Brand page · Books · United Kingdom
Illumicrate: 331K visits a month, 24 active Meta ads, Gravity score 618.
Illumicrate — Illumicrate is an online store that sells book subscription boxes and bookish items, offering monthly subscriptions with exclusive edition hardback books and book-inspired merchandise. In September 2026 illumicrate.com drew an estimated 331K visits, down 33% on the month before. It ranks #20 of 9,015 Books brands in United Kingdom and holds a 4.7 Trustpilot rating over 202 reviews.
Updated Traffic Sept 2026Meta ads 7 Oct 2026Google ads 20 Oct 2026Instagram Sept 2026Trustpilot Oct 2026Catalogue Oct 2026Gravity score 2 Nov 2026
Gravity score
Percentiles within 41 peers: Books brands in United Kingdom with 100K–1M monthly visits. Recomputed nightly, last on 2 Nov 2026.
About the store
Illumicrate is an online store that sells book subscription boxes and bookish items, offering monthly subscriptions with exclusive edition hardback books and book-inspired merchandise.
01 · Traffic
How much traffic Illumicrate gets.
The traffic card of the Gravity brand page: the latest month and its two trends. The monthly curve, 24 months of history, the audience by country, the traffic sources and the category comparison are for members, free to start.
Illumicrate drew an estimated 331K visits in September 2026, down 33% on the month before and up 1% over three months.
- Worldwide#34,675of 4.5M sites · Top 1%
- In United States#11,260of 1.2M sites · Top 1%
- Books, worldwide#333of 53,824 brands · Top 1%
- Books, United States#20of 9,015 brands · Top 1%
331K
estimated visits in September
1 mo ▼ −32.9%4 mo ▲ +1.0%
The monthly curve, 24 months of history and the category comparison.
Create your free account02 · Reviews
What customers say about Illumicrate.
The review cards of the Gravity brand page: the Trustpilot page, with its star distribution and the brand's tiers against the index, and the Google reviews. The TrustScore history and the review velocity against the category are for signed-in members.
Illumicrate holds 4.7 out of 5 on Trustpilot over 202 reviews, 46 of them in the last twelve months: 85% of customers give five stars and 9% one star. That volume places Illumicrate in the top 20 % of the 270,321 Trustpilot pages in the Gravity index, and its rating quality in the top 20 %. On Google, Illumicrate scores 5.0 over 20 reviews.
Book Store
Review velocity, TrustScore history and the category comparison are on the Gravity brand page.
03 · Products
What Illumicrate sells, ranked by sales.
The top three products in the catalogue, in the store's own best-seller order, with price and stock. The full catalogue, the rankings over time and the ads that lead to each product are for signed-in members.
Illumicrate sells on Shopify, 51% of its catalogue in stock. The best seller is Illumicrate Box, at £31.00, followed by Illumicrate Book Only and Afterlight Romance.
#1Illumicrate BoxIllumicrate£31.00In stock- #2Illumicrate Book OnlyIllumicrate£22.00In stock
#3Afterlight RomanceIllumicrate£22.00In stock- +View all productsRankings over time, ratings, stock and the ads that lead to each product. Free account.Sign in to Gravity
Share of the catalogue by product family.
The dominant category places Illumicrate in its comparison group.
- Average rating
- 4.83 / 5
- Rated products
- 63% of the catalogue
- In stock
- 51%
- Upper price quartile
- US$38.38
- Currency
- GBP
04 · Ads
What Illumicrate is advertising right now.
Meta and Google ads, as the Gravity brand page shows them; the blurred ones are placeholders. Every creative, how long it ran, its EU reach and the estimated monthly spend band are for signed-in members.
Illumicrate runs Meta ads on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and has advertised on Google since October 2025 (image).
Preorder nowIllumicrate6 Oct 2026image
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05 · Influencers
Who talks about Illumicrate.
The creators who tag @illumicrate on Instagram, found by Gravity by Benchr in their posts. One is shown here; the full list, the audiences and the contact details are for signed-in members.
Creators tag @illumicrate on Instagram, led by Dani (10.9K followers, 2.5% engagement).
| Account | Profile | Followers | Engagement | Tags | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DDani@aconjuringofmagic · 🇵🇭 PH | Decoration garden diy Creator | 10.9K | 2.5% | 5 | Tagged @illumicrate |
06 · Competitors according to Gravity
Who Illumicrate competes with, by the numbers.
Gravity picks competitors from the index itself: same category, same market, similar size. The closest are named here; their figures, the full list and the side-by-side comparison are for subscribers.
