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Flu Test Kit

Fail

Demand is soft, at -80.3% this quarter, so Flu Test Kit is a Fail.

Flapen Score
41
41 / 100
Ranks 607 of 740 Business, Industry & Science niches · −8 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£232K/yr140K searches / yr
90-day growth
-80.3%search demand this quarter
Competition
86%top-5 click share · 5 brands · 16 sellers

Flapen Score

Flu Test Kit against its category

The dotted line is the Business, Industry & Science average. Past it, Flu Test Kit is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

41Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Flu Test Kit market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Flu Test Kit 140K times last year and spent an estimated £232K. All 5 brands take every click. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 41 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

16.1% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 140K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 16.1% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -80.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £232K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
140K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-80.3%
Conversion, latest week
16.1%
Market size, estimated
£232Ka year
Peak month
December34.0× the quietest month
Top search term
flu test kit38K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £10.28.

Listings sell for £10.28 on average, from £4.13 to £30.82. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 1,500 to 2,000 of them. At £10.28 that is £15K to £21K a year per listing.

Average price
£10.28under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£4.13–£30.82
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
15K–20K
Units per listing a year
1,500–2,000
Revenue per listing a year
£15K–£21K
Returns
0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

63% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 75% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #47 within Professional Medical Supplies. It carries 1,835 reviews at 4.41 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
63%
Prime listings
75%
Out of stock, average day
1.4%
Average rank
#47in Professional Medical Supplies
Average rating
4.41 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,835per listing
Listings tracked
8

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 1 launches as successful.

1 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 51 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
1
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
51 months

Products

Top Flu Test Kit products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 86% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£23K£46K£70K£93K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

5 flat

Sellers

16

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

86%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • The Supply Cube33%
  • ALLTEST30%
  • Newfoundland28%
  • Clinical Care Biotech5%
  • FLOWFLEX4%

Demand

Flu Test Kit search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

18K13KHoliday '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 34.0×

Search terms

Top Flu Test Kit search terms shoppers use

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

  • flu test kit38K/yr
  • flu test41K/yr
  • rsv test kit16K/yr
  • influenza test kit13K/yr
  • influenza a/b rapid test kit5K/yr
  • flu rapid test kit5K/yr
  • flu tests6K/yr
  • rsv test3K/yr
  • influenza a/b rapid test5K/yr
  • flu test kit uk9K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Flu Test Kit

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Value For Money23%−0.06

Priced

Expensive for one test

Only one test so expensive for that

Touch/Button Controls13%−0.07

then the option of did this resolve the issue the no button doesnt work

Natural Resource Wastage13%−0.07

Waste of money

A complete waste of time and money

Functionality-Overall10%−0.05

Don't work

Neither test worked for me

Storage Capacity7%−0.03

Date only to Aug 2026 so doesnt give you much storage

Love

Ease Of Use26%+1.70

This kit is very easy to use

Ease of use

are easy to read

Value For Money20%−0.06

Good value for money

Great value for money

Good price

Advertised Vs Actual Product16%+0.69

They did the job

Works as it should

As described

Accuracy-Overall8%+0.85

Accurate and easy to use

Seems to be accurate

Reliable

Quality-Overall8%−0.03

Kits themselves are fine

Excellent product

Seems to be reliable

Return

0.1% Return rate 15% Fixable by listing

Functionality-Overall35%▃▁█▁▁▁

Don't work

Neither test worked for me

Fever Relief15%█▁▁▁▁▁

Had flu like illness

Advertised Vs Actual Product12%▅█▁▁▁▁
Value For Money12%▁█▁▁▁▁

Priced

Expensive for one test

Only one test so expensive for that

Durability8%█▁▁▁▁▁

FAQ

Common Flu Test Kit questions

Answered from the same tracked data.