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nuki

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Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 27Growth 22Conversion 17Competition 12Returns 27Price range 0Avg price 48Brand share 0Review moat 75Quality gap 82

Quality gap

Great4.2★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Good500.64

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Okay£186.16

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Market size

Okay£116K

£116K/yr · 45K searches

Returns

Okay4.8%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Growth

Bad-6.3%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Conversion

Bad1.4%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Competition

Bad85%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Price range

Bad£103.46–£246.66

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, nuki is a £116K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (45K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 28/100.

Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

nuki market data

Units sold / yr
250–500
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
£47K–£93K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
1.4%
Avg BSR
#694
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
73%
Out of stock
9.8%
Avg brand age
31 months
Avg seller age
184 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 85% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

2 falling

Sellers

5

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

85%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • NUKI77%
  • Ultion23%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -6.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
3K2KSpike '24Black Friday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×

Top nuki search terms

  • nuki smart lock22K/yr
  • nuki11K/yr
  • nuki smart lock ultra5K/yr
  • ultion nuki4K/yr
  • nuki smart lock pro3K/yr
All search terms

Top nuki 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.

0%10%£12K20%£23K30%£35K40%£46K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 11 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about nuki

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Locking Mechanism23%

“Great easy to install smart lock”

Assembly/Installation14%

“Not to bad to set up”

Quality-Overall7%

“Build quality is quite compact”

Ease Of Use7%

“Make life easy”

Security5%

“Safe and very secure, easy to setup”

Value For Money5%

“In terms of value for money, I think its a strong offering”

Design-Overall4%

“Build quality is quite compact”

Size-Overall4%

“it still fitted okay”

Compatibility-Overall2%

“Recommended as long as you have a compatible lock”

Efficiency2%

“works well”

What buyers complain about

Compatibility-Overall11%

“I ran the app that told me that my barrel was not compatible”

Product Condition9%

“Complaint: Item Received Not in New Condition”

Quality-Overall5%

“I have one and it's pretty bad, if I paid attention to the details I wouldn't have invested £400 in the lock and keypad”

Locking Mechanism5%

“and you cannot lock the door leaving”

Value For Money4%

“I have one and it's pretty bad, if I paid attention to the details I wouldn't have invested £400 in the lock and keypad”

Size-Overall3%

“It's a little big”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting3%

“The lack of paper instructions is a little annoying”

Connectivity-Overall3%

“it lacks built-in Wi-Fi for remote access”

Charging2%

“Shame the batteries aren't rechargeable”

Durability2%

“it failed after just 2 weeks”

Top return reasons

Compatibility-Overall33%
Size-Overall25%
Locking Mechanism7%
Connectivity-Overall5%
Defective Material/Parts5%
Mechanism Issues4%
Functionality-Overall4%
Charging2%
Value For Money2%
Product Condition2%

Common questions

Is nuki profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £116K/yr across 11 tracked products. 1 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -6.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (28/100).
How competitive is the nuki niche?
2 brands and 5 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 85% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in nuki?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Compatibility-Overall, Product Condition, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 4.8%.
When does demand for nuki peak?
Demand peaks in Oct–Nov; the busiest month runs 2.0× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the nuki niche?
Listings span £103.46–£246.66; the average listing price is £186.16 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 501 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.