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Blow Torch

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.9% of orders. But demand is soft, at -12.0% this quarter, so Blow Torch is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
58
58 / 100
Top 12% of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · +9 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£703K/yr916K searches / yr
90-day growth
-12.0%search demand this quarter
Competition
56%top-5 click share · 17 brands · 55 sellers

Flapen Score

Blow Torch against its category

The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Blow Torch is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

58Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Blow Torch market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Blow Torch 916K times last year and spent an estimated £703K. The top 5 brands take 79% of clicks. Demand peaks in Dec. Flapen scores it 58 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

5.1% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 916K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 5.1% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -12.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £703K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
916K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-12.0%
Conversion, latest week
5.1%
Market size, estimated
£703Ka year
Peak month
December1.7× the quietest month
Top search term
blow torch384K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £15.01.

Listings sell for £15.01 on average, from £5.96 to £53.37. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 40K to 50K a year. The average listing sells 2,000 to 2,500 of them. At £15.01 that is £30K to £38K a year per listing.

Average price
£15.01inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£5.96–£53.37
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
40K–50K
Units per listing a year
2,000–2,500
Revenue per listing a year
£30K–£38K
Returns
0.9%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

83% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 70% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #74 within Power Tools. It carries 2,481 reviews at 4.29 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
83%
Prime listings
70%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#74in Power Tools
Average rating
4.29 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
2,481per listing
Listings tracked
23

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 4 launches as successful.

4 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 50 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
4
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
50 months

Products

Top Blow Torch 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 56% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£35K£70K£105K£141K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

17 flat

Sellers

55

Top-5 brand share

79%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

56%

Top 20: 97%

Open market

18%

  • Sondiko32%
  • Green Haven19%
  • TBTeek18%
  • Taylor & Brown5%
  • DOMINOX4%
  • JDHON4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (11 brands, 18%)

Demand

Blow Torch search demand

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

25K15KSpike '24Holiday '24Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Search terms

Top Blow Torch search terms shoppers use

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

  • blow torch384K/yr
  • blowtorch56K/yr
  • butane torch52K/yr
  • blow torch for cooking58K/yr
  • propane torch39K/yr
  • gas torch46K/yr
  • kitchen blow torch47K/yr
  • mini blow torch31K/yr
  • blow torch diy14K/yr
  • blow torch gas21K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Blow Torch

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

Complain

Quality-Overall20%

build quality is pretty low

Bad quality

get the better quality set

Durability20%−0.17

Broke after one month

Not durable

Don't last

Leak-Proof11%

Gas leaking everywhere

Leaked Gas

Gas leaking

Functionality-Overall9%−0.06

Doesn't work properly

Stopped working

Did not work

Strength4%

Weak flames

Not as powerful as expected

low setting is very weak

Love

Value For Money23%+1.73

Excellent value

Money well spent

Excellent value for money

Quality-Overall21%

Really good product as expected

Feels reasonable quality

Excellent product

Ease Of Use16%+1.18

EASY TO USE

Very handy

Very easy to operate

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%+0.82

As advertised

As described

just what I wanted

Efficiency6%+0.23

does the job

Does the job very well

Works really well

Return

0.9% Return rate 18% Fixable by listing

Functionality-Overall29%▆█▇▇▆▇

Doesn't work properly

Stopped working

Did not work

Size-Overall15%▅▆▇▅██

It's a bit larger than I was expecting

Was not fit for purpose

Its not a universal fit as described

Defective Material/Parts10%▆▅▃█▆▆
Leak-Proof9%▄▄█▄▆█

Gas leaking everywhere

Leaked Gas

Gas leaking

Compatibility-Overall6%▅▃█▇▇▂

FAQ

Common Blow Torch questions

Answered from the same tracked data.