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Wicked

soft demand (-61.5% this quarter) — Wicked doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

44
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Ranks 1,531 of 2,481 Beauty niches · −3 vs the category median of 47

Market size 12Growth 0Conversion 1Competition 94Returns 97Price range 72Avg price 54Brand share 48Review moat 91Quality gap 32
This niche Category average · 2,481 niches

Is Wicked profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Wicked is a £46K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (3.4M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 76% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.

Wicked: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -61.5% over the last 90 days and 0.1% of searches end in a purchase.

£46K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr25K
Search volume / yr-61.5%3.4M
Conversion rate0.1%
Avg price£12.50

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 76% of demand, so 24% of the market is open.

24%

open market share

Brands · sellers24 · 237
Top-5 product click share21%
Open market24%
Avg brand age18 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.6★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 92 products

Sponsored placement83%
New entrants (1y)67· 9 succeeded
Avg rating4.6★
Avg reviews184

Top Wicked 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 (21% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£928£2K£3K£4K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

24 falling

Sellers

237

Top-5 brand share

76%

Top 20: 99%

Top-5 click share

21%

Top 20: 56%

Open market

21%

  • Wicked53%
  • Corsair Toiletries9%
  • Funko6%
  • Top Trumps4%
  • LEGO3%
  • Care Bears3%

Wicked demand & seasonality

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

Volume3.4MCVR0.1%Products92Brands24Top 5 Brands76%OOS Rate7.4%Rating4.6★Reviews184Avg BSR#517
500K300KSpike '25Black Friday '25JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Jan, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 8.1×

Top Wicked search terms shoppers use

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

  • wicked3.3M/yr
  • wiked21K/yr
  • wixked6K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Wicked

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

What buyers love

67% of reviews
Quality-Overall19%

Amazing quality

Gifting Purpose11%

Brilliant Birthday gift

Value For Money10%

amazing value for money

Smell8%

Long lasting nice smell

Size-Overall5%

The adjustable headband makes it easy to get a comfortable fit

What buyers complain about

58% of reviews
Size-Overall12%

Very small

Smell11%

the subtle scent is inoffensive

Value For Money8%

little bit expensive

Gifting Purpose6%

as this is a present it is annoying

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

Looks nothing like the photo

Wicked return rate & reasons

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

0.7%

Return rate

27%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
21%
2Gifting Purpose
17%
3Quality-Overall
11%
4Product Condition
8%
5Defective Material/Parts
5%

Common Wicked questions

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

Flapen scores Wicked 44/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £46K/yr across 92 tracked products. 9 of 67 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -61.5% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Wicked on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 8.1× the quietest.