Market insights
Material trends
What Egypt's furniture is made of — the most-listed materials, the most-engaged materials, what each material costs (wood vs MDF vs metal), and what's shifting over time. An honest, aggregate read from the real catalog; the unknown share is stated plainly, and anything too thin is hidden, never fabricated.
Of 231,721 EGP-priced products, 31,475 (14%) have a known material, from 73 vendors. The rest have no material tag — so we don't guess it. A single product may carry several materials and is counted in each. Catalog last updated: 7 Jul 2026.
No material below 25 data points is shown. Supply (what vendors list) is separate from demand (views/saves). Ranking is never for sale.
What the catalog is made of
Material prevalence (supply)
The most-listed materials in the catalog — not necessarily what people prefer.
by number of listings · n = 96,505
- Wood17.7% · 17,083
- خشب15.3% · 14,782
- Fabric12.5% · 12,024
- قماش11.2% · 10,804
- Metal10.4% · 9,990
- linen9.6% · 9,259
- معدن9.2% · 8,862
- كتان8.4% · 8,062
- اسفنج4.2% · 4,046
- foam1.7% · 1,593
Genuine engagement
Most-engaged materials (demand)
Real, aggregated views and saves — no individual is exposed. This is demand, not what vendors stock.
Most-viewed materials
by views (last 30 days) · n = 350
- Wood28% · 98
- Fabric27.1% · 95
- linen21.7% · 76
- Metal14.3% · 50
- قماش8.9% · 31
Most-saved materials
Not enough data yet to show this honestly.
Price by material
What each material costs
Median + typical (IQR) range over in-stock, single-piece EGP listings. Materials with too thin a sample are omitted.
معدن
9,543 EGP (median)
Typical range: 2,745–14,786 · 228 listings
قماش
12,900 EGP (median)
Typical range: 7,410–24,336 · 440 listings
خشب
13,445 EGP (median)
Typical range: 7,500–29,824 · 963 listings
Fabric
13,466 EGP (median)
Typical range: 7,146–32,836 · 530 listings
Wood
13,477 EGP (median)
Typical range: 7,656–33,944 · 630 listings
Metal
18,095 EGP (median)
Typical range: 9,285–60,995 · 162 listings
foam
22,562 EGP (median)
Typical range: 9,488–57,390 · 235 listings
اسفنج
23,980 EGP (median)
Typical range: 9,500–31,460 · 521 listings
كتان
27,212 EGP (median)
Typical range: 13,840–33,019 · 129 listings
linen
30,949 EGP (median)
Typical range: 13,378–42,999 · 286 listings
Rising & falling (last 30 days)
Which materials are shifting
From real listing dates — a material's share of newly-listed products. Labelled "rising"/"falling" only on a material, well-supported change; no fabricated trending.
- كتان▼ falling · 13.2% → 2.1%
- معدن▼ falling · 11.8% → 1.8%
- Fabric▲ rising · 8.9% → 18.8%
- Wood▲ rising · 13.4% → 23.1%
- foam▲ rising · 1.6% → 10.8%
- قماش▼ falling · 15.2% → 6.8%
- linen▲ rising · 4.9% → 13.2%
- خشب▼ falling · 19.1% → 11.3%
- Metal▲ rising · 6.3% → 8.6%
- اسفنج▼ falling · 5.5% → 3.5%
By category
The material mix within each category
The most-listed categories and their material breakdown (supply).
Sofa
by number of listings · n = 25,300
- Wood19.9% · 5,033
- خشب14.2% · 3,583
- Fabric13.7% · 3,470
- linen13% · 3,277
- Metal11.4% · 2,896
- قماش8.8% · 2,218
Coffee table
by number of listings · n = 8,267
- خشب22.6% · 1,866
- معدن15% · 1,239
- Wood14.9% · 1,231
- قماش12% · 991
- كتان11.6% · 957
- Metal8.8% · 727
decor
by number of listings · n = 9,556
- خشب14.7% · 1,407
- Wood14.7% · 1,400
- قماش13% · 1,240
- معدن12.7% · 1,211
- كتان12.1% · 1,154
- Fabric11.8% · 1,125
Chair
by number of listings · n = 7,511
- Wood17.4% · 1,308
- Fabric17.2% · 1,290
- خشب13% · 974
- قماش12.5% · 937
- Metal9.8% · 734
- معدن8.8% · 660
lighting
by number of listings · n = 5,058
- Metal15.6% · 788
- معدن15.3% · 772
- Wood14.9% · 755
- قماش14.5% · 732
- Fabric11.7% · 592
- linen9.4% · 474
cushion pillow
by number of listings · n = 3,681
- Fabric18.9% · 696
- linen17.5% · 645
- Wood15.8% · 583
- قماش9.8% · 361
- Metal9% · 333
- foam7% · 256
Sectional sofa
by number of listings · n = 3,855
- خشب16.5% · 635
- اسفنج13.2% · 507
- قماش12.6% · 485
- Wood12% · 461
- كتان11.5% · 443
- Fabric9.7% · 373
Wardrobe
by number of listings · n = 2,475
- خشب27.5% · 681
- Wood26.1% · 646
- معدن11.7% · 290
- قماش7.4% · 182
- Metal7.3% · 180
- Fabric7.1% · 175
How to cite this report
Athath. "Furniture material trends in Egypt." As of 7 Jul 2026. https://www.athath.online/insights/materials?lang=en (accessed 21 Jul 2026). Data: Athath (athath.online), EG market snapshot. License: Athath Catalog Data License v1 (read-only, attribution required).
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- Athath
- As of
- 7 Jul 2026
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- Athath Catalog Data License v1 (read-only, attribution required)
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