rubber gloves
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($0.82–$9.45) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Incredible18.6%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Market size
Good£558K£558K/yr · 857K searches
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Competition
Okay64%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Review moat
Okay3,665.9avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Growth
Bad-7.2%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Bad94%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Avg price
Bad£3.49avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Bad£0.82–£9.45cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, rubber gloves is a £558K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (857K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 94% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
rubber gloves market data
- Units sold / yr
- 150K–200K
- avg 6,000–8,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- £524K–£698K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 18.6%
- Avg BSR
- #51
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 80%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 49 months
- Avg seller age
- 174 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 64% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
7 falling
Sellers
179
Top-5 brand share
94%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
64%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
2%
- Elbow Grease45%
- Marigold19%
- PRAIMA16%
- SOL9%
- by Amazon6%
- airpure4%
- Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 2%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -7.2% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
Top rubber gloves search terms
- rubber gloves409K/yr
- washing up gloves112K/yr
- cleaning gloves91K/yr
- kitchen gloves57K/yr
- rubber gloves large34K/yr
- rubber gloves medium34K/yr
- washing gloves21K/yr
- washing up gloves medium17K/yr
- large rubber gloves10K/yr
- kitchen gloves for washing dishes12K/yr
Top rubber gloves 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.
All 20 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Elbow Grease Pink Rubber Gloves | Super Strong Cotton Lined Non-Slip Household Gloves (Medium - 1 Pack)
Elbow Grease£1.084.5★626 rev
Elbow Grease Rubber Gloves (Medium)
Elbow Grease£1.084.4★2,233 rev
PRAIMA Black Nitrile Disposable Gloves - Latex-Free Powder-Free Pack of 100 Strong and Puncture-Resistant Medical Food Handling Tatoo Barber Shop Gloves (Large)
PRAIMA£4.704.6★6,709 rev
MARIGOLD Extra Life kitchen Glove M (Pack of 3)
Marigold£5.954.6★1,045 rev
SOL Buzz 4 Pairs Washing Up Gloves - Medium Yellow Rubber Gloves Heavy Duty - Kitchen Gloves For Washing Dishes
SOL£4.153.9★2,250 rev
Newest
by launch date
Essentialz Yellow Latex Household Gloves Medium 1 Pair Reusable Powder-Free Flocklined Dishwashing Gloves with Rolled Cuff Durable Kitchen Laundry & Everyday Cleaning Gloves
Essentialz£1.3949 rev
Scrub a Duck Rubber Cleaning Gloves | Washing Up
airpure£0.8294 rev
Elbow Grease Pink Rubber Gloves | Super Strong Cotton Lined Non-Slip Household Gloves (Medium - 1 Pack)
Elbow Grease£1.08626 rev
PRAIMA Black Nitrile Disposable Gloves - Latex-Free Powder-Free Pack of 100 Strong and Puncture-Resistant Medical Food Handling Tatoo Barber Shop Gloves (Large)
PRAIMA£4.706,709 rev
PRAIMA Black Nitrile Disposable Gloves - Latex-Free Powder-Free Pack of 100 Strong and Puncture-Resistant Medical Food Handling Tatoo Barber Shop Gloves (Medium)
PRAIMA£4.866,709 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
by Amazon Blue Disposable Nitrile Gloves Powder-free Latex-free Size L Pack of 100
by Amazon£4.234.6★
by Amazon Blue Disposable Nitrile Gloves Powder-free Latex-free Size XL Pack of 100
by Amazon£3.724.6★
Essentialz Yellow Latex Household Gloves Medium 1 Pair Reusable Powder-Free Flocklined Dishwashing Gloves with Rolled Cuff Durable Kitchen Laundry & Everyday Cleaning Gloves
Essentialz£1.394.3★
PRAIMA Black Nitrile Disposable Gloves - Latex-Free Powder-Free Pack of 100 Strong and Puncture-Resistant Medical Food Handling Tatoo Barber Shop Gloves (Medium)
PRAIMA£4.864.6★
Elbow Grease Pink Rubber Gloves | Super Strong Cotton Lined Non-Slip Household Gloves (Medium - 1 Pack)
Elbow Grease£1.084.5★
What buyers say about rubber gloves
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“The quality is reasonable”
“Great value”
“Great size for me”
“Useful gloves”
“Very Durable”
“As advertised”
“Good strong”
“Easy to use”
“Nice and comfy”
“Good thickness and true to size”
What buyers complain about
“Not true to size”
“Cheap quality”
“breaks easily”
“Bit thin”
“Not as advertised”
“not very strong”
“didnt last long before tearing”
“They smell and are thin- would not buy again”
“Very thin”
“leaked within a few days”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is rubber gloves profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £558K/yr across 20 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -7.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (45/100).
- How competitive is the rubber gloves niche?
- 7 brands and 179 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 64% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 94% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in rubber gloves?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Durability. The return rate is 0.1%.
- When does demand for rubber gloves peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the rubber gloves niche?
- Listings span £0.82–£9.45; the average listing price is £3.49 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,666 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.