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# **Kente Cloth**
**Skip it**
Soft demand (-75.3% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 1Growth 0Conversion 9Competition 65Returns 37Price range 37Avg price 61Brand share 47Review moat 66Quality gap 32
**Review moat**
**Good****847.63**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Competition**
**Good****46%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Avg price**
**Good****$13.31**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Brand share**
**Okay****77%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Returns**
**Okay****4.1%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Price range**
**Okay****$6.41–$20.09**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.6★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Conversion**
**Bad****0.7%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Market size**
**Bad****$5K**
$5K/yr · 57K searches
**Growth**
**Bad****-75.3%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
## **Is kente cloth profitable on Amazon?**
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, kente cloth is a $5K/yr Amazon United States market (57K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 77% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb. Verdict: Skip it — 31/100.
Data updated Jul 12, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **kente cloth market size & sales**
Units sold, revenue, conversion and listing quality across the tracked shelf.
- **Units sold / yr**
- **1K–2K**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$17K–$20K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **0.7%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#15,080**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **97%**
- **Sponsored**
- **88%**
- **Out of stock**
- **13.1%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **36 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **164 days**
## **Competition: brands, sellers & click share**
The top 5 products take 46% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**20 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**22**
**Top-5 brand share**
**77%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**46%**
Top 20: 89%
**Open market**
**20%**
- Afibi50% - GERINLY9% - Kwabla's7% - VeritableWax6% - Dupsie's4% - Bkytgek4%
## **kente cloth demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -75.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
10K6KHoliday '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Feb · busiest ÷ quietest = 8.6×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/clothing-shoes-jewelry/kente-cloth/trend)
## **Top kente cloth search terms shoppers use**
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- **african scarf**23K/yr-69.6%1.1% conv. - **african scarf for women**17K/yr-78.7%1.6% conv. - **african print scarf**9K/yr-71.7%1.1% conv. - **kente scarf**5K/yr-66.7%1.6% conv. - **black history scarf**4K/yr-94.7%0.5% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/clothing-shoes-jewelry/kente-cloth/search-terms)
## **Top kente cloth products & what they sell for**
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
0%4%$2108%$42012%$63016%$840101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Afibi African Kente Print Stole Sash African Scarf Kente Stole Sash Unisex Kente Cloth Scarves (Dark Green)**Afibi**$12.89**4.4★357 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1GD5GG9) [2**Afibi African Kente Print Stole Sash African Scarf Kente Stole Sash Unisex Kente Cloth Scarves (Yellow)**Afibi**$9.86**4.4★357 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G125L5YV) [3**Afibi African Kente Print Stole Sash African Scarf Kente Stole Sash Unisex Kente Cloth Scarves (Red Green)**Afibi**$11.99**4.4★357 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CY3T58XV) [4**Afibi African Kente Print Stole Sash African Scarf Kente Stole Sash Unisex Kente Cloth Scarves (Purple)**Afibi**$13.63**4.4★357 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FZPWSJZK) [5**GERINLY African Scarf for Women Kente Silk Neck Scarf for Purse Skinny Head Scarves Black History Month Accessory (YellowGreen)**GERINLY**$8.87**4.4★341 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G8ZQ3J2K)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Kente Graduation Stole Class of 2026 | Celebrate Culture with the African Graduation Stole | Made with Authentic African Art**Kwabla's**$20.09**2,552 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJT5HXKX) [**Black Girl Magic Graduation Stole 2026 | Kente Stole Class of 2026 | Kente Graduation Stole 2026 | Authentic African Art**Kwabla's**$15.47**2,560 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJSXM8YB) [**Afibi African Kente Print Stole Sash African Scarf Kente Stole Sash Unisex Kente Cloth Scarves (Dark Green)**Afibi**$12.89**357 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1GD5GG9) [**Afibi African Kente Print Stole Sash African Scarf Kente Stole Sash Unisex Kente Cloth Scarves (Yellow)**Afibi**$9.86**357 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G125L5YV) [**Afibi African Kente Print Stole Sash African Scarf Kente Stole Sash Unisex Kente Cloth Scarves (Purple)**Afibi**$13.63**357 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FZPWSJZK)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**GERINLY African Scarf for Women Kente Silk Neck Scarf for Purse Skinny Head Scarves Black History Month Accessory (YellowGreen)**GERINLY**$8.87**4.4★**▲ 161%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G8ZQ3J2K) [**Kente Graduation Stole Class of 2026 | Celebrate Culture with the African Graduation Stole | Made with Authentic African Art**Kwabla's**$20.09**4.8★**▲ 160%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJT5HXKX) [**Black Girl Magic Graduation Stole 2026 | Kente Stole Class of 2026 | Kente Graduation Stole 2026 | Authentic African Art**Kwabla's**$15.47**4.8★**▲ 159%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJSXM8YB) [**African Headwraps for Women Head Wraps Ankara Wrap Head Scarf (Color-E)**VeritableWax**$14.64**4.6★**▲ 147%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DNM47S8F) [**Womens Fashion Silk Scarf African American Flag Square Satin Headscarf Neck Scarf Head Hair Wraps**XUWU**$11.97**4.5★**▲ 126%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07WGCLGT8)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What reviews say buyers love and hate about kente cloth**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**18%
*“Wonderful quality and delivered right on time”*
**Color**17%
*“The colors are vibrant”*
**Size-Overall**14%
*“Nice Fit”*
**Soft Feel**12%
*“Silky soft”*
**Material Quality**9%
*“the material is soft”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**7%
*“Exactly how beautiful in person as pictured”*
**Value For Money**4%
*“Great value”*
**Shape/Style**4%
*“Super easy to style”*
**Design-Overall**2%
*“looks pretty”*
**Length**2%
*“Perfect length”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Size-Overall**21%
*“Very big”*
**Material Quality**13%
*“silk material”*
**Color**11%
*“Dull colors”*
**Quality-Overall**6%
*“Cheap looking, not worth the $$$$”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%
*“Not as long as pictured”*
**Hard Feel**4%
*“Hard material”*
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**4%
*“NO directions to use”*
**Warmth**3%
*“Definitely wouldnt be used for warmth”*
**Wrinkles**3%
*“They get creases in the if you use the silk ones”*
**Print Quality**3%
*“The material was cheesy which made the print look cheap”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**28%
**Length**15%
**Material Quality**14%
**Thin**8%
**Color**8%
**Value For Money**4%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%
**Shape/Style**3%
**Width**3%
**Quality-Overall**3%
## **Common kente cloth questions**
- **Is kente cloth profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $5K/yr across 32 tracked products. 4 of 9 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -75.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (31/100).
- **How competitive is the kente cloth niche?**
- 20 brands and 22 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 46% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 77% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in kente cloth?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Material Quality, Color. The return rate is 4.1%.
- **When does demand for kente cloth peak?**
- Demand peaks in Feb; the busiest month runs 8.6× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the kente cloth niche?**
- Listings span $6.41–$20.09; the average listing price is $13.31 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 848 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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