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title: "Lime Green Yarn — $274K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **lime green yarn**
**Skip it**
Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 96% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 50Growth 13Conversion 63Competition 39Returns 86Price range 35Avg price 36Brand share 10Review moat 18Quality gap 24
**Returns**
**Great****1.5%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Good****5.5%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Market size**
**Okay****$274K**
$274K/yr · 484K searches
**Competition**
**Okay****62%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Avg price**
**Okay****$10.27**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Okay****$3.97–$21.02**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Quality gap**
**Bad****4.6★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Review moat**
**Bad****16,726.09**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Growth**
**Bad****-24.9%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Brand share**
**Bad****96%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, lime green yarn is a $274K/yr Amazon United States market (484K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 38/100.
Data updated Jul 9, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **lime green yarn market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **25K–30K**
- avg 500–750/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$257K–$308K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **5.5%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#208**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **52%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.8%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **48 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **113 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 62% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**8 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**57**
**Top-5 brand share**
**96%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**62%**
Top 20: 97%
**Open market**
**3%**
- Red Heart82% - Caron7% - seremel2% - Lion Brand Yarn2% - KECHE2% - BambooMN2% - Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 3%)
## **Demand**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 27 weeks — -24.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
10K6KSpike '26Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/arts-crafts-sewing/lime-green-yarn/trend)
## **Top lime green yarn search terms**
- **green yarn**217K/yr-24.5%4.6% conv. - **green yarn for crocheting**47K/yr-31.9%4.1% conv. - **light green yarn**18K/yr-5.4%2.8% conv. - **lime green yarn**25K/yr-15.7%3.2% conv. - **dark green yarn**28K/yr-28.8%3.9% conv. - **yarn green**18K/yr-21.0%3.8% conv. - **red heart green yarn**13K/yr-20.4%5.7% conv. - **red heart yarn green**14K/yr-18.5%4.9% conv. - **neon green yarn**14K/yr-32.4%1.3% conv. - **green acrylic yarn**11K/yr-34.0%5.0% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/arts-crafts-sewing/lime-green-yarn/search-terms)
## **Top lime green 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%10%$27K20%$55K30%$82K40%$110K1001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 23 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Red Heart E300 Super Saver Economy Yarn Paddy Green**Red Heart**$3.97**4.7★32,228 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001730RVG) [2**RED Heart Super Saver Yarn Spring Green**Red Heart**$4.36**4.7★32,228 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000I6FA8S) [3**RED Heart E300.0624 Super Saver Yarn Tea Leaf**Red Heart**$6.08**4.7★32,228 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00281H7NC) [4**RED Heart Super Saver Yarn Hunter Green**Red Heart**$6.08**4.7★32,228 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000Y00DDK) [5**Red Heart E300.0629 Super Saver Economy Yarn Green Tone**Red Heart**$5.83**4.7★504 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0050FIDD6)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Caron All Day Cotton - 3 Pack of 173 Yards/3.52 oz Grass Green 100% Mercerized Cotton Yarn**Caron**$11.99**2,653 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D98KM88F) [**Caron All Day Cotton - 3 Pack of 173 Yards/3.52 oz Moss 100% Mercerized Cotton Yarn**Caron**$12.00**2,653 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D98KKH15) [**Bright Green Amigurumi Acrylic Yarn 560 Yards 2 Pack of 150g/5.3oz Worsted Yarn for Crocheting & Knitting**BATELO**$14.24**285 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D14KJN91) [**Caron Simply Soft Speckle White Sage Yarn - 3 Pack of 5oz/141g - Acrylic - #4 Worsted (Medium) - 235 Yards - Knitting & Crochet**Caron**$12.20**2,854 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CFB97F11) [**Keche Baby Cotton 60% Cotton 40% Acrylic Yarn Soft Cotton Yarn for Crochet and Knitting Amigurumi Yarn 1 Skein/Ball 1.76 Oz (50g) / 180 Yrds (165m) - Dark Green**KECHE**$5.68**992 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C4CG474X)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Red Heart E300.0629 Super Saver Economy Yarn Green Tone**Red Heart**$5.83**4.7★**▲ 133%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0050FIDD6) [**RED HEART Super Saver Yarn Frosty Green**Red Heart**$4.73**4.7★**▲ 114%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001732FQ6) [**Caron Simply Soft Speckle White Sage Yarn - 3 Pack of 5oz/141g - Acrylic - #4 Worsted (Medium) - 235 Yards - Knitting & Crochet**Caron**$12.20**4.7★**▲ 112%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CFB97F11) [**Red Heart Super Saver Ombre Yarn Green Apple**Red Heart**$8.19**4.7★**▲ 103%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BXRLVKY) [**Red Heart E300 Super Saver Economy Yarn Paddy Green**Red Heart**$3.97**4.7★**▲ 87%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001730RVG)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about lime green yarn**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Color**29%
*“The colors are beautiful”*
**Value For Money**11%
*“Adequate for the Price”*
**Soft Feel**11%
*“Very soft, easy to work with”*
**Quality-Overall**6%
*“Great quality, easy to work with”*
**Ease Of Use**6%
*“Easy to use”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**5%
*“It is just what I needed”*
**Upholstery/Fabric Quality**5%
*“Good yarn”*
**Material Quality**5%
*“Love this cotton”*
**Embellishment/Embroidery Quality**3%
*“Its my favorite yarn that I like to crochet with”*
**Size-Overall**3%
*“it still matches perfectly”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Hard Feel**23%
*“Not That Soft”*
**Size-Overall**12%
*“a bit smaller than the picture shows”*
**Value For Money**11%
*“This yarn isnt worth almost $12 for one skein”*
**Color**10%
*“The light blue color had no dye running at all”*
**Material Quality**7%
*“Disappointed in yarn quality”*
**Ease Of Use**3%
*“difficult for beginners”*
**Quality-Overall**2%
*“Not the best quality”*
**Smell**2%
*“I'm just hoping the smell goes away with washing”*
**Thickness**1%
*“saw that it was described thinner then was advertised”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Color**48%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**10%
**Thin**7%
**Size-Overall**7%
**Display Colors**6%
**Material Quality**6%
**Value For Money**4%
**Thickness**2%
**Hard Feel**2%
**Quality-Overall**1%
## **Common questions**
- **Is lime green yarn profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $274K/yr across 23 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -24.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (38/100).
- **How competitive is the lime green yarn niche?**
- 8 brands and 57 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 62% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 96% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in lime green yarn?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Hard Feel, Size-Overall, Value For Money. The return rate is 1.5%.
- **What does it cost to enter the lime green yarn niche?**
- Listings span $3.97–$21.02; the average listing price is $10.27 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 16,726 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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