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title: "Crayon Sharpener — $115K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 43/100 · $115K/yr market · 259K searches/yr · $9.52 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **crayon sharpener**
**Skip it**
A concentrated shelf (top 5 take 81% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 27Growth 32Conversion 56Competition 16Returns 98Price range 59Avg price 29Brand share 35Review moat 25Quality gap 76
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.4%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Quality gap**
**Great****4.3★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Price range**
**Good****$1.71–$34.22**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Conversion**
**Good****4.7%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Brand share**
**Okay****84%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Growth**
**Okay****+5.7%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Avg price**
**Okay****$9.52**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Market size**
**Okay****$115K**
$115K/yr · 259K searches
**Review moat**
**Bad****4,537.36**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Competition**
**Bad****81%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, crayon sharpener is a $115K/yr Amazon United States market (259K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 84% of demand. Demand peaks in Aug. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.
Data updated Jul 30, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **crayon sharpener market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **13K–15K**
- avg 750–1,000/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$119K–$143K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **4.7%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#95**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **86%**
- **Sponsored**
- **57%**
- **Out of stock**
- **2.9%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **59 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **136 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products capture 81% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**Brands**
**13 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**69**
**Top-5 brand share**
**84%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**81%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**12%**
- Elmer's26% - Westcott24% - Colorations16% - Piszvbej13% - Swordfish4% - Fiskars4% - Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 12%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 91 weeks — +5.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
8K6KBlack Friday '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26 seasonDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun
Peak months: Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/toys-games/crayon-sharpener/trend)
## **Top crayon sharpener search terms**
- **crayon sharpener**179K/yr+8.0%4.3% conv. - **crayon sharpener crayola**24K/yr+5.4%4.9% conv. - **crayola crayon sharpener**10K/yr+4.2%4.1% conv. - **crayon sharpener electric**8K/yr+0.7%2.4% conv. - **electric crayon sharpener**9K/yr-24.8%1.8% conv. - **crayola sharpener**7K/yr+23.5%2.6% conv. - **crayons sharpener**7K/yr+0.7%3.8% conv. - **sharpeners for crayons**3K/yr-4.6%2.6% conv. - **crayola sharpener for crayons**4K/yr-23.7%4.0% conv. - **crayon sharpeners**3K/yr-11.4%4.1% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/toys-games/crayon-sharpener/search-terms)
## **Top crayon sharpener 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%10%$12K20%$23K30%$35K40%$46K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted
All 14 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**X-ACTO Crayon Pro Electric Sharpener SafeStart Automatic Motor 1 Count - Great for Home or School Classroom Use**Elmer's**$34.22**4.0★1,710 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000TS96SU) [2**Westcott Plastic Manual Pencil and Crayon Sharpener Assorted Colors (12202) Single**Westcott**$5.33**4.5★254 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001AZ06US) [3**Colorations Universal Crayon Sharpener Classroom Essentials**Colorations**$7.28**4.3★90 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FRN779DR) [4**Crayon Sharpener Compatible with Crayola Manual Hand Crank Crayon Sharpener Transform Dull Crayons into Sharp with Removable Shavings Container for Home Art Projects and Travel Blue**Piszvbej**$8.95**2.6★17 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJZJPLZW) [5![Swordfish The Triple Three Hole Pencil Sharpener with Mess-Free Canister [Pack of 1] 8-16 mm [40228s] Purple](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41J2+pobMUL.jpg)**Swordfish The Triple Three Hole Pencil Sharpener with Mess-Free Canister \[Pack of 1\] 8-16 mm \[40228s\] Purple**Swordfish**$8.45**4.7★5,412 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GXAO4WQ)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Crayon Sharpener Compatible with Crayola Hand Held Pencil Sharpeners 4 PCS**Fevbcnrj**$8.76**0 rev1mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H3V2PZTW) [**Crayon Sharpener Compatible with Crayola Manual Hand Crank Crayon Sharpener Transform Dull Crayons into Sharp with Removable Shavings Container for Home Art Projects and Travel Blue**Piszvbej**$8.95**17 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJZJPLZW) [**Colorations Universal Crayon Sharpener Classroom Essentials**Colorations**$7.28**90 rev10mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FRN779DR) [**Pencil Sharpeners Handheld Pencil Pharpener with Lid 2 Holes Mini Compact Colored Pencil Sharpener Manual for Classroom Back to School Home & Office Sacapuntas de lapiz (Blue 2PCS)**AprYew**$1.71**211 rev11mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FMJQ2HNY) [**Fiskars Circle Twist Sharpener Assorted Colors**Fiskars**$2.94**638 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C8BQGB52)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Crayon Sharpener Compatible with Crayola Hand Held Pencil Sharpeners 4 PCS**Fevbcnrj**$8.76**0.0★**▲ 338%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H3V2PZTW) [**Crayon Sharpener Compatible with Crayola Manual Hand Crank Crayon Sharpener Transform Dull Crayons into Sharp with Removable Shavings Container for Home Art Projects and Travel Blue**Piszvbej**$8.95**2.6★**▲ 287%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJZJPLZW) [**Fiskars Circle Twist Sharpener Assorted Colors**Fiskars**$2.94**4.5★**▲ 30%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C8BQGB52) [**Pencil Sharpeners Handheld Pencil Pharpener with Lid 2 Holes Mini Compact Colored Pencil Sharpener Manual for Classroom Back to School Home & Office Sacapuntas de lapiz (Blue 2PCS)**AprYew**$1.71**4.1★**▲ 27%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FMJQ2HNY) [**Colorations Universal Crayon Sharpener Classroom Essentials**Colorations**$7.28**4.3★**▲ 11%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FRN779DR)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about crayon sharpener**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Sharpness**22%
*“Sharpens well”*
**Ease Of Use**10%
*“Easy to use”*
**Value For Money**10%
*“worth the money”*
**Quality-Overall**10%
*“The best and most affordable”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**8%
*“As advertised”*
**Color**7%
*“Bright color easy to find”*
**Size-Overall**4%
*“perfect size”*
**Durability**3%
*“Durable and will last you a long time”*
**Efficiency**3%
*“Still works”*
**Ease Of Cleaning**3%
*“Its easy to empty when needed”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Sharpness**20%
*“the blade went dull”*
**Quality-Overall**12%
*“Terrible quality, broke immediately”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**11%
*“the misleading advertisement”*
**Durability**11%
*“Breaks Easily”*
**Value For Money**7%
*“Not sure its worth the price”*
**Size-Overall**6%
*“Its a small pencil sharpener”*
**Functionality-Overall**6%
*“Does not perform well”*
**Color**4%
*“you do not get to choose the color”*
**Jamming/Clogging**4%
*“It gets clogged very easily”*
**Ease Of Use**2%
*“Hard to use”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**15%
**Sharpness**15%
**Value For Money**13%
**Functionality-Overall**13%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**9%
**Color**7%
**Defective Material/Parts**5%
**Product Condition**4%
**Jamming/Clogging**3%
**Quality-Overall**3%
## **Common questions**
- **Is crayon sharpener profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $115K/yr across 14 tracked products. 2 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +5.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (43/100).
- **How competitive is the crayon sharpener niche?**
- 13 brands and 69 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 81% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 84% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in crayon sharpener?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Sharpness, Quality-Overall, Advertised Vs Actual Product. The return rate is 0.4%.
- **When does demand for crayon sharpener peak?**
- Demand peaks in Aug; the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the crayon sharpener niche?**
- Listings span $1.71–$34.22; the average listing price is $9.52 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 4,537 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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