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Rainbow

a small market ($26K/yr) — Rainbow doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

45
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Ranks 1,399 of 2,481 Beauty niches · −2 vs the category median of 47

Market size 6Growth 15Conversion 25Competition 77Returns 99Price range 14Avg price 24Brand share 87Review moat 65Quality gap 43
This niche Category average · 2,481 niches

Is Rainbow profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Rainbow is a £26K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (148K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 48% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.

Rainbow: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -20.6% over the last 90 days and 2.0% of searches end in a purchase.

£26K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr4K
Search volume / yr-20.6%148K
Conversion rate2.0%
Avg price£8.67

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 48% of demand, so 52% of the market is open.

52%

open market share

Brands · sellers37 · 91
Top-5 product click share38%
Open market52%
Avg brand age35 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 49 products

Sponsored placement86%
New entrants (1y)4· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews888

Top Rainbow products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (38% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£1K£2K£3K£4K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

37 falling

Sellers

91

Top-5 brand share

48%

Top 20: 85%

Top-5 click share

38%

Top 20: 72%

Open market

49%

  • ZIMPLI28%
  • AURORA6%
  • Sahunfri6%
  • mtuihfo5%
  • Elfinbay4%
  • Kiuiom3%

Rainbow demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume148KCVR2.0%Products49Brands37Top 5 Brands48%OOS Rate4.8%Rating4.5★Reviews888Avg BSR#424
5K3KSpike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×

Top Rainbow search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • rainbow110K/yr
  • rainbow gifts17K/yr
  • rainbow bath bombs for kids8K/yr
  • rainbows6K/yr
  • rainbow bath bomb8K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Rainbow

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

74% of reviews
Quality-Overall15%

Looks like it is beautifully made

Smell13%

Good bye for the money, smells lovely, present for granddaughter She loves them

Color12%

Vibrant colours

Gifting Purpose9%

Fun gift

Value For Money8%

Good value

What buyers complain about

76% of reviews
Color20%

Colour rubs off

Size-Overall12%

just not the right size for what we were wanting it for

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%

very deceiving video

Quality-Overall6%

Build quality is basic

Durability6%

just fell apart

Rainbow return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.3%

Return rate

61%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Size-Overall
27%
2Color
15%
3Quality-Overall
8%
4Advertised Vs Actual Product
7%
5Gifting Purpose
6%

Common Rainbow questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Rainbow 45/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £26K/yr across 49 tracked products. 1 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -20.6% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Rainbow on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Dec, where the busiest month runs 2.1× the quietest.