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cricut blades

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Strong incumbent ratings (4.7★) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 54Growth 35Conversion 67Competition 51Returns 95Price range 60Avg price 40Brand share 38Review moat 32Quality gap 20

Returns

Incredible0.9%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Good6.0%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Price range

Good$5.28–$29.53

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Market size

Good$361K

$361K/yr · 553K searches

Competition

Good55%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Avg price

Okay$10.81

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Brand share

Okay82%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Growth

Okay+7.9%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Review moat

Okay3,310.29

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Bad4.7★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, cricut blades is a $361K/yr Amazon United States market (553K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 82% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.

Data updated Jul 10, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

cricut blades market data

Units sold / yr
40K–50K
avg 1,500–2,000/product
Revenue / yr
$432K–$541K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
6.0%
Avg BSR
#19
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
83%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
42 months
Avg seller age
133 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 55% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

11 falling

Sellers

34

Top-5 brand share

82%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

55%

Top 20: 96%

Open market

12%

  • Cricut30%
  • THANMAO25%
  • Hadwoer14%
  • UTNVBTR7%
  • ZILAMGOO7%
  • AUNKZL5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 12%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +7.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
15K10KPrime Day '24Spike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.5×

Top cricut blades search terms

  • cricut blades147K/yr
  • cricut blade60K/yr
  • cricut blades for explore air 254K/yr
  • cricut explore air 2 blade25K/yr
  • cricut air 2 blades21K/yr
  • cricut replacement blades30K/yr
  • cricut maker 4 blades31K/yr
  • cricut maker 3 blades30K/yr
  • cricut cutter blades21K/yr
  • cricut maker blades24K/yr
All search terms

Top cricut blades 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%5%$18K10%$36K15%$54K20%$72K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market 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.

What buyers say about cricut blades

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Value For Money28%

“Great value”

Quality-Overall17%

“reliable quality”

Size-Overall12%

“Fits great”

Compatibility-Overall10%

“its compatible”

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

“As advertised”

Ease Of Use5%

“Easy to use”

Durability5%

“these have held up really well”

Efficiency4%

“It works really well”

Assembly/Installation2%

“Easy to install”

Ease Of Cleaning1%

“The cuts are clean”

What buyers complain about

Quality-Overall14%

“Trash”

Value For Money14%

“a little too expensive”

Compatibility-Overall13%

“Not compatible”

Advertised Vs Actual Product12%

“FALSE ADVERTISING with no ablity to return”

Size-Overall11%

“some fit my machine and some didnt”

Material Quality6%

“I threw out a ton of material due to cheap blades cutting okay. but not particularly well”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting5%

“Do read the instructions as I was somewhat confused as to how to replace the blade without the instructions”

Product Condition3%

“This has clearly been opened and used by someone else because the packaging has obviously been torn open and resealed and the tip of the blade is chipped off”

Functionality-Overall3%

“Blades do not work”

Durability3%

“The blade split in half”

Top return reasons

Compatibility-Overall40%
Size-Overall18%
Functionality-Overall11%
Advertised Vs Actual Product10%
Value For Money7%
Defective Material/Parts4%
Material Quality2%
Product Condition1%
Durability1%
Quality-Overall1%

Common questions

Is cricut blades profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $361K/yr across 24 tracked products. 1 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +7.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (49/100).
How competitive is the cricut blades niche?
11 brands and 34 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 55% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 82% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in cricut blades?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Value For Money, Compatibility-Overall. The return rate is 0.9%.
When does demand for cricut blades peak?
Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 2.5× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the cricut blades niche?
Listings span $5.28–$29.53; the average listing price is $10.81 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,310 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.