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Plug

Fail

Prices span $2.08–$10.27, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Plug is a Fail.

Flapen Score
48
48 / 100
Ranks 1,131 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · −1 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£360K/yr522K searches / yr
90-day growth
-0.4%search demand this quarter
Competition
60%top-5 click share · 12 brands · 49 sellers

Flapen Score

Plug against its category

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

48Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Plug market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Plug 522K times last year and spent an estimated £360K. The top 5 brands take 77% of clicks. Demand peaks in Dec. Flapen scores it 48 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

10.5% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 522K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 10.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -0.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £360K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
522K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-0.4%
Conversion, latest week
10.5%
Market size, estimated
£360Ka year
Peak month
December1.5× the quietest month
Top search term
plug400K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £6.57.

Listings sell for £6.57 on average, from £2.08 to £10.27. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 50K to 60K a year. The average listing sells 2,000 to 2,500 of them. At £6.57 that is £13K to £16K a year per listing.

Average price
£6.57under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.08–£10.27
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
50K–60K
Units per listing a year
2,000–2,500
Revenue per listing a year
£13K–£16K
Returns
0.5%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

79% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 4.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #23 within Electrical. It carries 3,135 reviews at 4.49 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
79%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
4.5%
Average rank
#23in Electrical
Average rating
4.49 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
3,135per listing
Listings tracked
19

04 · Newcomers

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

2 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 2 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 40 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

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

Products

Top Plug 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 60% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past 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%)

Demand

Plug search demand

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

15K10KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

Search terms

Top Plug search terms shoppers use

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

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

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Plug

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

Complain

Charging36%−0.16

Not fast charger

Doesnt charge

Not charging

Durability11%−0.09

Broke very quickly

didnt last

Broke after 1 week

Socket/Port/Plug10%−0.01

doesnt fit the socket properly

Dont fit into socket

Hard to put into socket

Heating7%−0.06

Gets hot

Too hot to handle

Over heats quickly

Quality-Overall7%+1.23

Bad quality

Returned as poor quality

Poor product - does not work

Love

Charging28%−0.16

Fast Charge

Charges good

Charges fast

Quality-Overall17%+1.23

Great product as described

Good quality, works well and arrived on time

Good Quality

Advertised Vs Actual Product16%+1.62

As advertised

Exactly what I expected

Just as pictured

Value For Money12%+1.17

Great buy

Excellent Value

Fair price

Socket/Port/Plug10%−0.01

Quality plug

Solid plug

Great socket

Return

0.5% Return rate 7% Fixable by listing

Charging41%▇█▇▇▇▇

Not fast charger

Doesnt charge

Not charging

Socket/Port/Plug15%█▆▆▅█▆

doesnt fit the socket properly

Dont fit into socket

Hard to put into socket

Functionality-Overall11%▇▇▅█▅▇

barely works on my switch

Didn't work

No longer working

Compatibility-Overall5%▆▆▆▅█▆
Heating5%▇▆▇▄▇█

Gets hot

Too hot to handle

Over heats quickly

FAQ

Common Plug questions

Answered from the same tracked data.