton Crochet Amigurumi Yarn for Puzzle/Clothes&Crafts(Set A)
OMoiut$39.3694 rev
15 Pack 100% Milk Cotton Yarn for Crocheting 750g/1968.5yd Baby Yarn for Crocheting Soft Fuzzy 5 Ply Cotton Crochet Amigurumi Yarn for Puzzle/Clothes&Crafts(Set C)
OMoiut$24.5594 rev
15 Pack 100% Milk Cotton Yarn for Crocheting 750g/1968.5yd Baby Yarn for Crocheting Soft Fuzzy 5 Ply Cotton Crochet Amigurumi Yarn for Puzzle/Clothes&Crafts(Set A)
OMoiut$24.6194 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumYarnArt Soft Cotton Acrylic Blend Yarn - for Amigurumi Crochet and Knitting DK Weight All-Season Craft Yarn for Kids and Adults Garments Baby Items and Accessories 160 m / 50 g (40)
YarnArt$5.994.6★
30 Balls YarnArt Balls 55% Cotton 45% Fine-Sport 2 Acrylic Cotton Yarn Knitting Crochet Baby Softness Multicolor Thread Summer Top Most Used Colors
Art of Yarn$50.134.5★
YarnArt Cotton Blend Amigurumi Yarn Cotton Acrylic Blend Yarn for Knitting & Crochet Soft & Durable Yarn for Amigurumi Baby Items and Garments
YarnArt$6.264.6★
YarnArt Soft Cotton Acrylic Blend Yarn - for Amigurumi Crochet and Knitting DK Weight All-Season Craft Yarn for Kids and Adults Garments Baby Items and Accessories 160 m / 50 g (92)
YarnArt$5.864.6★
55% Cotton 45% Acrylic YarnArt JeansSport Yarn 1 Skein/Ball 50 gr 174 yds (65)
YarnArt$5.634.6★
What buyers say about amigurumi yarn
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Colors were beautiful”
“It's very smooth”
“Great variety”
“nice sturdy material”
“Great value”
“Quality yarn”
“Easy to work with”
“The stitch definition is exceptionally clean”
“would make beautiful lightweight sweaters”
“Just what I was looking for”
What buyers complain about
“difficult to work with-thin”
“was hoping it was the right size”
“Misrepresented”
“Not a good quality yarn”
“Definitely not worth the money”
“cheap”
“To thin”
“makes it difficult to use”
“I'm not happy with many of the colors”
“not soft”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is amigurumi yarn profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $35K/yr across 40 tracked products. 3 of 12 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -17.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).
- How competitive is the amigurumi yarn niche?
- 16 brands and 29 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 38% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 86% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in amigurumi yarn?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Thickness, Size-Overall, Advertised Vs Actual Product. The return rate is 1.9%.
- When does demand for amigurumi yarn peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the amigurumi yarn niche?
- Listings span $2.98–$50.13; the average listing price is $14.26 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 224 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.