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Brand page · Piercing & Tattooing · United States
Painful Pleasures traffic, ads & competitors 169k visits a month, 55 active Meta ads.
Painful Pleasures — Painful Pleasures is a retailer that sells professional tattoo, PMU, and piercing supplies including body jewelry, needles, tattoo machines, and aftercare products. In September 2026 painfulpleasures.com drew an estimated 169k visits, up 6% on the month before. It ranks #1 of 288 Piercing & Tattooing brands in the United States and holds a 3.6 Trustpilot rating over 47 reviews.
Updated Traffic Sept 2026Meta ads 7 Oct 2026Google ads 20 Oct 2026Instagram Sept 2026Trustpilot Oct 2026Catalogue Oct 2026
About the store
Painful Pleasures is a retailer that sells professional tattoo, PMU, and piercing supplies including body jewelry, needles, tattoo machines, and aftercare products.
01 · Traffic
Painful Pleasures website traffic
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.
Painful Pleasures drew an estimated 169k visits in September 2026, up 6% on the month before and down 23% over three months.
- Worldwide#60,402of 4.5m sites · Top 5%
- In United States#19,865of 1.2m sites · Top 5%
- Piercing & Tattooing, worldwide#1of 1,303 brands · Top 1%
- Piercing & Tattooing, United States#1of 288 brands · Top 1%
169k
estimated visits in September
1 mo ▲ +6.3%4 mo ▼ −22.8%
The monthly curve, 24 months of history and the category comparison.
Create your free account02 · Reviews
Painful Pleasures reviews
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.
Painful Pleasures holds 3.6 out of 5 on Trustpilot over 47 reviews, 13 of them in the last twelve months: 53% of customers give five stars and 40% one star. That volume places Painful Pleasures in the top 40% of the 270,321 Trustpilot pages in the Gravity index.
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Review velocity, TrustScore history and the category comparison are on the Gravity brand page.
03 · Products
Painful Pleasures best-selling products
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.
Painful Pleasures sells on Shopify, 85% of its catalogue in stock. The best seller is Kwadron Cartridge Tattoo Needles (Box of 20), at US$19.99–US$94.99, followed by Peak Stellar Needle Cartridges — Pick Quantity and Peak Quartz Needle Cartridges — Box of 20.
#2Kwadron Cartridge Tattoo Needles (Box of 20)Painful PleasuresUS$19.99–US$94.99In stock
#3Peak Stellar Needle Cartridges — Pick QuantityPainful PleasuresUS$9.99–US$71.99In stock
Peak Quartz Needle Cartridges — Box of 20Painful PleasuresUS$19.99–US$42.99In 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 Painful Pleasures in its comparison group.
- Average rating
- 4.86 / 5
- Rated products
- 36% of the catalogue
- In stock
- 85%
- Upper price quartile
- US$22.99
- Currency
- USD
04 · Ads
Painful Pleasures ads
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.
Painful Pleasures runs Meta ads on Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Threads, and has advertised on Google since September 2023 (image, text, video).
Recovery Clear Disposable Vinyl Gloves — Box of 100Painful Pleasures27 Sept 2026image
14g Externally Threaded PVD Black Titanium Navel Barbell w/ Double Jewel — Price Per 1Painful Pleasures24 Sept 2026image
COME BACK & SAVE 20%Painful Pleasures23 Sept 2026video- +View all Meta adsReach per ad, how long each creative ran, and the estimated monthly spend band. Free account.Sign in to Gravity
Text ad20 Oct 2026Painful Pleasures, Incverified
Text ad20 Oct 2026Painful Pleasures, Incverified
Image ad20 Oct 2026Painful Pleasures, Incverified
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05 · Influencers
Painful Pleasures influencers
The creators who tag @painfulpleasures 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 @painfulpleasures on Instagram, led by Sergio Sosa ⚡️ (21.6k followers, 0.5% engagement).
| Account | Profile | Followers | Engagement | Tags | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSergio Sosa ⚡️@chejososa · 🇪🇸 ES | Photography visual arts Creator | 21.6k | 0.5% | 16 | Tagged @painfulpleasures |
06 · Competitors according to Gravity
Painful Pleasures competitors and alternatives
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 Painful Pleasures among Piercing & Tattooing brands in the United States. The closest is forniturepertatuatori.it, then DragonHawk, barberdts.com, Dynamic Color.
| Brand | Similarity | Gravity score | Est. traffic | Trustpilot | Meta ads | Products | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| forniturepertatuatori.itforniturepertatuatori.it | |||||||
| DragonHawkdragonhawkofficial.com | |||||||
| barberdts.combarberdts.com | |||||||
| Dynamic Colordynamiccolor.com |
07 · Company
Who is behind Painful Pleasures?
