Scissors
MaybeAn estimated 0.3% of orders come back. But the average product has 20,755 reviews to catch up to, so Scissors is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 61 / 100Top 3% of 4,656 Arts, Crafts & Sewing niches · +15 vs the category median of 4661
- Market size
- $4.3M/yr7.6M searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- +41.5%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 47%top-5 click share · 20 brands · 119 sellers
Flapen Score
Scissors against its category
The dotted line is the Arts, Crafts & Sewing average. Past it, Scissors is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Scissors market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Scissors 7.6M times last year and spent an estimated $4.3M. The top 5 brands take 74% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jul–Aug. Flapen scores it 61 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
An estimated 5.9% of those searches ended in a purchase.
Shoppers searched for this 7.6M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. An estimated 5.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +41.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $4.3M a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 7.6M
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- +41.5%
- Conversion, latest week
- 5.9%
- Market size, estimated
- $4.3Ma year
- Peak month
- August1.9× the quietest month
- Top search term
- scissors4.6M searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth $9.62.
Listings sell for $9.62 on average, from $2.23 to $24.55. Amazon reports units sold in ranges, and this niche reaches the top one: 1,000,000 units or more a year. The average listing sells 40,000 to 50,000 of them. At $9.62 that is $385K to $481K a year per listing.
- Average price
- $9.62under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- $2.23–$24.55
- Amazon United States median price
- $24.38across 115,062 niches
- Units sold a year
- 1,000,000 or moreAmazon's top range
- Units per listing a year
- 40,000–50,000
- Revenue per listing a year
- $385K–$481K
- Returns
- 0.3%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is ads and reviews.
97% 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 #28 within Cutting Tools. It carries 20,755 reviews at 4.72 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 97%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 0.0%
- Average rank
- #28in Cutting Tools
- Average rating
- 4.72 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
- Average reviews
- 20,755per listing
- Listings tracked
- 34
04 · Newcomers
2 of last year's 3 launches cleared the first-year sales bar.
3 products launched here in the last 12 months. 2 of them cleared the first-year sales bar, our mark for a successful launch. The brands on the shelf have sold for 56 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 3
- Successful launches
- 2Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 56 months
Products
Top Scissors 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
iBayam 8.5 Heavy Duty Scissors All Purpose for Office School Crafts Sewing
- Price
- $9.36
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 87,198
- Age
- 6y ago
Amazon Basics Multipurpose Stainless Steel Scissors for Office Crafts Paper Cutting Fabric Cutting Right/Left Handed Comfort Grip PVD Coated 2-Pack Green and Grey
- Price
- $6.59
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 64,112
- Age
- 9y ago
Amazon Basics Multipurpose Stainless Steel Scissors for Office Crafts Right/Left Handed Comfort Grip PVD Coated 3-Pack Multicolor
- Price
- $8.81
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 64,112
- Age
- 9y ago
Westcott 8 Titanium Bonded Scissors with Adjustable Glide and Soft Handle 2-Pack- Durable Multipurpose Scissors for Office Home and School Use Sharp Precision Blades for Everyday Cutting
- Price
- $9.60
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 27,194
- Age
- 22y ago
iBayam 8.5 Pastel Scissors All Purpose Heavy Duty 3Pack 2.5mm Sharp Blade
- Price
- $7.37
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 989
- Age
- 8mo ago
Trending
estimated 90-day click momentum
Scotch Kids Pointed Tip Scissors with Soft Touch 5 (Colors may vary)
- Price
- $2.23
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 1,954
- Age
- 15y ago
Westcott 15387 8-Inch Pink Ribbon Stainless Steel Scissors For Office and Home
- Price
- $6.58
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 3,462
- Age
- 15y ago
iBayam 8.5 Pastel Scissors All Purpose Heavy Duty 3Pack 2.5mm Sharp Blade
- Price
- $7.37
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 989
- Age
- 8mo ago
iBayam 8.5 Scissors All Purpose 2.5mm Sharp Blade 3 Cute School Office
- Price
- $10.28
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 87,198
- Age
- 5y ago
Scissors 8.5 Inch scissors all purpose for Office Home Sewing and Crafts Soft Comfort-Grip Right/Left Hand 3-Pack Multicolor
- Price
- $4.88
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 311
- Age
- 4mo ago
Newest
by launch dateScissors 8.5 Inch scissors all purpose for Office Home Sewing and Crafts Soft Comfort-Grip Right/Left Hand 3-Pack Multicolor
- Price
- $4.88
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 311
- Age
- 4mo ago
iBayam 8.5 Pastel Scissors All Purpose Heavy Duty 3Pack 2.5mm Sharp Blade
- Price
- $7.37
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 989
- Age
- 8mo ago
LONGKEY 8.5 Pastel Scissors 3-Pack Ultra Sharp Stainless Steel
- Price
- $7.79
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 1,020
- Age
- 1y ago
Scissors 2 Pack 7.5 inch Scissors for Office and Home Scissor All Purpose for School Fabric Craft Supplies Use
- Price
- $4.70
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 1,059
- Age
- 2y ago
BURVAGY 10 Pack 8 Scissors All Purpose Heavy Duty Scissors for Office
- Price
- $16.57
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 623
- Age
- 3y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take an estimated 47% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
20 rising
Sellers
119
Est. top-5 brand share
74%
Top 20: 100%
Est. top-5 click share
47%
Top 20: 86%
Open market
23%
- iBayam27%
- Amazon Basics21%
- Westcott11%
- Fiskars8%
- Scotch6%
- BURVAGY3%
Demand
Scissors search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×
Search terms
Top Scissors search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with estimated yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- scissors4.6M/yr
- scissors all purpose850K/yr
- scissors for office357K/yr
- craft scissors329K/yr
- scissors all purpose heavy duty244K/yr
- heavy duty scissors232K/yr
- scissor119K/yr
- scissors heavy duty117K/yr
- tijeras94K/yr
- utility scissors81K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Scissors
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“Not as sharp as I expected”
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.
15 topics
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FAQ
Common Scissors questions
Answered from the same tracked data.
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