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Plug Adapter

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.6% of orders. But prices span $2.34–$17.46, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Plug Adapter is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
57
57 / 100
Top 14% of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · +8 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£556K/yr950K searches / yr
90-day growth
-8.2%search demand this quarter
Competition
40%top-5 click share · 35 brands · 59 sellers

Flapen Score

Plug Adapter against its category

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

57Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Plug Adapter market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Plug Adapter 950K times last year and spent an estimated £556K. The top 5 brands take 49% of clicks. Demand peaks in Oct–Dec. Flapen scores it 57 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

7.1% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 950K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 7.1% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -8.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £556K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
950K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-8.2%
Conversion, latest week
7.1%
Market size, estimated
£556Ka year
Peak month
December1.7× the quietest month
Top search term
plug adapter334K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £8.21.

Listings sell for £8.21 on average, from £2.34 to £17.46. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 60K to 80K a year. The average listing sells 2,000 to 2,500 of them. At £8.21 that is £16K to £21K a year per listing.

Average price
£8.21under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.34–£17.46
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
60K–80K
Units per listing a year
2,000–2,500
Revenue per listing a year
£16K–£21K
Returns
0.6%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

87% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 98% ship with Prime. On an average day, 2.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #54 within Electrical. It carries 3,370 reviews at 4.50 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
87%
Prime listings
98%
Out of stock, average day
2.4%
Average rank
#54in Electrical
Average rating
4.50 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
3,370per listing
Listings tracked
45

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 2 of last year's 3 launches as successful.

3 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 37 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
3
Successful launches
2Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
37 months

Products

Top Plug Adapter 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 only 40% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£22K£44K£67K£89K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

35 rising

Sellers

59

Top-5 brand share

49%

Top 20: 86%

Top-5 click share

40%

Top 20: 76%

Open market

46%

  • Masterplug16%
  • NAEEM SONS10%
  • TESSAN9%
  • Omivine8%
  • Status6%
  • Pipestation5%

Demand

Plug Adapter search demand

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

30K20KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Search terms

Top Plug Adapter search terms shoppers use

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

  • plug adapter334K/yr
  • adapter plug uk181K/yr
  • adapter104K/yr
  • power adapter43K/yr
  • uk plug adapter31K/yr
  • adaptor28K/yr
  • adapter plug27K/yr
  • plug adaptor24K/yr
  • adaptor plug uk28K/yr
  • adapters23K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Plug Adapter

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

Complain

Charging28%−0.11

Not charging

Does not charge

Not fast charger

Durability12%−0.10

Broke easily

Did not last

Broke after one use

Socket/Port/Plug9%−0.01

doesnt fit the socket properly

The USB port didn't work

Loose in sockets

Quality-Overall8%+0.92

Returned as poor quality

Average quality

Cheap, poor quality

Functionality-Overall6%−0.06

Barely works

Didn't work

Never worked

Love

Charging22%−0.11

charges fine

Fast Charge

Charges fast

Quality-Overall16%+0.92

seems reasonable quality

Amazing Quality

The build quality is solid

Advertised Vs Actual Product15%+1.44

As advertised

As described

Exactly as shown

Socket/Port/Plug10%−0.01

Good ports

Great socket

Nice plug

Value For Money9%+0.72

Excellent Value

Excellent value for money

Fair price

Return

0.6% Return rate 19% Fixable by listing

Charging22%▆█▇▆▇█

Not charging

Does not charge

Not fast charger

Size-Overall15%█▇▇███

NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE

a bit loose

Its small

Functionality-Overall13%█▇▆█▆▇

Barely works

Didn't work

Never worked

Socket/Port/Plug13%▇▇▇▇█▇

doesnt fit the socket properly

The USB port didn't work

Loose in sockets

Compatibility-Overall11%▆▇█▆▆▆

FAQ

Common Plug Adapter questions

Answered from the same tracked data.