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.
Painful Pleasures is a company based in Hanover, United States, founded in 1999 according to LinkedIn, on a domain registered in October 1999. It employs about 37 people.
- Entity country
- 🇺🇸 United States · Hanover
- Founded
- 1999, per LinkedIn
- Domain registered
- 27 Oct 1999
- Status
- Operating
- Employees
- 37 on LinkedIn · 51-200
- Own store
- painfulpleasures.com · Shopify · USD
- Catalogue
- 777 collections
- Retailers
- None recorded
- Open jobs
- None recorded
08 · What people ask about Painful Pleasures
What people ask Google about Painful Pleasures.
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 Painful Pleasures legit or a scam?
According to Gravity by Benchr, Painful Pleasures is a brand based in Hanover, United States: its website has existed since October 1999, its Trustpilot profile is claimed by the brand, it sells on a Shopify store, it employs 37 people on LinkedIn, it has 151,761 Instagram followers. Those are the marks of an established brand, not a pop-up shop. Source: Gravity by Benchr brand index, September 2026.
What do customers say about Painful Pleasures?
Customers rate Painful Pleasures 3.6 out of 5 on Trustpilot over 47 reviews, 13 of them in the last twelve months: 53% give five stars, 40% one star. Gravity by Benchr places that review volume in the top 40% of the 270,321 Trustpilot pages in its index. Source: Gravity by Benchr Trustpilot reading, October 2026.
What is Painful Pleasures?
Painful Pleasures is a retailer that sells professional tattoo, PMU, and piercing supplies including body jewelry, needles, tattoo machines, and aftercare products. Gravity by Benchr classifies it under Piercing & Tattooing, with Tattooing Supplies making up 51% of the catalogue. Source: Gravity by Benchr product classification, October 2026.
How much does Painful Pleasures cost?
Painful Pleasures' best seller, Kwadron Cartridge Tattoo Needles (Box of 20), sells from US$19.99 to US$94.99 on painfulpleasures.com. 85% of the catalogue is in stock. Gravity does not track prices daily: check painfulpleasures.com before buying. Source: Gravity by Benchr catalogue reading, October 2026.
Painful Pleasures promo code
Gravity by Benchr does not collect discount codes. What Gravity observes: Painful Pleasures advertises on Facebook and Instagram and on Google, where its offers often run. Check painfulpleasures.com for current promotions. Source: Gravity by Benchr ad records, October 2026.
Where to buy Painful Pleasures?
Painful Pleasures sells on its own website, painfulpleasures.com, a Shopify store. Gravity by Benchr lists no retailer or marketplace for the brand. Source: Gravity by Benchr retailer data.
Who is behind Painful Pleasures?
Gravity by Benchr records a company based in Hanover, United States, founded in 1999 according to LinkedIn, on a domain registered in 1999, with 37 employees on LinkedIn. Gravity publishes no personal data about founders. Source: Gravity by Benchr company records.
Is Painful Pleasures growing?
Not at the moment. Gravity by Benchr estimates about 168,700 visits to painfulpleasures.com in September 2026, up 6% in a month and down 23% over three months. Painful Pleasures ranks #1 of 288 Piercing & Tattooing brands in the United States in the Gravity index. Source: Gravity by Benchr estimated traffic, September 2026.
Which platform and tools does Painful Pleasures use?
Gravity by Benchr identifies painfulpleasures.com as a Shopify store (standard plan, not Shopify Plus), selling in USD. The brand has claimed its Trustpilot profile. It advertises through Meta and on Google since September 2023. Source: Gravity by Benchr platform and advertising records.
How much does Painful Pleasures spend on Meta ads?
Gravity by Benchr does not publish a spend figure for Painful Pleasures on this page. What Gravity observes: an active Meta advertiser, on Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, 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 Piercing & Tattooing brands in the United States?
Among Piercing & Tattooing brands in the United States in the Gravity by Benchr index, Painful Pleasures ranks #1 of 288 by estimated traffic. Its closest competitors on the same market are forniturepertatuatori.it, DragonHawk, barberdts.com and Dynamic Color. Source: Gravity by Benchr competitor analysis, same category, same market, similar size.
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 Painful Pleasures.