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5 wick candle

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.5%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 61Growth 17Conversion 74Competition 78Returns 98Price range 87Avg price 93Brand share 28Review moat 46Quality gap 72

Returns

Incredible0.5%

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Great$22.16

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great$5.19–$99.81

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Competition

Great37%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Conversion

Good6.8%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Quality gap

Good4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Good$538K

$538K/yr · 355K searches

Review moat

Okay1,937.35

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Okay88%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Growth

Bad-16.7%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Competition

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (37% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

13 falling

Sellers

71

Top-5 brand share

88%

Open market

9%

  • Smoke Odor Exterminator40%
  • Dianne's Custom Candles21%
  • AOOVOO16%
  • DL DREAMY DEWLA5%
  • Poo-Pourri5%
  • Aredenua3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 9%)

Product shelf

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%4%$22K8%$43K12%$65K16%$86K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 46 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -16.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
13K8KHoliday '24Prime Day '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Reviews

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Smell64%

“Clean scent”

Gifting Purpose5%

“Best gift”

Quality-Overall4%

“The variety is excellent”

Value For Money4%

“Great Value”

Brightness/Shine/Glow3%

“Great Candles”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“As advertised”

Durability2%

“the material is durable”

Efficiency2%

“Works really well”

Size-Overall1%

“last a decent amount of time for their size”

Strength1%

“Very strong s”

What buyers complain about

Smell54%

“No Scent”

Functionality-Overall7%

“Didn't work”

Value For Money5%

“Pricey”

Size-Overall4%

“are too short”

Strength3%

“a little too strong”

Quality-Overall3%

“There is ABSOLUTLEY NO quality control for this product”

Durability2%

“is nearly gone after one day”

Flammable2%

“I had this burning”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“the picture is deceiving”

Absorbency1%

“Poor absorption”

Top return reasons

Smell72%
Advertised Vs Actual Product8%
Functionality-Overall5%
Size-Overall4%
Defective Material/Parts2%
Value For Money1%
Leak-Proof1%
Product Condition1%
Quality-Overall1%
Moist/Dry1%