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Propane Gas Bottle

Fail

Shoppers spend only $45K a year here, so Propane Gas Bottle is a Fail.

Flapen Score
46
46 / 100
Ranks 1,352 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · −3 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£45K/yr87K searches / yr
90-day growth
+24.2%search demand this quarter
Competition
60%top-5 click share · 12 brands · 35 sellers

Flapen Score

Propane Gas Bottle against its category

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

46Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Propane Gas Bottle market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Propane Gas Bottle 87K times last year and spent an estimated £45K. The top 5 brands take 79% of clicks. Flapen scores it 46 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

4.5% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 87K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 4.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +24.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £45K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
87K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+24.2%
Conversion, latest week
4.5%
Market size, estimated
£45Ka year
Top search term
propane gas bottle40K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £11.31.

Listings sell for £11.31 on average, from £5.24 to £29.21. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 4K to 5K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £11.31 that is £1K to £3K a year per listing.

Average price
£11.31under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£5.24–£29.21
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
4K–5K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£1K–£3K
Returns
0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

79% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 16% ship with Prime. On an average day, 5.9% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #10 within Power Tools. It carries 1,293 reviews at 4.59 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
79%
Prime listings
16%
Out of stock, average day
5.9%
Average rank
#10in Power Tools
Average rating
4.59 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,293per listing
Listings tracked
19

04 · Newcomers

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

1 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 54 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

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

Products

Top Propane Gas Bottle 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£4K£9K£13K£18K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

12 falling

Sellers

35

Top-5 brand share

79%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

60%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

17%

  • LUXTROUS31%
  • Straame23%
  • Pipestation15%
  • Green Haven7%
  • Coleman5%
  • ZYBUX4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 17%)

Demand

Propane Gas Bottle search demand

Weekly searches over the year. Pick a range.

2K2KSpike '26Mar '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26

Search terms

Top Propane Gas Bottle search terms shoppers use

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

  • propane gas bottle40K/yr
  • butane39K/yr
  • butane gas for blowtorch8K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Propane Gas Bottle

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

Complain

Value For Money18%+1.49

could be a bit cheaper

it's pretty expensive

Expensive

Size-Overall17%−0.07

found that they would not fit

smaller cannisters than I expected

Its not a universal fit as described

Leak-Proof9%

leaking on use

Leaked Gas

Leaking at top after gas tank fitted

Quality-Overall6%+0.45

Bad quality came already rusty

Cheap rubbish

Poor quality

Flammable5%+0.09

It burns

It's gas it burns

Its flammable

Love

Value For Money27%+1.49

Excellent value

Excellent price

Good value for money

Advertised Vs Actual Product25%+2.13

As advertised

Exactly what I wanted

As described

Quality-Overall19%+0.45

the cans were of a good quality

The product is satisfactory as far as I can tell

Excellent product

Ease Of Use8%+0.22

Comes in handy

Easy to use

Very handy

Size-Overall5%−0.07

Good fit

Easy to fit

Fits the gas hob perfectly

Return

0.1% Return rate 40% Fixable by listing

Compatibility-Overall31%█▇█▃▅▃

Not compatible

These are not compatible with all weed burners

Size-Overall29%▄▄▅█▆▇

found that they would not fit

smaller cannisters than I expected

Its not a universal fit as described

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%▄▄▂█▃▆

Even the photo on the front of the can is different from the actual can

This feels misleading and dishonest

Leak-Proof7%▄▃▆▄▁█

leaking on use

Leaked Gas

Leaking at top after gas tank fitted

Functionality-Overall7%▃█▃▁▁▄

FAQ

Common Propane Gas Bottle questions

Answered from the same tracked data.