ink brush pen
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.8%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Great$22.30avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Competition
Great35%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Market size
Good$627K$627K/yr · 730K searches
Conversion
Okay3.9%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Price range
Okay$5.65–$229.31cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Review moat
Bad9,986.76avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Bad4.7★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Bad-21.1%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, ink brush pen is a $627K/yr Amazon United States market (730K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.
Data updated Jul 10, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
ink brush pen market data
- Units sold / yr
- 30K–40K
- avg 500–750/product
- Revenue / yr
- $669K–$892K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 3.9%
- Avg BSR
- #393
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 75%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 54 months
- Avg seller age
- 150 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (35% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
4 falling
Sellers
196
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
35%
Top 20: 70%
Open market
0%
- Tombow82%
- Pentel15%
- Kuretake3%
- Caliart1%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -21.1% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×
Top ink brush pen search terms
- tombow dual brush pens296K/yr
- tombow165K/yr
- pentel brush pen52K/yr
- tombow markers47K/yr
- tombow brush pens39K/yr
- kuretake brush pen26K/yr
- tombow pens17K/yr
- black brush pen12K/yr
- tombow brush pen9K/yr
- ink brush pen8K/yr
Top ink brush pen 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
Tombow 56187 Dual Brush Pen Art Markers Pastel 10-Pack. Blendable Brush and Fine Tip Markers
Tombow$16.704.7★41,369 rev
Tombow 62038 Fudenosuke Brush Pen 2-Pack. Soft and Hard Tip Fudenosuke Brush Pens for Calligraphy and Art Drawings
Tombow$5.954.7★41,110 rev
Tombow 56216 Dual Brush Pen Art Markers Cottage 10-Pack. Blendable Brush and Fine Tip Markers
Tombow$16.264.7★789 rev
Tombow 56179 Dual Brush Pen Art Markers 108 Color Set with Marker Case. Blendable Brush and Fine Tip Markers with Marker Case
Tombow$229.314.8★2,164 rev
Pentel Arts Portable Pocket Brush Pen (Medium Point) 1Pen & 2Refills
Pentel$7.884.6★2,624 rev
Newest
by launch date
Tombow 56241 Dual Brush Pen Art Markers Coffee Break 6-Pack Water-Based Ink for Hand Lettering Watercolor Fine Art
Tombow$17.2924 rev
Tombow 56216 Dual Brush Pen Art Markers Cottage 10-Pack. Blendable Brush and Fine Tip Markers
Tombow$16.26789 rev
Tombow 56217 Dual Brush Pen Art Markers Retro 10-Pack. Blendable Brush and Fine Tip Markers
Tombow$23.63818 rev
Tombow ABT Dual Brush Pen set of 10 LANDSCAPE
Tombow$22.8548 rev
Tombow ABT Dual Brush Pen Set of 10 Primary
Tombow$22.0871 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Tombow Dual Brush Pen Art Markers (10-Pack Celebration)
Tombow$17.894.7★
Tombow 56186 Dual Brush Pen Art Markers Muted 10-Pack. Blendable Brush and Fine Tip Markers
Tombow$23.424.7★
Tombow 56189 Dual Brush Pen Art Markers Tropical 10-Pack. Blendable Brush and Fine Tip Markers
Tombow$21.794.7★
Pentel Arts Pocket Brush Pen with Refills 1 Pen & 2 Refills
Pentel$15.114.7★
Pentel Arts Portable Pocket Brush Pen (Medium Point) 1Pen & 2Refills
Pentel$7.884.6★
What buyers say about ink brush pen
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“The colors are vibrant”
“the Tombow brand is reliable for quality”
“Excellent eraser”
“writes beautifully”
“its super easy to hold”
“I just enjoy the experience drawing with these”
“The pens are of good quality”
“Worth every penny”
“As advertised”
“Excellent value for the money as comes with two cartridges of ink”
What buyers complain about
“It stopped working”
“dry out ink”
“Thats almost a 70% increase in price”
“Not for coloring”
“The quality of the applicator is awful”
“The ink leaks out while using if you aren't careful”
“So that is not a good thing for wanting them to write in calligraphy for some invitations or whatever purpose”
“Too many of these marker pends seem dried up or low on ink”
“it is no longer sticky”
“USED set”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is ink brush pen profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $627K/yr across 55 tracked products. 0 of 8 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -21.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (48/100).
- How competitive is the ink brush pen niche?
- 4 brands and 196 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 35% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in ink brush pen?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Functionality-Overall, Dry/Empty Ink, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.8%.
- When does demand for ink brush pen peak?
- Demand peaks in Oct; the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the ink brush pen niche?
- Listings span $5.65–$229.31; the average listing price is $22.30 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 9,987 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.