Gravity by Benchr finds competitors for Illumicrate among Books brands in United Kingdom. The closest is OwlCrate, then The Bookish Shop, LitJoy Crate, FairyLoot, The Broken Binding SE, Book Grocer.
| Brand | Similarity | Gravity score | Est. traffic | Trustpilot | Meta ads | Products | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OwlCrateowlcrate.com | |||||||
| The Bookish Shopthebookishshop.com | |||||||
| LitJoy Cratelitjoycrate.com | |||||||
| FairyLootfairyloot.com | |||||||
| The Broken Binding SEthebrokenbindingsub.com | |||||||
| Book Grocerbookgrocer.com |
07 · Company
The company behind Illumicrate.
Legal entity, funding and distribution, as the Company tab of the Gravity brand page shows them. Where Gravity has nothing on file, the line says so rather than disappearing.
Illumicrate is a company based in Marlow, United Kingdom, on a domain registered in July 2015.
- Legal name
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- VAT
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- Entity country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Marlow
- Founded
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- Domain registered
- 9 Jul 2015
- Share capital
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- Status
- Operating
- President
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- Activity code
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- Employees
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- Funding stage
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- Total raised
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- Investors
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- VC-backed
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- Own store
- illumicrate.com · Shopify · GBP
- Catalogue
- 68 collections
- Retailers
- None recorded
- Open jobs
- None recorded
08 · What people ask about Illumicrate
What people ask Google about Illumicrate.
11 answers built from the data on this page, each one sourced to Gravity by Benchr, which say so when we don't know.
Is Illumicrate legit or a scam?
According to Gravity by Benchr, Illumicrate is a brand based in Marlow, United Kingdom: its website has existed since July 2015, it sells on a Shopify store, it has 332,838 Instagram followers. Those are the marks of an established brand, not a pop-up shop. Source: Gravity by Benchr brand index, November 2026.
Illumicrate reviews
Customers rate Illumicrate 4.7 out of 5 on Trustpilot over 202 reviews, 46 of them in the last twelve months: 85% give five stars, 9% one star. Gravity by Benchr places that review volume in the top 20 % of the 270,321 Trustpilot pages in its index. On Google, Illumicrate scores 5.0 over 20 reviews. Source: Gravity by Benchr Trustpilot reading, October 2026.
What is Illumicrate known for?
Illumicrate is an online store that sells book subscription boxes and bookish items, offering monthly subscriptions with exclusive edition hardback books and book-inspired merchandise. Gravity by Benchr classifies it under Books, with Books making up 80% of the catalogue. Source: Gravity by Benchr product classification, October 2026.
How much does Illumicrate cost?
Illumicrate's best seller, Illumicrate Box, sells £31.00 on illumicrate.com. 51% of the catalogue is in stock. Gravity does not track prices daily: check illumicrate.com before buying. Source: Gravity by Benchr catalogue reading, October 2026.
Illumicrate promo code
Gravity by Benchr does not collect discount codes. What Gravity observes: Illumicrate advertises on Facebook and Instagram and on Google, where its offers often run. Check illumicrate.com for current promotions. Source: Gravity by Benchr ad records, October 2026.
Where can I buy Illumicrate?
Illumicrate sells on its own website, illumicrate.com, a Shopify store. Gravity by Benchr lists no retailer or marketplace for the brand. Source: Gravity by Benchr retailer data, November 2026.
Who owns Illumicrate?
Gravity by Benchr records a company based in Marlow, United Kingdom, whose domain was registered in 2015. Gravity publishes no personal data about founders. Source: Gravity by Benchr company records, November 2026.
Is Illumicrate growing?
Yes. Gravity by Benchr estimates about 331,000 visits to illumicrate.com in September 2026, down 33% in a month and up 1% over three months. Illumicrate ranks #20 of 9,015 Books brands in United Kingdom in the Gravity index. Source: Gravity by Benchr estimated traffic, September 2026.
Which platform and tools does Illumicrate use?
Gravity by Benchr identifies illumicrate.com as a Shopify store (standard plan, not Shopify Plus), selling in GBP. It advertises through Meta and on Google since October 2025. Source: Gravity by Benchr platform and advertising records, November 2026.
What is Illumicrate's ad budget?
Gravity by Benchr does not publish a spend figure for Illumicrate on this page. What Gravity observes: an active Meta advertiser, on Facebook, Instagram, Threads. The estimated monthly spend band, derived from the EU reach of each ad, is on the Gravity brand page. Source: Gravity by Benchr Meta Ad Library records, October 2026.
Who are the biggest Books brands in United Kingdom?
Among Books brands in United Kingdom in the Gravity by Benchr index, Illumicrate ranks #20 of 9,015 by estimated traffic. Its closest competitors on the same market are OwlCrate, The Bookish Shop, LitJoy Crate, FairyLoot, The Broken Binding SE. Source: Gravity by Benchr competitor analysis, same category, same market, similar size, November 2026.
Category
Gravity by Benchr indexes more than 4 million e-commerce brands across 150 countries. Figures on this page are estimates, updated monthly; the Gravity score is recomputed nightly. Not affiliated with Illumicrate.