adhesive
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Conversion
Incredible18.0%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Incredible0.4%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Market size
Good£695K£695K/yr · 724K searches
Quality gap
Good4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Okay3,719.82avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Bad71%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Growth
Bad-8.9%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Avg price
Bad£5.33avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Price range
Bad£3.18–£10.29cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, adhesive is a £695K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (724K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
adhesive market data
- Units sold / yr
- 125K–150K
- avg 5,000–6,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- £666K–£800K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 18.0%
- Avg BSR
- #203
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 82%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 36 months
- Avg seller age
- 168 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 71% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
5 rising
Sellers
179
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
71%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Unibond84%
- GORILLA7%
- 1516%
- fischer2%
- EVO-STIK2%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -8.9% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×
Top adhesive search terms
- no more nails219K/yr
- no nails adhesive extra strong100K/yr
- no nails84K/yr
- grab adhesive63K/yr
- adhesive57K/yr
- no more nails glue62K/yr
- no more nails waterproof14K/yr
- no nails glue13K/yr
- unibond no more nails13K/yr
- no nails adhesive12K/yr
Top adhesive products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 17 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
UniBond No More Nails Original White High Strength Grab Adhesive Heavy Duty Mounting Glue for Wood Brick Metal Ceramic & Plaster Instant Grab Interior Use 1 x 175 ml Tube
Unibond£4.264.4★323 rev
Unibond No More Nails Original Heavy Duty Mounting Adhesive Glue 280ml Cartridge Strong Grab No Nails Fixing Multi-Surface Bonding for Wood Metal Brick Stone
Unibond£3.684.6★233 rev
UniBond No More Nails Original High Strength Grab Adhesive Heavy Duty Mounting Glue for Wood Brick Metal Ceramic & Plaster Instant Grab Interior Construction Pack of 3 (3 x 280ml Cartridges)
Unibond£10.294.7★15 rev
UniBond No More Nails Invisible Heavy-Duty Clear Glue Strong Glue for Wood Ceramic Metal & More Instant Grab Mounting Adhesive 1 x 184g Tube White
Unibond£4.374.4★9,754 rev
Gorilla Heavy Duty White Grab Adhesive 200ml Tube All-Purpose Ultra-High Strength Holds Instantly 100% Waterproof & temperature resistant
GORILLA£7.314.3★2,606 rev
Newest
by launch dateUniBond No More Nails Original White High Strength Grab Adhesive Heavy Duty Mounting Glue for Wood Brick Metal Ceramic & Plaster Instant Grab Interior Use 1 x 175 ml Tube
Unibond£4.26323 rev
Unibond No More Nails Original Heavy Duty Mounting Adhesive Glue 280ml Cartridge Strong Grab No Nails Fixing Multi-Surface Bonding for Wood Metal Brick Stone
Unibond£3.68233 rev
UniBond No More Nails Original High Strength Grab Adhesive Heavy Duty Mounting Glue for Wood Brick Metal Ceramic & Plaster Instant Grab Interior Construction Pack of 3 (3 x 280ml Cartridges)
Unibond£10.2915 rev
Unibond No More Nails Waterproof Instant Grab Mounting Adhesive Glue 280ml Cartridge Strong Heavy Duty Fixing for Indoor and Outdoor Surfaces Multi-Surface Bonding
Unibond£5.577,564 rev
UniBond No More Nails Waterproof White High Strength Grab Adhesive Weatherproof Mounting Glue Bonds on Damp Surfaces for Mirrors Wood Metal Ceramic & Concrete Indoor & Outdoor Use 206 ml Tube
Unibond£5.92226 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumUniBond No More Nails Original High Strength Grab Adhesive Heavy Duty Mounting Glue for Wood Brick Metal Ceramic & Plaster Instant Grab Interior Construction Pack of 3 (3 x 280ml Cartridges)
Unibond£10.294.7★
Unibond No More Nails Original Heavy Duty Mounting Adhesive Glue 280ml Cartridge Strong Grab No Nails Fixing Multi-Surface Bonding for Wood Metal Brick Stone
Unibond£3.684.6★
UniBond No More Nails 3in1 White High Strength All Purpose Adhesive Bonds Seals & Fills Waterproof Grab & Gap Filler for Wood Tile Metal Concrete Indoor & Outdoor Use 280ml Cartridge
Unibond£7.314.6★
Unibond No More Nails Waterproof Instant Grab Mounting Adhesive Glue 280ml Cartridge Strong Heavy Duty Fixing for Indoor and Outdoor Surfaces Multi-Surface Bonding
Unibond£5.574.5★
UniBond No More Nails Original White High Strength Grab Adhesive Heavy Duty Mounting Glue for Wood Brick Metal Ceramic & Plaster Instant Grab Interior Use 1 x 175 ml Tube
Unibond£4.264.4★
What buyers say about adhesive
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Strong adhesive”
“Just what I wanted”
“overall a reliable product”
“reasonable price”
“Easy to use”
“holds really well once set”
“Strong hold for wall panelling”
“Does the job spot on”
“durable”
“Great size too”
What buyers complain about
“Poor adhesive”
“Does not do what it should”
“Poor Product”
“Difficult to use”
“Didn't grab well”
“fell off after 2 days”
“massively over-priced), I thought I would give it a try”
“Realy strong wouldnt uze anything else”
“I undrstood the instructions”
“difficult to clean”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is adhesive profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £695K/yr across 17 tracked products. 6 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -8.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).
- How competitive is the adhesive niche?
- 5 brands and 179 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 71% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in adhesive?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Adhesion/Stickiness, Functionality-Overall, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.4%.
- When does demand for adhesive peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.9× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the adhesive niche?
- Listings span £3.18–£10.29; the average listing price is £5.33 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,720 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.