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Cigar Lighter

a small market ($33K/yr) — Cigar Lighter doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

47
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Market size 8Growth 17Conversion 37Competition 67Returns 96Price range 28Avg price 29Brand share 71Review moat 39Quality gap 82
This niche Category average

Is Cigar Lighter profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Cigar Lighter is a £33K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (119K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 62% of demand. Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.

Cigar Lighter: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -16.7% over the last 90 days and 2.9% of searches end in a purchase.

£33K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr4K
Search volume / yr-16.7%119K
Conversion rate2.9%
Avg price£9.48

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 62% of demand, so 38% of the market is open.

38%

open market share

Brands · sellers22 · 40
Top-5 product click share45%
Open market38%
Avg brand age46 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.2★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 30 products

Sponsored placement87%
New entrants (1y)6· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.2★
Avg reviews2,581

Top Cigar Lighter 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

The top 5 products take 45% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£1K£3K£4K£5K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

22 falling

Sellers

40

Top-5 brand share

62%

Top 20: 98%

Top-5 click share

45%

Top 20: 91%

Open market

31%

  • LcFun17%
  • Sondiko17%
  • TBTeek13%
  • wanbro9%
  • CTDMJ7%
  • Navpeak7%

Cigar Lighter demand & seasonality

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

Volume119KCVR2.9%Products30Brands22Top 5 Brands62%OOS Rate6.9%Rating4.2★Reviews2,581Avg BSR#60
25K15KHoliday '24Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Sep, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6×

Top Cigar Lighter search terms shoppers use

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

  • torch lighter65K/yr
  • blow torch lighter16K/yr
  • turbo lighter8K/yr
  • butane torch lighter6K/yr
  • jet torch lighter5K/yr
  • lighter torch6K/yr
  • jet flame lighter windproof5K/yr
  • blue flame lighter4K/yr
  • flame thrower lighter3K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Cigar Lighter

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

What buyers love

79% of reviews
Quality-Overall21%

Really good product as expected

Value For Money15%

Excellent value for money

Ease Of Use11%

very easy to use

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%

As described

Weight Light6%

Well made lighter

What buyers complain about

73% of reviews
Durability17%

Broke after one month

Quality-Overall14%

Bad quality

Functionality-Overall13%

Not effective

Leak-Proof12%

they were leaking

Size-Overall5%

It's a bit larger than I was expecting

Cigar Lighter return rate & reasons

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

0.9%

Return rate

12%

Fixable by listing

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

1Functionality-Overall
37%
2Size-Overall
10%
3Defective Material/Parts
9%
4Leak-Proof
8%
5Flammable
4%

Common Cigar Lighter questions

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

Flapen scores Cigar Lighter 47/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £33K/yr across 30 tracked products. 1 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -16.7% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Cigar Lighter on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov, where the busiest month runs 2.6× the quietest.