Hb Pencils
FailThe top 5 brands take 95% of clicks, so Hb Pencils 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
- $194K/yr129K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -18.2%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 57%top-5 click share · 8 brands · 92 sellers
Flapen Score
Hb Pencils against its category
The dotted line is the Arts, Crafts & Sewing average. Past it, Hb Pencils is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Hb Pencils market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Hb Pencils 129K times last year and spent an estimated $194K. The top 5 brands take 95% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jul–Aug–Sep–Oct–Nov. Flapen scores it 42 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
An estimated 5.5% of those searches ended in a purchase.
Shoppers searched for this 129K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. An estimated 5.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -18.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $194K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 129K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -18.2%
- Conversion, latest week
- 5.5%
- Market size, estimated
- $194Ka year
- Peak month
- September4.4× the quietest month
- Top search term
- faber castell pencils67K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth $27.17.
Listings sell for $27.17 on average, from $2.65 to $212.74. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 8K to 10K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At $27.17 that is $7K to $14K a year per listing.
- Average price
- $27.17inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- $2.65–$212.74
- Amazon United States median price
- $24.38across 115,062 niches
- Units sold a year
- 8K–10K
- Units per listing a year
- 250–500
- Revenue per listing a year
- $7K–$14K
- Returns
- 0.3%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
62% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 3.6% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #186 within Drawing. It carries 10,893 reviews at 4.76 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 62%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 3.6%
- Average rank
- #186in Drawing
- Average rating
- 4.76 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
- Average reviews
- 10,893per listing
- Listings tracked
- 26
04 · Newcomers
0 of last year's 1 launches cleared the first-year sales bar.
1 products launched here in the last 12 months. 0 of them cleared the first-year sales bar, our mark for a successful launch. The brands on the shelf have sold for 69 months on average, so the names here are established.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 1
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 69 months
Products
Top Hb Pencils 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 10, 2026. The live listing can differ.
Top sellers
by estimated 90-day click share
Faber-Castell 9000 Graphite Sketch Pencil Sets Art 8B - 2H set of 12
- Price
- $12.95
- Rating
- 4.9/5
- Reviews
- 12,410
- Age
- 19y ago

Faber-Castell Graphite Sketch Pencil Set - 6 Graphite Pencils (2H HB B 2B 4B 6B) Drawing Pencils and Sketching Supplies
- Price
- $8.28
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 4,869
- Age
- 7y ago

STAEDTLER Mars Lumograph HB Graphite Art Drawing Pencil 6 Pencils
- Price
- $9.19
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 833
- Age
- 3y ago

Faber-Castell Pitt Graphite Matte Pencil Set Metal Tin of 8 Graphite Pencils and Sketching Accessories (HB 2B 4B 6B 8B 10B 12B 14B) Pencil Sharpener Eraser and Blending Stump
- Price
- $21.84
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 3,650
- Age
- 5y ago

Faber-Castell - Castell 9000 Art Set Pencil (Pack of 6) Green
- Price
- $9.13
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 6,801
- Age
- 13y ago
Trending
estimated 90-day click momentum
Amazon Basics Sketch and Drawing Art Supply Kit 17-Piece Charcoal and Pencil Set Black White
- Price
- $212.74
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 34,230
- Age
- 1y ago

Ticonderoga Wood-Cased Pencils Pre-Sharpened 2 HB Soft Yellow 12 Count
- Price
- $3.04
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 68,363
- Age
- 20y ago

Aenir Sketch Pencils for Drawing Drawing Pencils Set of 18 10B4H Graphite Pencil Vinyl Eraser Kneaded Eraser Sharpener Blending Stump Sketch Set for Artists Art Supplies.
- Price
- $10.64
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 632
- Age
- 8mo ago

Ticonderoga Wood-Cased Pencils Unsharpened #2 HB Soft Black 12 Count
- Price
- $2.65
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 12,893
- Age
- 8y ago

Faber-Castell Perfect Pencil Castell 9000 in Gift Box - #2 Pencil with Built-in Pencil Sharpener and Extender
- Price
- $19.85
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,576
- Age
- 16y ago
Newest
by launch date
Aenir Sketch Pencils for Drawing Drawing Pencils Set of 18 10B4H Graphite Pencil Vinyl Eraser Kneaded Eraser Sharpener Blending Stump Sketch Set for Artists Art Supplies.
- Price
- $10.64
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 632
- Age
- 8mo ago

Amazon Basics Sketch and Drawing Art Supply Kit 17-Piece Charcoal and Pencil Set Black White
- Price
- $212.74
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 34,230
- Age
- 1y ago

STAEDTLER Norica #2 HB Wood-Cased Pencil Set: 18 Pre-Sharpened Graphite Pencils with 1 Eraser & 1 Sharpener Break-Resistant Lead For Writing & Drawing Blue Ideal for Classroom Home & Office
- Price
- $4.92
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 181
- Age
- 1y ago

Faber-Castell Graphite Pencils Drawing Set | Back to School Art Supplies | 12 Art Pencils for Sketching (4H 3H 2H H F HB B 2B 3B 4B 5B and 6B) Shading Kit
- Price
- $14.00
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 217
- Age
- 2y ago

STAEDTLER Mars Lumograph HB Graphite Art Drawing Pencil 6 Pencils
- Price
- $9.19
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 833
- Age
- 3y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take an estimated 57% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
8 flat
Sellers
92
Est. top-5 brand share
95%
Top 20: 100%
Est. top-5 click share
57%
Top 20: 94%
Open market
3%
- Faber-Castell70%
- STAEDTLER13%
- Amazon Basics7%
- Ticonderoga3%
- HAIHAOMUM2%
- Aenir2%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 3%)
Demand
Hb Pencils search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.4×
Search terms
Top Hb Pencils search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with estimated yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- faber castell pencils67K/yr
- hb pencils24K/yr
- hb pencils for drawing13K/yr
- hb pencil10K/yr
- faber castell pencil8K/yr
- faber castell drawing pencils3K/yr
- faber castell pencil set4K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Hb Pencils
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“Bad quality”
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.
16 topics
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FAQ
Common Hb Pencils questions
Answered from the same tracked data.
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