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Ear Defenders

Fail

The top 5 products take 73% of clicks, so Ear Defenders is a Fail.

Flapen Score
44
44 / 100
Ranks 1,524 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · −5 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£941K/yr1.7M searches / yr
90-day growth
+1.7%search demand this quarter
Competition
73%top-5 click share · 8 brands · 32 sellers

Flapen Score

Ear Defenders against its category

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

44Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Ear Defenders market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Ear Defenders 1.7M times last year and spent an estimated £941K. The top 5 brands take 89% of clicks. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov. Flapen scores it 44 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

5.1% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 1.7M 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 +1.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £941K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
1.7M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+1.7%
Conversion, latest week
5.1%
Market size, estimated
£941Ka year
Peak month
November2.2× the quietest month
Top search term
ear defenders556K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £10.53.

Listings sell for £10.53 on average, from £4.05 to £19.44. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 80K to 100K a year. The average listing sells 3,000 to 4,000 of them. At £10.53 that is £32K to £42K a year per listing.

Average price
£10.53under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£4.05–£19.44
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
80K–100K
Units per listing a year
3,000–4,000
Revenue per listing a year
£32K–£42K
Returns
1.5%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

100% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #10 within Safety & Security. It carries 9,845 reviews at 4.55 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
100%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#10in Safety & Security
Average rating
4.55 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
9,845per listing
Listings tracked
14

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are settling in.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 42 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

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

Products

Top Ear Defenders 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 73% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£94K£188K£282K£376K1001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

8 falling

Sellers

32

Top-5 brand share

89%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

73%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

5%

  • Dr.meter42%
  • Vanderfields16%
  • iClever14%
  • 3M10%
  • Portwest7%
  • ProCase6%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 5%)

Demand

Ear Defenders search demand

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

100K60KSpike '24Prime Day '25Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.2×

Search terms

Top Ear Defenders search terms shoppers use

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

  • ear defenders556K/yr
  • ear defenders children365K/yr
  • kids ear defenders198K/yr
  • ear defenders adults174K/yr
  • ear defenders kids86K/yr
  • ear protection44K/yr
  • noise cancelling headphones for kids43K/yr
  • childrens ear defenders44K/yr
  • adult ear defenders28K/yr
  • toddler ear defenders38K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Ear Defenders

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

Complain

Size-Overall31%−0.16

Far to small

runs large

Short band

Durability9%−0.08

it snapped in half without too much force when putting on

BUT all three have cracked when Ive put them on even with care

they just snapped in the middle

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%−0.05

Poor description

Not as advertised

Not as described

Comfort-Overall7%+1.79

not comfortable as I thought

Very tight, unable to open jaw much to drink, very uncomfortable

Awful uncomfortable and unwearable

Value For Money6%+0.74

expensive replacement pads

I wouldn't say they are worth paying

I didn't think it would be amazing at the cost

Love

Quality-Overall18%+1.03

Excellent product

Very good product- exactly as described

Great product, ideal for child

Size-Overall17%−0.16

Comfortable fit

Nice tight fit

They also fit comfortably

Comfort-Overall17%+1.79

Very comfortable

Comfortable to wear

Comfortable and easy to put on

Value For Money12%+0.74

Good price

Great value

Great value

Color6%+0.45

Lovely colour

Great bright colour

The colour is loved by my Granddaughter, she says they're very comfy and soft

Return

1.5% Return rate 75% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall67%▇████▇

Far to small

runs large

Short band

Comfort-Overall10%▇██▆▇▅

not comfortable as I thought

Very tight, unable to open jaw much to drink, very uncomfortable

Awful uncomfortable and unwearable

Functionality-Overall4%█▅▄█▄▇

Didn't work for me

Dont work

Quality-Overall2%▆▇▄█▄█

Poor quality

quality is bad

Poor quality and not durable

Color2%▂▂▄▃█▄

wierd colour

However the colour is kinda must uglier than I expected

I ordered a different colour hence the 4 star instead of 5

FAQ

Common Ear Defenders questions

Answered from the same tracked data.