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Gardening Gloves

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.5% of orders. But prices span $2.50–$13.20, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Gardening Gloves is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
61
61 / 100
Top 6% of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · +12 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£994K/yr1.6M searches / yr
90-day growth
+46.3%search demand this quarter
Competition
53%top-5 click share · 18 brands · 26 sellers

Flapen Score

Gardening Gloves against its category

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

61Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Gardening Gloves market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Gardening Gloves 1.6M times last year and spent an estimated £994K. The top 5 brands take 66% of clicks. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Jun. Flapen scores it 61 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

10.2% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 1.6M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 10.2% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +46.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £994K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
1.6M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+46.3%
Conversion, latest week
10.2%
Market size, estimated
£994Ka year
Peak month
May3.7× the quietest month
Top search term
gardening gloves579K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £6.17.

Listings sell for £6.17 on average, from £2.50 to £13.20. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 125K to 150K a year. The average listing sells 3,000 to 4,000 of them. At £6.17 that is £19K to £25K a year per listing.

Average price
£6.17under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.50–£13.20
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
125K–150K
Units per listing a year
3,000–4,000
Revenue per listing a year
£19K–£25K
Returns
0.5%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

92% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 96% ship with Prime. On an average day, 5.6% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #32 within Safety & Security. It carries 3,141 reviews at 4.50 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
92%
Prime listings
96%
Out of stock, average day
5.6%
Average rank
#32in Safety & Security
Average rating
4.50 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
3,141per listing
Listings tracked
26

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 2 launches as successful.

2 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 56 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
2
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
56 months

Products

Top Gardening Gloves 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 53% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£50K£99K£149K£199K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

18 falling

Sellers

26

Top-5 brand share

66%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

53%

Top 20: 93%

Open market

28%

  • GAVOROHANS23%
  • DIY Doctor16%
  • PROGANDA13%
  • SAWANS7%
  • Grantop7%
  • WESTWOOD FOX7%

Demand

Gardening Gloves search demand

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

50K30KHoliday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Mar, Apr, May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.7×

Search terms

Top Gardening Gloves search terms shoppers use

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

  • gardening gloves579K/yr
  • gardening gloves for women235K/yr
  • garden gloves165K/yr
  • gardening gloves for men107K/yr
  • garden gloves women71K/yr
  • garden gloves men54K/yr
  • thorn proof gardening gloves47K/yr
  • heavy duty gardening gloves44K/yr
  • ladies gardening gloves48K/yr
  • womens gardening gloves39K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Gardening Gloves

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

Complain

Size-Overall24%−0.05

Very large,

Little bit small

they are a bit tight

Quality-Overall11%+0.89

Garbage

Poor quality, split seam on one glove

Bad quality

Durability10%−0.09

Poor Durability

Seems started to fray after little use

All 3 fell apart

Color4%−0.03

it's left orange dye that still there after several washes along with an awful smell

Colour bleeds into skin

Hands turned yellow

Value For Money4%+1.09

A complete waste of money

A bit expensive at the list price of £14.99

Not worth it

Love

Quality-Overall22%+0.89

Brilliant quality

Great quality for all garden work

are well made

Value For Money16%+1.09

Fair price

Good value for money

Excellent value

Size-Overall14%−0.05

Fit like a glove

Fit very well

easy to fit

Grip13%+1.56

they offer a good grip for pruning

Good grip

still easy to grip

Comfort-Overall8%+0.51

Very comfortable

Comfortable gloves

Comfortable to wear

Return

0.5% Return rate 87% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall81%██▇▇▇▇

Very large,

Little bit small

they are a bit tight

Quality-Overall2%▅▃▇█▄▃

Garbage

Poor quality, split seam on one glove

Bad quality

Thickness2%▁▄█▂▆▆

Not thick enough to protect from thorns, decent otherwise

Very thick

they arent as thick/tough as some/welders gloves

Thin2%▁▇█▇█▃
Water Resistance2%▇█▆▄▂▄

FAQ

Common Gardening Gloves questions

Answered from the same tracked data.