octopus hair clip
Skip itA small market ($42K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Competition
Great35%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Quality gap
Great4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Returns
Great2.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Okay2,067avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Growth
Okay+13.3%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Conversion
Okay3.2%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Brand share
Okay82%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Price range
Okay$4.06–$19.39cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Avg price
Bad$7.66avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Market size
Bad$42K$42K/yr · 169K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, octopus hair clip is a $42K/yr Amazon United States market (169K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 82% of demand. Demand peaks in Jul–Aug–Sep. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.
Data updated Jul 13, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
octopus hair clip market data
- Units sold / yr
- 6K–8K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- $46K–$61K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 3.2%
- Avg BSR
- #1,170
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 98%
- Sponsored
- 59%
- Out of stock
- 1.9%
- Avg brand age
- 34 months
- Avg seller age
- 154 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (35% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
20 falling
Sellers
91
Top-5 brand share
82%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
35%
Top 20: 72%
Open market
16%
- Scunci44%
- Conair30%
- Morhom3%
- JUNCHAO2%
- Camila2%
- Sizobi2%
- Open — no brand owns it (14 brands, 16%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +13.3% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jul, Aug, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×
Top octopus hair clip search terms
- scunci no slip grip hair clips36K/yr
- scunci claw clips42K/yr
- round hair clip19K/yr
- round claw clip11K/yr
- scunci claw clip7K/yr
- circle hair clip10K/yr
- scunci hair clip7K/yr
- round hair clips6K/yr
- hair clips scunci5K/yr
- round hair clips for women5K/yr
Top octopus hair clip 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
Scunci by Conair jaw claw clips - hair accessories for women - claw clips for thick hair - claw clip - Black & Tortoise- 2 Count
Conair$4.344.5★11,446 rev
Scunci No-Slip Grip 5.5 cm Jaw Clips women unisexAll Day Hold 2-Count Per Pack (1-Pack Total)
Scunci$6.254.7★3,064 rev
Scunci No-Slip Grip Mini Jaw Clips 5 Count (Pack of 1)
Scunci$5.464.4★1,469 rev
Scunci by Conair claw clips for thick hair - hair accessories for women- claw clip - for all hair types - trendy hair accessories -Tortoise - 1 Count
Conair$4.434.5★162 rev
Scunci by Conair claw clips for thick hair - hair accessories for women- claw clip - for all hair types - trendy hair accessories -Black- 1 Count
Conair$4.064.4★1,603 rev
Newest
by launch date
Retro Hair Clips for Women Elegant Round Clip for Hair Gold Round with Rhinestone Designs Cute Metal Hair Claws Cute Golden Loop Clips for Women Hair Claw Clip Hair Clip for Thin Hair 2PCS
JUNCHAO$5.936 rev
Mesovor 6 Pack Flat Hair Claw Clips 4.33 Nonslip Large Round Lay Flat Hair Clips | Strong Hold French Flat Hairclips for Lying Down Yoga Driving (Neutral Matte)
Mesovor$11.11139 rev
Scunci by Conair claw clips for thick hair - hair accessories for women- claw clip - for all hair types - trendy hair accessories -Tortoise - 1 Count
Conair$4.43162 rev
Scunci by Conair claw clips for thick hair - hair accessories for women- claw clip - for all hair types - trendy hair accessories -Black- 1 Count
Conair$4.061,603 rev
Scunci by Conair jaw claw clips - hair accessories for women - claw clips for thick hair - claw clip - Octopus Clip - Tortoise Brown & Black - 2 Count
Conair$7.3211,446 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumRetro Hair Clips for Women Elegant Round Clip for Hair Gold Round with Rhinestone Designs Cute Metal Hair Claws Cute Golden Loop Clips for Women Hair Claw Clip Hair Clip for Thin Hair 2PCS
JUNCHAO$5.934.3★
Scunci by Conair claw clips for thick hair - hair accessories for women- claw clip - for all hair types - trendy hair accessories -Black- 1 Count
Conair$4.064.4★
Scunci by Conair claw clips for thick hair - hair accessories for women- claw clip - for all hair types - trendy hair accessories -Tortoise - 1 Count
Conair$4.434.5★
2 Pack Pony Tail Clip Creative Fish Claw Clip Korean Style Hair Clamp Nonslip Fish Hairpin for Women Hair Accessories
SHUNGXINYI$7.453.3★
Scunci 17836 Large No-Slip Grip Jaw Hair Clip (Pack of 4)
Scunci$13.844.3★
What buyers say about octopus hair clip
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Amazing quality”
“I love that it puts a bit of wave in my very straight hair”
“Holds hair great”
“Very Comfortable”
“Easy to Use”
“they are just the right size”
“Variety of colors”
“These dont break”
“Great value”
“holds thick curly hair well”
What buyers complain about
“Super small”
“Breaks easily”
“Loose grip”
“I guess my hair is just too long”
“It does not fit around thick hair”
“Bad quality”
“Hard to open”
“hard to put in hair”
“NOT as pictured or described”
“and ugly colors”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is octopus hair clip profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $42K/yr across 46 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +13.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (47/100).
- How competitive is the octopus hair clip niche?
- 20 brands and 91 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 35% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 82% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in octopus hair clip?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Durability, Grip. The return rate is 2.0%.
- When does demand for octopus hair clip peak?
- Demand peaks in Jul–Aug–Sep; the busiest month runs 2.0× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the octopus hair clip niche?
- Listings span $4.06–$19.39; the average listing price is $7.66 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,067 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.