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Brand page · Hobbies & Creative Arts · United States

The Bead Chest Top 5% worldwide Top 5% in the United States Top 5% in Hobbies & Creative Arts Top 5% in Hobbies & Creative Arts in the United States
thebeadchest.com·🇺🇸 Santa Monica, United States· Shopify·Since 2005

The Bead Chest traffic, ads & competitors 55.4k visits a month, 44 active Meta ads, Gravity score 555.

The Bead Chest — The Bead Chest is an online retailer that sells African beads, glass beads, gemstones, and jewelry-making supplies by the strand. In September 2026 thebeadchest.com drew an estimated 55.4k visits, down 29% on the month before. It ranks #662 of 32,083 Hobbies & Creative Arts brands in the United States.

thebeadchest.com@thebeadchest 86.7kYouTube 1.3kFacebookTrustpilot 3.4Meta Ad Library 44

Updated Traffic Sept 2026Meta ads 7 Oct 2026Google ads 20 Oct 2026Instagram Sept 2026Trustpilot Oct 2026Catalogue Oct 2026Gravity score 2 Nov 2026

Estimated traffic
55.4k
−29% vs. August 2026
Instagram followers
86.7k
3,017 posts · @thebeadchest
Trustpilot
3.4
2 reviews · 1 in 12 months
Meta ads
44
active · on Google since 2022
Products
41%
in stock · 375 collections
Rank in the United States
#662
of 32,083 in Hobbies & Creative Arts
LinkedIn
—
Data not available
Earned media value
€15.8k
per month, Instagram

Gravity score

555/ 1000 · 10 of 10 indicators rated
Brand Power510
Momentum522
Performance633

Percentiles within 1032 peers: Hobbies & Creative Arts brands in the United States with 30K–100K monthly visits. Recomputed nightly, last on 2 Nov 2026.

How the score is calculated

About the store

The Bead Chest is an online retailer that sells African beads, glass beads, gemstones, and jewelry-making supplies by the strand.

01 · Traffic

The Bead Chest 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.

The Bead Chest drew an estimated 55.4k visits in September 2026, down 29% on the month before and down 24% over three months.

  • Worldwide#155,722of 4.5m sites · Top 5%
  • In United States#50,145of 1.2m sites · Top 5%
  • Hobbies & Creative Arts, worldwide#3,385of 136,278 brands · Top 5%
  • Hobbies & Creative Arts, United States#662of 32,083 brands · Top 5%
Monthly visitssource Sept 2026

55.4k

estimated visits in September

1 mo ▼ −28.9%4 mo ▼ −23.7%

The monthly curve, 24 months of history and the category comparison.

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02 · Reviews

The Bead Chest 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.

The Bead Chest holds 3.4 out of 5 on Trustpilot over 2 reviews, 1 of them in the last twelve months: 50% of customers give five stars and 0% one star.

Trustpilotread 21 Oct 2026
3.4TrustScore · 2 reviews · 1 in 12 months
5 ★50%
4 ★0%
3 ★50%
2 ★0%
1 ★0%

Jewelry Store Jewellery Manufacturer Fashion Accessories Store Costume Jewelry Shop Jewelry Designer

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Review velocity, TrustScore history and the category comparison are on the Gravity brand page.

03 · Products

The Bead Chest 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.

The Bead Chest sells on Shopify, 41% of its catalogue in stock. The best seller is Krobo Fancy Powderglass Beads (Long Strand), at US$18.00, followed by Kenya Brass Heishi Beads and Clear Aqua Recycled Glass Beads (14mm).

ProductsCatalogue read Oct 2026
Catalogue mixOct 2026
Arts & Crafts1%
Musical Instruments0%
Religious Items0%
Charms & Pendants0%

Share of the catalogue by product family.

Activity mixdominant: Hobbies & Creative Arts
Hobbies & Creative Arts86%
Jewelry9%
Decor1%
Linens & Bedding1%
Outdoor Recreation0%

The dominant category places The Bead Chest in its comparison group.

Prices and ratingsstore data
Average rating
4.89 / 5
Rated products
51% of the catalogue
In stock
41%
Upper price quartile
US$27.99
Currency
USD

05 · Influencers

The Bead Chest influencers

The creators who tag @thebeadchest 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 @thebeadchest on Instagram, led by Julie Marie Create & Inspire (12.1k followers, 1.5% engagement).

