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title: "Bamboo Yarn — $37K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **bamboo yarn**
**Skip it**
A small market ($37K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 9Growth 38Conversion 9Competition 72Returns 61Price range 72Avg price 84Brand share 10Review moat 64Quality gap 53
**Avg price**
**Great****$18.69**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Competition**
**Good****42%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Price range**
**Good****$5.39–$39.57**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Review moat**
**Good****955.39**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Returns**
**Good****2.6%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Quality gap**
**Good****4.4★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Growth**
**Okay****+10.4%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Brand share**
**Bad****96%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Market size**
**Bad****$37K**
$37K/yr · 268K searches
**Conversion**
**Bad****0.7%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, bamboo yarn is a $37K/yr Amazon United States market (268K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.
Data updated Jul 9, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **bamboo yarn market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **3K–3K**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$47K–$56K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **0.7%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#494**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **80%**
- **Sponsored**
- **41%**
- **Out of stock**
- **6.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **51 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **141 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 42% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**9 **—flat
**Sellers**
**24**
**Top-5 brand share**
**96%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**42%**
Top 20: 77%
**Open market**
**3%**
- Lion Brand Yarn65% - BambooMN21% - Yonkey Monkey4% - Caron4% - Sunny Cat2% - Premier Yarns2% - Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 3%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +10.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
7K5KSpike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/arts-crafts-sewing/bamboo-yarn/trend)
## **Top bamboo yarn search terms**
- **bamboo yarn**81K/yr+7.8%0.2% conv. - **coboo yarn**43K/yr+20.0%0.5% conv. - **coboo yarn lion brand**29K/yr-2.4%0.8% conv. - **bamboo yarn for crocheting**26K/yr-3.9%0.3% conv. - **truboo yarn**18K/yr+21.9%0.5% conv. - **cotton bamboo yarn**13K/yr+28.1%0.3% conv. - **lion brand coboo yarn**13K/yr+16.3%0.9% conv. - **bamboo cotton yarn**14K/yr-1.3%0.5% conv. - **coboo**8K/yr+16.0%0.5% conv. - **truboo yarn lion brand**9K/yr+28.0%0.7% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/arts-crafts-sewing/bamboo-yarn/search-terms)
## **Top bamboo 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.
0%3%$1K6%$2K9%$3K12%$4K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Lion Brand Yarn Truboo Yarn for Knitting and Crocheting Raisin 1 Pack**Lion Brand Yarn**$5.43**4.6★1,280 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C4G18TWP) [2**Lion Brand Yarn Coboo Soft Yarn for Knitting Crochet and Crafts Vanilla Blossom 3 Pack**Lion Brand Yarn**$18.66**4.6★2,273 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CFWX3DVR) [3**Lion Brand Yarn Coboo Yarn Soft Yarn for Knitting Crochet and Crafts Mauve 3 Pack**Lion Brand Yarn**$17.11**4.6★2,273 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086PXJ4W1) [4**Lion Brand Yarn - Coboo - 6 Pack with Needle Gauge (Olive)**Lion Brand Yarn**$34.29**4.5★163 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B6JNK2TC) [5**Lion Brand Coboo Pale Pink 835-102 (6-Skeins - Same Dye Lot) DK Light Worsted #3 Cotton Bamboo Yarn for Crocheting and Knitting with Project Bag**Lion Brand Yarn**$39.11**4.5★231 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BCH3MPN8)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Caron All Day Cotton - 3 Pack of 173 Yards/3.52 oz Jute 100% Mercerized Cotton Yarn**Caron**$11.91**2,653 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D98L4NLH) [**Caron All Day Cotton - 3 Pack of 173 Yards/3.52 oz Jungle Aqua 100% Mercerized Cotton Yarn**Caron**$11.57**2,653 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D98LWGK6) [**Lion Brand Yarn Coboo Soft Yarn for Knitting Crochet and Crafts Vanilla Blossom 3 Pack**Lion Brand Yarn**$18.66**2,273 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CFWX3DVR) [**Lion Brand Yarn - Coboo 6 Pack with Needle Gauge (Vanilla Blossom)**Lion Brand Yarn**$34.06**57 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C7RQZ5JS) [**Lion Brand Yarn Truboo Yarn for Knitting and Crocheting Raisin 1 Pack**Lion Brand Yarn**$5.43**1,280 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C4G18TWP)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Lion Brand Yarn Coboo Soft Yarn for Knitting Crochet and Crafts Vanilla Blossom 3 Pack**Lion Brand Yarn**$18.66**4.6★**▲ 133%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CFWX3DVR) [**Lion Brand Yarn - Coboo - 6 Pack with Needle Gauge (Taupe)**Lion Brand Yarn**$34.23**4.5★**▲ 123%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B6JLQLK1) [**(3 Pack) Lion Brand Yarn Truboo Yarn Navy**Lion Brand Yarn**$18.23**4.6★**▲ 122%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09721L9YD) [**JubileeYarn Bamboo Cotton Sport Yarn - 50g/Skein - Cotton White - 4 Skeins**BambooMN**$14.93**4.4★**▲ 118%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075WZ818M) [**(3 Pack) Lion Brand Yarn Truboo Yarn Sand**Lion Brand Yarn**$18.28**4.6★**▲ 113%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0971ZLZ97)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about bamboo yarn**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Color**21%
*“the color is beautiful”*
**Soft Feel**20%
*“Its soft and comfortable to work with”*
**Quality-Overall**11%
*“consistent quality in all skeins”*
**Material Quality**9%
*“Its almost like a cotton rope material”*
**Upholstery/Fabric Quality**6%
*“Cotton yarn is beautiful”*
**Value For Money**4%
*“However, it is economical”*
**Ease Of Use**4%
*“easy to use”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
*“As described in this description”*
**Washability**2%
*“washes up nice”*
**Durability**2%
*“Soft and durable”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Color**13%
*“Looks nothing like the color on product page”*
**Thickness**10%
*“Very thin”*
**Quality-Overall**10%
*“Needs more quality control”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**10%
*“Aegean color is nothing like the picture shown as a bright blue with green undertones”*
**Size-Overall**8%
*“Smaller than I expected”*
**Hard Feel**5%
*“it is not as soft as Lion brands trueboo its just not”*
**Durability**4%
*“Splits”*
**Measurement/Reading Accuracy**4%
*“never received the gauge that was suppose to come with it”*
**Value For Money**2%
*“Not a good value”*
**Color Fading/Discoloration**2%
*“half have some sort of strange discoloration”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Thin**25%
**Size-Overall**21%
**Color**20%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**11%
**Material Quality**6%
**Thickness**4%
**Value For Money**3%
**Display Colors**3%
**Functionality-Overall**2%
**Weight Heavy**2%
## **Common questions**
- **Is bamboo yarn profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $37K/yr across 44 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +10.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (42/100).
- **How competitive is the bamboo yarn niche?**
- 9 brands and 24 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 42% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 96% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in bamboo yarn?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Color, Thickness, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 2.6%.
- **When does demand for bamboo yarn peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the bamboo yarn niche?**
- Listings span $5.39–$39.57; the average listing price is $18.69 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 955 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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