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Wind Up Torch

Wind Up Torch shows low returns (0.5%), but soft demand (-64.5% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

55
Worth a look
Market size 34Growth 0Conversion 77Competition 71Returns 97Price range 55Avg price 47Brand share 84Review moat 54Quality gap 55
This niche Category average

Is Wind Up Torch profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Wind Up Torch is a £160K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (186K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 51% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar. Verdict: Worth a look — 55/100.

Wind Up Torch: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved -64.5% over the last 90 days and 7.4% of searches end in a purchase.

£160K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr15K
Search volume / yr-64.5%186K
Conversion rate7.4%
Avg price£11.60

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 51% of demand, so 49% of the market is open.

49%

open market share

Brands · sellers31 · 57
Top-5 product click share42%
Open market49%
Avg brand age36 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 36 products

Sponsored placement83%
New entrants (1y)11· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews1,343

Top Wind Up Torch products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 42% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£5K£10K£14K£19K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

31 rising

Sellers

57

Top-5 brand share

51%

Top 20: 92%

Top-5 click share

42%

Top 20: 87%

Open market

43%

  • BINGKELE15%
  • Telidif12%
  • oibek8%
  • SOLARBABY8%
  • Rolson8%
  • Simpeak7%

Wind Up Torch demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume186KCVR7.4%Products36Brands31Top 5 Brands51%OOS Rate4.1%Rating4.4★Reviews1,343Avg BSR#289
15K10KSpike '24Black Friday '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Mar · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.9×

Top Wind Up Torch search terms shoppers use

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

  • wind up torch112K/yr
  • solar torch17K/yr
  • wind up torch uk21K/yr
  • windup torch7K/yr
  • wind-up torch5K/yr
  • dynamo torch5K/yr
  • hand crank torch7K/yr
  • wind up torches5K/yr
  • solar powered torch4K/yr
  • torch wind up4K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Wind Up Torch

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

78% of reviews
Quality-Overall13%

Good Quality

Ease Of Use12%

Ease of use

Value For Money11%

Money well spent

Charging10%

Easy to charge

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%

Just what I wanted

What buyers complain about

75% of reviews
Charging18%

Does not charge your phone

Size-Overall14%

Smaller than expected

Durability10%

Broke almost immediately

Functionality-Overall9%

that doesnt work

Quality-Overall6%

Really poor quality

Wind Up Torch return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.5%

Return rate

17%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Charging
21%
2Defective Material/Parts
15%
3Functionality-Overall
13%
4Size-Overall
11%
5Quality-Overall
5%

Common Wind Up Torch questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Wind Up Torch 55/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £160K/yr across 36 tracked products. 0 of 11 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -64.5% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Wind Up Torch on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Mar, where the busiest month runs 2.9× the quietest.