Influencersaccounts tagging @thebeadchest · Instagram
AccountProfileFollowersEngagementTagsRelationship
JJulie Marie Create & Inspire@juliemariestudio · 🇺🇸 USFashion style luxury Creator12.1k1.5%6Tagged @thebeadchest
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06 · Competitors according to Gravity

The Bead Chest 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 The Bead Chest among Hobbies & Creative Arts brands in the United States. The closest is Nick Of Time Textiles, then Spandexbyyard, Dakota Stones, Wolf E. Myrow, VitabeadsNY, Incraftables.

CompetitorsHobbies & Creative Arts · United States · similarity out of 100
BrandSimilarityGravity scoreEst. trafficInstagramTrustpilotMeta adsProducts
Nick Of Time Textilesnickoftimefabric.com
Spandexbyyardspandexbyyard.com
Dakota Stonesdakotastones.com
Wolf E. Myrowcloseoutjewelryfindings.com
VitabeadsNYvitabeadsny.com
Incraftablesincraftables.com
Competitors Gravity finds for The Bead Chest. Similarity, Gravity score, traffic, social, reviews, ads and catalogue are for subscribers.Compare The Bead Chest with Nick Of Time Textiles

07 · Company

Who is behind The Bead Chest?

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.

The Bead Chest is a company based in Santa Monica, United States, on a domain registered in February 2005.

Legal entityGravity index, Nov 2026
Entity country
🇺🇸 United States · Santa Monica
Domain registered
28 Feb 2005
DistributionGravity index, Nov 2026
Own store
thebeadchest.com · Shopify · USD
Catalogue
375 collections
Retailers
None recorded
Open jobs
None recorded

08 · What people ask about The Bead Chest

What people ask Google about The Bead Chest.

10 answers built from the data on this page, each one sourced to Gravity by Benchr, which say so when we don't know.

Is The Bead Chest legit?

According to Gravity by Benchr, The Bead Chest is a brand based in Santa Monica, United States: its website has existed since February 2005, it sells on a Shopify store, it has 86,706 Instagram followers. Those are the marks of an established brand, not a pop-up shop. Source: Gravity by Benchr brand index, November 2026.

What does The Bead Chest sell?

The Bead Chest is an online retailer that sells African beads, glass beads, gemstones, and jewelry-making supplies by the strand. Gravity by Benchr classifies it under Hobbies & Creative Arts, with Arts & Crafts making up 1% of the catalogue. Source: Gravity by Benchr product classification, October 2026.

How much does The Bead Chest cost?

The Bead Chest's best seller, Krobo Fancy Powderglass Beads (Long Strand), sells US$18.00 on thebeadchest.com. 41% of the catalogue is in stock. Gravity does not track prices daily: check thebeadchest.com before buying. Source: Gravity by Benchr catalogue reading, October 2026.

The Bead Chest promo code

Gravity by Benchr does not collect discount codes. What Gravity observes: The Bead Chest advertises on Facebook and Instagram and on Google, where its offers often run. Check thebeadchest.com for current promotions. Source: Gravity by Benchr ad records, October 2026.

Where can I buy The Bead Chest?

The Bead Chest sells on its own website, thebeadchest.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 The Bead Chest?

Gravity by Benchr records a company based in Santa Monica, United States, whose domain was registered in 2005. Gravity publishes no personal data about founders. Source: Gravity by Benchr company records, November 2026.

Is The Bead Chest growing?

Not at the moment. Gravity by Benchr estimates about 55,400 visits to thebeadchest.com in September 2026, down 29% in a month and down 24% over three months. The Bead Chest ranks #662 of 32,083 Hobbies & Creative Arts brands in the United States in the Gravity index. Source: Gravity by Benchr estimated traffic, September 2026.

Which platform and tools does The Bead Chest use?

Gravity by Benchr identifies thebeadchest.com as a Shopify store (standard plan, not Shopify Plus), selling in USD. It advertises through Meta and on Google since October 2022. Source: Gravity by Benchr platform and advertising records, November 2026.

How much does The Bead Chest spend on Meta ads?

Gravity by Benchr does not publish a spend figure for The Bead Chest on this page. What Gravity observes: an active Meta advertiser, on Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Audience Network, 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 Hobbies & Creative Arts brands in the United States?

Among Hobbies & Creative Arts brands in the United States in the Gravity by Benchr index, The Bead Chest ranks #662 of 32,083 by estimated traffic. Its closest competitors on the same market are Nick Of Time Textiles, Spandexbyyard, Dakota Stones, Wolf E. Myrow and VitabeadsNY. Source: Gravity by Benchr competitor analysis, same category, same market, similar size, November 2026.

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 The Bead Chest.