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Water Based Paint

brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — Water Based Paint doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

48
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Top 37% of 3,143 Toys & Games niches · +2 vs the category median of 46

Market size 61Growth 41Conversion 71Competition 28Returns 96Price range 76Avg price 86Brand share 0Review moat 25Quality gap 21
This niche Category average · 3,143 niches

Is Water Based Paint profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, Water Based Paint is a $533K/yr Amazon United States market (420K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Jul. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.

Water Based Paint: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved +13.1% over the last 90 days and 6.5% of searches end in a purchase.

$533K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr40K
Search volume / yr+13.1%420K
Conversion rate6.5%
Avg price$19.52

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand, so 0% of the market is open.

0%

open market share

Brands · sellers5 · 71
Top-5 product click share68%
Open market0%
Avg brand age47 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.7★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 18 products

Sponsored placement78%
New entrants (1y)0· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.7★
Avg reviews4,858

Top Water Based Paint products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 68% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

$0$53K$107K$160K$213K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

5 rising

Sellers

71

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

68%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Crayola74%
  • The Mega Deals19%
  • Cra-Z-Art4%
  • anezus2%
  • EXTRIC1%

Water Based Paint demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume420KCVR6.5%Products18Brands5Top 5 Brands100%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.7★Reviews4,858Avg BSR#20
15K10KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×

Top Water Based Paint search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • crayola washable paint123K/yr
  • crayola paint132K/yr
  • crayola paint washable42K/yr
  • crayola paint set20K/yr
  • water based paint14K/yr
  • pait9K/yr
  • washable paint crayola8K/yr
  • rainbow paint7K/yr
  • paint crayola7K/yr
  • crayola paints7K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Water Based Paint

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

78% of reviews
Color17%

bold colors

Ease Of Cleaning14%

Easy to wash

Washability10%

Works great, washes easily

Quality-Overall8%

Quality and safe product that I trust for my child to use

Value For Money7%

Great Deal

What buyers complain about

70% of reviews
Smell19%

Smells strong

Color13%

The colors are a little off

Paint Quality10%

paint was everywhere

Quality-Overall7%

Average quality

Leak-Proof5%

Three bottles leaked

Water Based Paint return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.8%

Return rate

37%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Paint Quality
22%
2Value For Money
20%
3Size-Overall
15%
4Color
10%
5Advertised Vs Actual Product
9%

Common Water Based Paint questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Water Based Paint 48/100 on Amazon United States — Skip it. The niche generates $533K/yr across 18 tracked products. Search demand moved +13.1% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Water Based Paint on Amazon United States peaks in Jul, where the busiest month runs 2.1× the quietest.