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birthday invitations

Worth a look

Shows no brand lock-in (top 5 brands take 44% of clicks), but soft demand (-24.2% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 49Growth 13Conversion 36Competition 84Returns 85Price range 66Avg price 41Brand share 91Review moat 80Quality gap 19

Brand share

Great44%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Returns

Great1.5%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Competition

Great31%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Review moat

Great394.56

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Price range

Good$4.19–$35.68

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Market size

Okay$271K

$271K/yr · 852K searches

Avg price

Okay$10.94

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Conversion

Okay2.9%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Quality gap

Bad4.7★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Bad-24.2%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, birthday invitations is a $271K/yr Amazon United States market (852K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 44% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–May. Verdict: Worth a look — 54/100.

Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

birthday invitations market data

Units sold / yr
30K–40K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
$328K–$438K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
2.9%
Avg BSR
#513
Page quality
0%
Prime
95%
Sponsored
86%
Out of stock
3.0%
Avg brand age
34 months
Avg seller age
167 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (31% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

47 falling

Sellers

52

Top-5 brand share

44%

Top 20: 78%

Top-5 click share

31%

Top 20: 68%

Open market

52%

  • qinghemengxia15%
  • QZJ13%
  • Sweetzer & Orange6%
  • GSM Brands5%
  • Hotop4%
  • Yangmics Direct4%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -24.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
25K15KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.1×

Top birthday invitations search terms

  • birthday invitations175K/yr
  • invitations81K/yr
  • birthday invitations for boys96K/yr
  • birthday invitations girl104K/yr
  • party invitations63K/yr
  • birthday party invitations61K/yr
  • invitation cards42K/yr
  • invitation34K/yr
  • birthday invites27K/yr
  • boys birthday invitations16K/yr
All search terms

Top birthday invitations 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%3%$8K6%$16K9%$24K12%$33K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market 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.

What buyers say about birthday invitations

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall31%

“Great quality, quick turnaround and amazing price”

Advertised Vs Actual Product12%

“Like advertised”

Value For Money10%

“Definitely worth the price”

Print Quality7%

“the print is clear”

Thickness6%

“Very thick card”

Design-Overall5%

“A fun design for kids”

Color5%

“Bright colors”

Size-Overall3%

“Great size”

Paper Quality3%

“Good quality cardstock”

Ease Of Use3%

“User friendly”

What buyers complain about

Value For Money17%

“Cheap product”

Size-Overall11%

“Invitation does not fit into envelope”

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%

“Inaccurate description”

Adhesion/Stickiness6%

“did not have adhesive”

Writing Experience6%

“Write small and the space is limited”

Storage Capacity5%

“Not enough space to put all your info”

Ink Leakage5%

“Came damaged with pressure marks and ink transfer”

Thickness5%

“They are very thin”

Color5%

“But wish the stickers weren't just the plain brown”

Quality-Overall4%

“Not the best”

Top return reasons

Advertised Vs Actual Product24%
Value For Money22%
Size-Overall11%
Quality-Overall8%
Design-Overall7%
Color6%
Defective Material/Parts3%
Unsustainable Design3%
Print Quality2%
Writing Experience2%

Common questions

Is birthday invitations profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $271K/yr across 59 tracked products. 2 of 8 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -24.2%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (54/100).
How competitive is the birthday invitations niche?
47 brands and 52 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 31% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 44% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in birthday invitations?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Size-Overall, Advertised Vs Actual Product. The return rate is 1.5%.
When does demand for birthday invitations peak?
Demand peaks in Jan–May; the busiest month runs 3.1× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the birthday invitations niche?
Listings span $4.19–$35.68; the average listing price is $10.94 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 395 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.