Category · United States
Writing & Drawing Instruments
362K estimated AI asks a month. AI answers name 25 brands with no clear leader, show native product carousels in 40% of AI Mode and 40% of ChatGPT answers, and carry ads in 80% of ChatGPT answers.
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AI demand / mo
362K
872.2K Google searches
CPC $1.95 · High comp.
12-month trend
−12%
Peak Oct
Oct 2025 – Sep 2026
Brands seen
25
Fragmented · HHI 425
n = 10 answers
Native catalog
AI Mode40%
ChatGPT40%
27 distinct products
n = 20 answers
Ad rate
80%ChatGPT
12 ads · 7 advertisers
n = 10 answers
Opportunity
84
High
84 / 100
- Demand
- p95
- Open
- 82
- Ads
- 80
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Subcategories
7 subcategories · size = AI demand · colour = opportunity
76Pens & Pencils34.6%125.2K AI asks / mo50Chalk23%83.4K AI asks / mo45Crayons15.5%56K AI asks / mo45Pastels15.5%56K AI asks / mo40Markers & Highlighters10.8%39.1K AI asks / mo
What AI answers show
Brands, stores, products, ads and sources in the sampled answers
n = 20 answers20 promptsOct 28, 2026
Brands AI recommends
Share of brand mentions in Writing & Drawing Instruments answers
n = 10 answersGoogle AI Mode and AI Overviews answers
Market concentrationFragmented
FragmentedModerateConcentrated
HHI 425Leader 7.4%Top 3 18.5%
Fragmented: no brand dominates. The top 3 hold 18.5% of mentions; the leader 7.4%.
Answers behind the ranking
Product categories: Google answers only, for now
- Google AI Mode10