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macrame

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Weak search conversion (0.8%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 14Growth 21Conversion 10Competition 98Returns 35Price range 70Avg price 95Brand share 93Review moat 71Quality gap 37

Competition

Incredible8%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Avg price

Incredible$31.47

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Brand share

Great42%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Review moat

Good643.55

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Price range

Good$5.72–$127.83

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

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Returns

Okay4.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Growth

Bad-8.6%

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

Market size

Bad$55K

$55K/yr · 217K searches

Conversion

Bad0.8%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, macrame is a $55K/yr Amazon United States market (217K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 42% of demand. Demand peaks in Aug–Sep–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.

Data updated Aug 3, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

macrame market data

Units sold / yr
2K–2K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$47K–$63K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
0.8%
Avg BSR
#908
Page quality
0%
Prime
97%
Sponsored
85%
Out of stock
10.6%
Avg brand age
30 months
Avg seller age
165 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (8% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

109 falling

Sellers

142

Top-5 brand share

42%

Top 20: 71%

Top-5 click share

8%

Top 20: 24%

Open market

59%

  • Flber14%
  • IOWER13%
  • Mkono5%
  • Achart4%
  • Jakalin3%
  • Youngeast2%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -8.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
15K10KSpike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Aug, Sep, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.5×

Top macrame search terms

  • black macrame wall hanging31K/yr
  • small macrame wall hanging20K/yr
  • blue macrame wall hanging18K/yr
  • green macrame wall hanging17K/yr
  • extra large macrame wall hanging15K/yr
  • pink macrame wall hanging14K/yr
  • long macrame wall hanging11K/yr
  • macrame wall hanging kit11K/yr
  • colorful macrame wall hanging9K/yr
  • yarn wall art10K/yr
All search terms

Top macrame 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%1%$5542%$1K3%$2K4%$2K101001K10K 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 macrame

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall20%

“Amazing quality”

Design-Overall11%

“Beautiful Design”

Color9%

“Colors are as described”

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%

“As described”

Value For Money8%

“Good value for the money”

Size-Overall6%

“Small and perfect size”

Assembly/Installation6%

“Very easy to assemble”

Ease Of Use4%

“super easy”

Weight Light2%

“It's lightweight”

Material Quality2%

“Material is perfect and well made”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall14%

“Very small”

Quality-Overall9%

“Cheap quality”

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%

“False advertising”

Wood Quality4%

“Cheap wood”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting4%

“Terrible instructions”

Color4%

“Color is off”

Value For Money4%

“feels more expensive then it actually is”

Thickness3%

“And it is much thinner”

Assembly/Installation2%

“Once assembled it looked rough”

Weight Heavy2%

“Heavier than i thought”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall32%
Advertised Vs Actual Product12%
Color12%
Quality-Overall7%
Defective Material/Parts4%
Functionality-Overall3%
Design-Overall3%
Material Quality3%
Weight Heavy3%
Value For Money3%

Common questions

Is macrame profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $55K/yr across 287 tracked products. 9 of 85 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -8.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (49/100).
How competitive is the macrame niche?
109 brands and 142 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 8% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 42% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in macrame?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Advertised Vs Actual Product. The return rate is 4.2%.
When does demand for macrame peak?
Demand peaks in Aug–Sep–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.5× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the macrame niche?
Listings span $5.72–$127.83; the average listing price is $31.47 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 644 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.