Erhu
FailBuyers convert on only 0.5% of searches, so Erhu is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 33 / 100Ranks 371 of 437 Musical Instruments niches · −11 vs the category median of 4433
- Market size
- $36K/yr43K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- +0.1%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 66%top-5 click share · 8 brands · 9 sellers
Flapen Score
Erhu against its category
The dotted line is the Musical Instruments average. Past it, Erhu is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Erhu market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Erhu 43K times last year and spent an estimated $36K. The top 5 brands take 86% of clicks. Demand peaks in Dec. Flapen scores it 33 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
An estimated 0.5% of those searches ended in a purchase.
Shoppers searched for this 43K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. An estimated 0.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +0.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $36K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 43K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- +0.1%
- Conversion, latest week
- 0.5%
- Market size, estimated
- $36Ka year
- Peak month
- December1.8× the quietest month
- Top search term
- erhu32K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth $153.93.
Listings sell for $153.93 on average, from $77.04 to $384.03. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 250 to 500 a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At $153.93 that is $0 to $15K a year per listing.
- Average price
- $153.93above the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- $77.04–$384.03
- Amazon United States median price
- $24.38across 115,062 niches
- Units sold a year
- 250–500
- Units per listing a year
- 0–100
- Revenue per listing a year
- $0–$15K
- Returns
- 6.7%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
88% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 75% ship with Prime. On an average day, 19.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #165 within Band & Orchestra. It carries 36 reviews at 4.07 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 88%
- Prime listings
- 75%
- Out of stock, average day
- 19.4%
- Average rank
- #165in Band & Orchestra
- Average rating
- 4.07 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
- Average reviews
- 36per listing
- Listings tracked
- 16
04 · Newcomers
0 of last year's 4 launches cleared the first-year sales bar.
4 products launched here in the last 12 months. 0 of them cleared the first-year sales bar, our mark for a successful launch. The brands on the shelf have sold for 55 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 4
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 55 months
Products
Top Erhu products & what they sell for
The products selling here, as shoppers see them on Amazon. Shelf share and sales are our estimates.
Prices and ratings read from Amazon on Jul 8, 2026. The live listing can differ.
Top sellers
by estimated 90-day click share
YCXYQ Rosewood Erhu Professional Chinese 2 String Violin Oriental Violin
- Price
- $88.41
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 13
- Age
- 1y ago

GeekHouse Beginner Chinese 2 Strings Violin Traditional National Instruments Erhu Phoneme Mark for Entry Level with Bow and Accessories (Paulownia Panel)
- Price
- $77.04
- Rating
- 3.6/5
- Reviews
- 58
- Age
- 9mo ago

LANDTOM Musical Chinese Erhu 2 Stringed Chinese Rosewood Violin Fiddle Instrument Chinese 2 Stringed Instrument with Free Accessories for Beginner Entry Level (A)
- Price
- $116.57
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 228
- Age
- 11y ago

Chinese Erhu Instrument For Beginner Entry Level Erhu Chinese 2-string Violin Fiddle Musical Instrument 32 inches (Color wood)
- Price
- $78.02
- Rating
- 3.7/5
- Reviews
- 11
- Age
- 2y ago

Nicoshine Chinese 2 Stringed Chinese Violin Rosewood Erhu Instrument Bone Carving Chinese 2 Stringed Instrument for Beginner Entry Level with Learn DVD Professional Tuner Case Accessories etc
- Price
- $109.98
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 4
- Age
- 3y ago
Trending
estimated 90-day click momentum
LANDTOM Musical Chinese Erhu 2 Stringed Chinese Rosewood Violin Fiddle Instrument Chinese 2 Stringed Instrument with Free Accessories for Beginner Entry Level
- Price
- $124.55
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 228
- Age
- 3mo ago

GeekHouse Beginner Chinese 2 Strings Violin Traditional National Instruments Erhu Phoneme Mark for Entry Level with Bow and Accessories (Paulownia Panel)
- Price
- $77.04
- Rating
- 3.6/5
- Reviews
- 58
- Age
- 9mo ago

Kunpengzhi Handcrafted rosewood erhu Chinese loongl head erhu majestic and powerful beautiful sound professional performance
- Price
- $187.62
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 1
- Age
- 9mo ago

YCXYQ Wenge Erhu Professional Chinese 2 String Violin Oriental Violin
- Price
- $146.35
- Rating
- 0.0/5
- Reviews
- 0
- Age
- 11mo ago

Kunpengzhi Handmade ErHU-2 String Chinese violin fiddle for Advanced Performers made of Small-leaf red sandalwood with Erhu accessories included
- Price
- $171.85
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 1y ago
Newest
by launch date
LANDTOM Musical Chinese Erhu 2 Stringed Chinese Rosewood Violin Fiddle Instrument Chinese 2 Stringed Instrument with Free Accessories for Beginner Entry Level
- Price
- $124.55
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 228
- Age
- 3mo ago

GeekHouse Beginner Chinese 2 Strings Violin Traditional National Instruments Erhu Phoneme Mark for Entry Level with Bow and Accessories (Paulownia Panel)
- Price
- $77.04
- Rating
- 3.6/5
- Reviews
- 58
- Age
- 9mo ago

Kunpengzhi Handcrafted rosewood erhu Chinese loongl head erhu majestic and powerful beautiful sound professional performance
- Price
- $187.62
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 1
- Age
- 9mo ago

YCXYQ Wenge Erhu Professional Chinese 2 String Violin Oriental Violin
- Price
- $146.35
- Rating
- 0.0/5
- Reviews
- 0
- Age
- 11mo ago

MUYIYANG Chinese Rosewood Erhu-2-string Violin Fiddle Musical Instrument with Book DVD Bow Case&Accessories15Pcs Set
- Price
- $185.53
- Rating
- 2.0/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take an estimated 66% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
8 falling
Sellers
9
Est. top-5 brand share
86%
Top 20: 100%
Est. top-5 click share
66%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
7%
- YCXYQ35%
- LANDTOM19%
- mocrcrel13%
- GeekHouse12%
- Kunpengzhi7%
- NICOSHINE7%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 7%)
Demand
Erhu search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Erhu
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“It would have been a nice built product except the top of the erhu was broken where the adjustment pin holds the string”
Every topic
Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.
Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.
13 topics
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FAQ
Common Erhu questions
Answered from the same tracked data.
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