Clay
FailThe top 5 brands take 97% of clicks, so Clay is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 42 / 100Ranks 3,179 of 4,656 Arts, Crafts & Sewing niches · −4 vs the category median of 4642
- Market size
- $3.1M/yr7.7M searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- +0.4%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 88%top-5 click share · 6 brands · 44 sellers
Flapen Score
Clay against its category
The dotted line is the Arts, Crafts & Sewing average. Past it, Clay is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Clay market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Clay 7.7M times last year and spent an estimated $3.1M. The top 5 brands take 97% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 42 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
An estimated 3.5% of those searches ended in a purchase.
Shoppers searched for this 7.7M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. An estimated 3.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +0.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $3.1M a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 7.7M
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- +0.4%
- Conversion, latest week
- 3.5%
- Market size, estimated
- $3.1Ma year
- Peak month
- December1.9× the quietest month
- Top search term
- air dry clay2.6M searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth $11.47.
Listings sell for $11.47 on average, from $7.04 to $19.37. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 600K to 800K a year. The average listing sells 60,000 to 80,000 of them. At $11.47 that is $688K to $918K a year per listing.
- Average price
- $11.47under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- $7.04–$19.37
- Amazon United States median price
- $24.38across 115,062 niches
- Units sold a year
- 600K–800K
- Units per listing a year
- 60,000–80,000
- Revenue per listing a year
- $688K–$918K
- Returns
- 1.3%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
78% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #5 within Ceramics & Pottery. It carries 14,564 reviews at 4.54 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 78%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 0.0%
- Average rank
- #5in Ceramics & Pottery
- Average rating
- 4.54 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
- Average reviews
- 14,564per listing
- Listings tracked
- 9
04 · Newcomers
Brands here are settling in.
The brands on the shelf have sold for 47 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 0
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 47 months
Products
Top Clay products & what they sell for
The products selling here, as shoppers see them on Amazon. Shelf share and sales are our estimates.
Prices and ratings read from Amazon on Jul 8, 2026. The live listing can differ.
Top sellers
by estimated 90-day click share
Crayola Air Dry Clay (5lbs) Teacher Supplies Natural White Modeling Clay for Kids Sculpting Material Bulk Craft Supplies for Art Classrooms
- Price
- $11.25
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 25,004
- Age
- 6y ago

DAS Modeling Clay Air Hardening White 2.2lb 1 Count
- Price
- $12.60
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 43,806
- Age
- 19y ago

Aestd-ST Polymer Clay Kit 50 Colors Oven Bake Modeling Clay for Kids
- Price
- $19.37
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 5,531
- Age
- 5y ago

ifergoo Air Dry Clay 36 Colors Magic Foam DIY Molding Clay for Slime
- Price
- $10.18
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 4,538
- Age
- 7y ago

ifergoo 125g White Air Dry Clay 4.41 oz Foam Magic Modeling Clay for Kids
- Price
- $7.04
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 4,538
- Age
- 3y ago
Trending
estimated 90-day click momentum
Prang Das Air Hardening Clay 1.1 Lb: White (387000)
- Price
- $10.24
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 17,499
- Age
- 19y ago

ifergoo 125g White Air Dry Clay 4.41 oz Foam Magic Modeling Clay for Kids
- Price
- $7.04
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 4,538
- Age
- 3y ago

ifergoo Air Dry Clay 36 Colors Magic Foam DIY Molding Clay for Slime
- Price
- $10.18
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 4,538
- Age
- 7y ago

Aestd-ST Polymer Clay Kit 50 Colors Oven Bake Modeling Clay for Kids
- Price
- $19.37
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 5,531
- Age
- 5y ago

Crayola Air Dry Clay (5lbs) Teacher Supplies Natural White Modeling Clay for Kids Sculpting Material Bulk Craft Supplies for Art Classrooms
- Price
- $11.25
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 25,004
- Age
- 6y ago
Newest
by launch date
100ml Air Dry Clay Glaze Protect Clay Surfaces Delivers Gloss Glaze Effect
- Price
- $13.68
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 1,055
- Age
- 2y ago

ifergoo 125g White Air Dry Clay 4.41 oz Foam Magic Modeling Clay for Kids
- Price
- $7.04
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 4,538
- Age
- 3y ago

Air Dry Clay 24 Colors Modeling Magic Clay for Kids
- Price
- $7.55
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 4,102
- Age
- 3y ago

Aestd-ST Polymer Clay Kit 50 Colors Oven Bake Modeling Clay for Kids
- Price
- $19.37
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 5,531
- Age
- 5y ago

Crayola Air Dry Clay (5lbs) Teacher Supplies Natural White Modeling Clay for Kids Sculpting Material Bulk Craft Supplies for Art Classrooms
- Price
- $11.25
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 25,004
- Age
- 6y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take an estimated 88% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
6 falling
Sellers
44
Est. top-5 brand share
97%
Top 20: 100%
Est. top-5 click share
88%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Crayola56%
- DAS17%
- ifergoo12%
- Aestd-ST8%
- EIGTWEN3%
- ESSENSON3%
Demand
Clay search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×
Search terms
Top Clay search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with estimated yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- air dry clay2.6M/yr
- clay2.0M/yr
- modeling clay470K/yr
- clay for kids375K/yr
- air dry clay for kids395K/yr
- air dry clay for adults420K/yr
- clay kit198K/yr
- air dry clay kit175K/yr
- air clay169K/yr
- modeling clay for kids149K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Clay
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“doesnt dry well at all”
Every topic
Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.
Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.
18 topics
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FAQ
Common Clay questions
Answered from the same tracked data.
Figures on this page are estimates modeled from public Amazon pages and third-party keyword data. Amazon does not supply them, and no connected seller's data is used. How we handle Amazon data









