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Surface Pen

Fail

Demand is soft, at -12.3% this quarter, so Surface Pen is a Fail.

Flapen Score
47
47 / 100
Top 45% of 2,221 Cell Phones & Accessories niches · +1 vs the category median of 46
Market size
$728K/yr340K searches / yr
90-day growth
-12.3%search demand this quarter
Competition
67%top-5 click share · 10 brands · 103 sellers

Flapen Score

Surface Pen against its category

The dotted line is the Cell Phones & Accessories average. Past it, Surface Pen is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

47Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Surface Pen market on Amazon at a glance

Surface Pen is a $728K a year market on Amazon United States, with 340K searches a year. The top 5 brands take 90% of clicks. Demand peaks in Sep. Flapen scores it 47 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

Demand falls short.

Shoppers search 340K times a year and 4.6% buy. Search demand moved -12.3% in 90 days, so the $728K a year market is softening.

Search volume
340K
Search growth, 90 days
-12.3%
Conversion
4.6%
Market size
$728K

02 · Money

The money is there.

Shoppers bought 15K to 20K units at $46.50 on average, 1,000 to 1,250 per product. Units times price is $698K to $930K a year.

Units sold
15K–20K
Units per product
1,000–1,250
Average price
$46.50
Units × price
$698K–$930K

03 · Shelf

Brands here are settling in.

The average listing ranks #226. 82% of listings ship Prime. 71% of the shelf is sponsored, so budget for ads. The average listing is out of stock 10.3% of the time. The average brand has sold here for 44 months.

Average BSR
#226
Prime
82%
Sponsored
71%
Out of stock
10.3%
Average brand age
44 months

Products

Top Surface Pen products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 67% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

$0$36K$73K$109K$146K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

10 falling

Sellers

103

Top-5 brand share

90%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

67%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

7%

  • Microsoft31%
  • metapen24%
  • Milikilo21%
  • QLAYA8%
  • FKAfusiontech7%
  • iafer3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 7%)

Demand

Surface Pen search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

13K8KPrime Day '24Spike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×

Search terms

Top Surface Pen search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • microsoft surface pen70K/yr
  • surface pen70K/yr
  • surface pro pen58K/yr
  • microsoft surface pro pen25K/yr
  • surface pro 7 pen16K/yr
  • microsoft pen17K/yr
  • surface pro stylus10K/yr
  • microsoft surface stylus7K/yr
  • surface pro 11 pen9K/yr
  • surface pro stylus pen7K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Surface Pen

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Compatibility-Overall13%−0.07

and both do not put this pen in pair mode

It does not pair with surfaces

NOT Bluetooth compatible

Charging12%−0.06

Does not hold charge

Won't charge

Not being able to charge renders the device useless

Durability10%−0.09

It stopped working properly after two months of use

Not durable

Wont last

Functionality-Overall10%−0.05

the pen stopped working all together

Doesn't work

Never worked

Connectivity-Overall9%+0.35

wont connect

it coming with no instructions made connecting to my computer difficult

Keeps disconnecting very frequently

Love

Quality-Overall12%+0.50

Excellent product

The build quality feels nice in the hand

The pen's quality is decent

Compatibility-Overall9%−0.07

Performance & Compatibility

Works great with my Surface

compatible with many brands

Value For Money9%

Excellent value for the price

Good value

not overpriced

Connectivity-Overall8%+0.35

One of the standout features is the instant connectivity

connects super easily

This works and connects to my laptop easily

Charging8%−0.06

Charging is quick

It charges pretty fast

holds charge well

Return

4.6% Return rate 9% Fixable by listing

Compatibility-Overall37%████▆▆

and both do not put this pen in pair mode

It does not pair with surfaces

NOT Bluetooth compatible

Functionality-Overall19%▇▅▆▅█▇

the pen stopped working all together

Doesn't work

Never worked

Connectivity-Overall12%█▇▇▇▇▇

wont connect

it coming with no instructions made connecting to my computer difficult

Keeps disconnecting very frequently

Charging7%▃█▆▇▆█

Does not hold charge

Won't charge

Not being able to charge renders the device useless

Size-Overall5%▇▅▅▄▅█

could not find thiis size pen

I wish it was a tad bit shorter to fit in the pen holder of the MS OEM KB

FAQ

Common Surface Pen questions

Answered from the same tracked data.