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Plug

prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.08–$10.27) — Plug doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

48
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Market size 54Growth 25Conversion 89Competition 41Returns 98Price range 0Avg price 18Brand share 47Review moat 34Quality gap 43
This niche Category average

Is Plug profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Plug is a £360K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (522K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 77% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.

Plug: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -0.4% over the last 90 days and 10.5% of searches end in a purchase.

£360K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr60K
Search volume / yr-0.4%522K
Conversion rate10.5%
Avg price£6.57

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 77% of demand, so 23% of the market is open.

23%

open market share

Brands · sellers12 · 49
Top-5 product click share60%
Open market23%
Avg brand age40 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 19 products

Sponsored placement79%
New entrants (1y)2· 2 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews3,135

Top Plug 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 60% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£36K£72K£108K£144K1001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

12 falling

Sellers

49

Top-5 brand share

77%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

60%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

18%

  • Double Dragon37%
  • TEYASI16%
  • LOVEAI12%
  • Bediaca6%
  • Rekavin6%
  • Aioneus6%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 18%)

Plug demand & seasonality

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

Volume522KCVR10.5%Products19Brands12Top 5 Brands77%OOS Rate4.5%Rating4.5★Reviews3,135Avg BSR#23
15K10KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

Top Plug search terms shoppers use

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

  • plug400K/yr
  • plugs114K/yr
  • plug head6K/yr
  • plug heads uk3K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Plug

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

What buyers love

92% of reviews
Charging28%

Fast Charge

Quality-Overall17%

Great product as described

Advertised Vs Actual Product16%

As advertised

Value For Money12%

Great buy

Socket/Port/Plug10%

Quality plug

What buyers complain about

85% of reviews
Charging36%

Not fast charger

Durability11%

Broke very quickly

Socket/Port/Plug10%

doesnt fit the socket properly

Heating7%

Gets hot

Quality-Overall7%

Bad quality

Plug return rate & reasons

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

0.5%

Return rate

7%

Fixable by listing

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

1Charging
41%
2Socket/Port/Plug
15%
3Functionality-Overall
11%
4Compatibility-Overall
5%
5Heating
5%

Common Plug questions

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

Flapen scores Plug 48/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £360K/yr across 19 tracked products. 2 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -0.4% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Plug on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Dec, where the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.