quietmoneyInk-revolution
インク革命.COM: a Japanese online shop specializing in compatible and remanufactured printer ink cartridges and toner. Customers look up products by printer or cartridge model; orders placed before 18:30 ship the same day. Founded in 2009.
Tokyo-based 株式会One-line growth story, compiled by us from public sources; speculation is marked separately below.
Checkout visits over time
Checkout: checkout.stripe.com
1. Productwhat it sells, to whom, and how it charges
- Product
- インク革命.COM: a Japanese online shop specializing in compatible and remanufactured printer ink cartridges and toner. Customers look up products by printer or cartridge model; orders placed before 18:30 ship the same day. Founded in 2009.
- Users
- Japanese households and small offices that want to cut printing costs (Epson, Canon and Brother printer owners)
- Positioning
- Cheaper plus faster shipping: compatible cartridges replace the originals, with wide model coverage and same-day dispatch, and 13,369 cumulative reviews
- Pricing
- Ink cartridge products about ¥3,380–¥10,800; shipping ¥275, free over ¥4,000 Billing: one-time Free tier: no Source: Existing
- Prices on site
- ¥3,380-¥10,800 one-time (ink products) / ¥275 shipping (free over ¥4,000)
- Team
- small team
“'レビュー投稿で100ポイント'; 'レビュー総数 13369件'; '2009年の創業'”Quote from the site
2. Channelswhere new users come from and what the traffic looks like
New-user source: Other (Direct / referral / email / paid). Paid search 57.9%, organic search 35.7%. Search terms are mostly the brand name 'インク革命' and model-type terms such as 'エプソン プリンターインク' and 'キャノンプリンターインク' (the input data records brand keywords at 0%). Referrals: jword.jp 9.01%, wanchan.jp 6.54%, msn.com 5.85%. New users mainly come from paid search ads; existing customers return to reorder when the ink runs out, and a 100-point review reward encourages repeat purchases.
Last month's traffic sources
Top channel measured by Similarweb, others estimated by rank
Five-class attribution
| Attributable new users, last month | Share |
|---|---|
| SEO | 36% |
| Other | 64% |
Direct + brand search 0%. Direct and brand search count as viral only when the site shows sharing mechanics; the largest share wins, under 5% means Other.
Countries
| Country | Share of visits |
|---|---|
| Japan | 98.88% |
| United States | 0.58% |
| France | 0.18% |
| Germany | 0.18% |
| Philippines | 0.17% |
Language
Japanese
Social sources
Facebook, YouTube
Keywords
5.1K keywords · brand ~0% · organic 89.15% / paid 10.85%
| Similarweb top 5 keywords |
|---|
| インク革命 |
| エプソン プリンターインク |
| インク革命com |
| キャノンプリンターインク |
| インク革命 エプソン |
Non-brand queries: インク革命, エプソン プリンターインク, インク革命com, キャノンプリンターインク, インク革命 エプソン
Referring sites
19 referring sites
| Site | Share of referrals |
|---|---|
| jword.jp | 9.01% |
| wanchan.jp | 6.54% |
| msn.com | 5.85% |
Referrer categories
| Category | Share of referrals |
|---|---|
| News & Media Publishers | 49.03% |
| Streaming & Online TV | 16.45% |
| Search Engines | 7.24% |
| Pets | 6.54% |
| Golf | 3.39% |
Site metrics (Similarweb, last month)
- Visits, last 3 months
- 286.7K (3 months)
- Visits MoM
- -9.99%
- Country rank
- Japan #8624
- Category rank
- Computers Electronics and Technology #987
- Bounce rate
- 46.6%
- Pages / visit
- 2.72
- Visit duration
- 00:01:50
- Industry
- Computers Electronics and Technology
- Top 3 channels
- Organic Search › Paid Search › Display (top channel 35.69%)
3. Growth pathhow the first users arrived and what kept it growing
Classification
Basics
Timeline
Growth loop
Revenue and scale clues
Confidence and gaps
Other sites that started via “Long-tail search”
Similar sitessame category, also growing via Other
FAQ
How many checkout visits does Ink-revolution get per month?
About 17,192 last month (Similarweb estimate), #151 of 606; the month before was 18,020. Opening checkout is not paying, so this is not revenue.
Where do Ink-revolution's new users come from?
New-user source: Other (Direct / referral / email / paid). Mostly referrals, email or paid, or mostly direct with no clear source Paid search 57.9%, organic search 35.7%. Search terms are mostly the brand name 'インク革命' and model-type terms such as 'エプソン プリンターインク' and 'キャノンプリンターインク' (the input data records brand keywords at 0%). Referrals: jword.jp 9.01%, wanchan.jp 6.54%, msn.com 5.85%. New users mainly come from paid search ads; existing customers return to reorder when the ink runs out, and a 100-point review reward encourages repeat purchases.
How much does Ink-revolution cost?
Ink cartridge products about ¥3,380–¥10,800; shipping ¥275, free over ¥4,000
Dossier confidence: high. Parts 1 and 2 come from reading the site and Similarweb data; part 3 from public reporting, founder posts, Wayback snapshots, WHOIS and similar, with speculation marked.
The number: checkout visits is Similarweb's estimate of visits from the site to a checkout payment page; opening checkout is not paying, so this is not revenue. Small sites land on fixed buckets.
Data through last month. Page updated 2026-10-26.