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Waterproof Tape for Shower

Fail

The top 5 brands take 100% of clicks, so Waterproof Tape for Shower is a Fail.

Flapen Score
39
39 / 100
Ranks 1,901 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · −10 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£54K/yr51K searches / yr
90-day growth
+20.2%search demand this quarter
Competition
80%top-5 click share · 2 brands · 182 sellers

Flapen Score

Waterproof Tape for Shower against its category

The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Waterproof Tape for Shower is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

39Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Waterproof Tape for Shower market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Waterproof Tape for Shower 51K times last year and spent an estimated £54K. All 2 brands take every click. Flapen scores it 39 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

13.4% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 51K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 13.4% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +20.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £54K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
51K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+20.2%
Conversion, latest week
13.4%
Market size, estimated
£54Ka year
Top search term
gorilla tape waterproof17K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £7.90.

Listings sell for £7.90 on average, from £2.52 to £13.71. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 5K to 6K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £7.90 that is £2K to £4K a year per listing.

Average price
£7.90under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.52–£13.71
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
5K–6K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£2K–£4K
Returns
0.5%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

90% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #8 within Adhesives & Sealers. It carries 28,619 reviews at 4.38 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
90%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#8in Adhesives & Sealers
Average rating
4.38 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
28,619per listing
Listings tracked
10

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 Waterproof Tape for Shower 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 80% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£5K£11K£16K£22K1001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

2 falling

Sellers

182

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

80%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • GORILLA98%
  • G4GADGET2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand

Waterproof Tape for Shower search demand

Weekly searches over the year. Pick a range.

2K1KSpike '26Prime Day '26Mar '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26

Search terms

Top Waterproof Tape for Shower search terms shoppers use

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

  • gorilla tape waterproof17K/yr
  • gorilla waterproof tape11K/yr
  • waterproof tape for shower13K/yr
  • waterproof gorilla tape6K/yr
  • kitchen tape4K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Waterproof Tape for Shower

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

Complain

Adhesion/Stickiness43%−0.13

DOES NOT STICK

Doesn't stick well

NOT very sticky

Water Resistance11%−0.12

Definitely not water resistant

Does not stick under water or with water running over it

NOT WATERPROOF

Leak-Proof7%

Didnt stop leak

Didn't stop my leak

Didnt stop the leak at all

Functionality-Overall6%−0.08

Didn't do its job

Didn't work for me

No sticking power at all

Quality-Overall6%+1.04

But utter rubbish

is absolutely rubbish

Low quality

Love

Adhesion/Stickiness34%−0.13

sticks really well

super strong adhesive

This stuff is strong and very adhesive

Quality-Overall14%+1.04

Good Quality and delivered on time

Recommend and reliable

Excellent product

Strength12%+1.87

Extremely strong

Good sturdy tape

Strong tape

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%+0.37

does what it was designed for

Did the job

As described

Value For Money6%+0.48

Great value for money

Great value for money

Great deal

Return

0.5% Return rate 25% Fixable by listing

Adhesion/Stickiness32%███▆▆▇

DOES NOT STICK

Doesn't stick well

NOT very sticky

Size-Overall12%▄▇▄▇▆█

Too narrow for most of the jobs I use it for

Tiny

small sized roll

Functionality-Overall10%█▇▆▆█▆

Didn't do its job

Didn't work for me

No sticking power at all

Leak-Proof6%▅▃▅▄▇█

Didnt stop leak

Didn't stop my leak

Didnt stop the leak at all

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%▅█▃▆▆▅

Maybe it was my fault for not fully understanding the dimensions

I neglected to read the description fully

thats quite misleading as its clearly not

FAQ

Common Waterproof Tape for Shower questions

Answered from the same tracked data.