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Welding Gloves

Fail

Prices span $4.62–$16.18, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Welding Gloves 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
£71K/yr114K searches / yr
90-day growth
+14.1%search demand this quarter
Competition
56%top-5 click share · 14 brands · 30 sellers

Flapen Score

Welding Gloves against its category

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

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

Market

The Welding Gloves market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Welding Gloves 114K times last year and spent an estimated £71K. The top 5 brands take 69% of clicks. Flapen scores it 48 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

6.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 114K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 6.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +14.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £71K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
114K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+14.1%
Conversion, latest week
6.3%
Market size, estimated
£71Ka year
Peak month
October1.3× the quietest month
Top search term
welding gloves91K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £9.86.

Listings sell for £9.86 on average, from £4.62 to £16.18. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 8K to 10K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £9.86 that is £2K to £5K a year per listing.

Average price
£9.86under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£4.62–£16.18
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
8K–10K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£2K–£5K
Returns
0.7%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

81% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 95% ship with Prime. On an average day, 2.3% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #791 within Safety & Security. It carries 2,828 reviews at 4.43 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
81%
Prime listings
95%
Out of stock, average day
2.3%
Average rank
#791in Safety & Security
Average rating
4.43 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
2,828per listing
Listings tracked
21

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 3 launches as successful.

3 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 55 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
3
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
55 months

Products

Top Welding Gloves 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 56% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£7K£14K£21K£29K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

14 flat

Sellers

30

Top-5 brand share

69%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

56%

Top 20: 99%

Open market

25%

  • UCI26%
  • Predator By Ron13%
  • Portwest12%
  • RAPICCA9%
  • AOUCHI9%
  • H HZXVOGEN6%

Demand

Welding Gloves search demand

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

3K2KSpike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Search terms

Top Welding Gloves search terms shoppers use

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

  • welding gloves91K/yr
  • welders gloves8K/yr
  • welding gauntlets6K/yr
  • welding gloves for men6K/yr
  • mig welding gloves3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Welding Gloves

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

Complain

Size-Overall29%−0.07

Not fit for purpose

Consequently they are a bit big

Too small

Durability14%−0.09

Poor durability

Not made to last

they failed on the very first use

Thickness13%−0.07

they are bit thin

Thinner than my old ones from Machine Mart

Too soft and thin

Quality-Overall7%+2.62

was very disappointed in quality from the inside of the gloves

very upset about the quality

quality testing must happen

Heating4%−0.03

The heat creeps through quickly

Burned my hands on first use - not heat resistant

Love

Quality-Overall32%+2.62

Well manufactured

Excellent product

They look very well-made

Size-Overall15%−0.07

Fitted like

Size is comfortable

Fit well

Value For Money13%+0.68

Great for the money

Excellent value

Decent price

Comfort-Overall10%−0.03

They are immediately comfortable and have a very clever system for. i

Comfortable

still flexible and comfy to wear

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%+0.51

As advertised

They do the job

As described

Return

0.7% Return rate 81% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall76%█▇▆▇▇▇

Not fit for purpose

Consequently they are a bit big

Too small

Heating7%▁▁▃▁▂█

The heat creeps through quickly

Burned my hands on first use - not heat resistant

Ease Of Use2%█▁▁▁▁▁
Thickness2%▁█▅▁▄▁

they are bit thin

Thinner than my old ones from Machine Mart

Too soft and thin

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%▁▁▁█▁▁

FAQ

Common Welding Gloves questions

Answered from the same tracked data.