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Gorilla Tripod

Fail

Shoppers spend only $78K a year here, so Gorilla Tripod is a Fail.

Flapen Score
46
46 / 100
Top 38% of 1,488 Electronics & Photo niches · +2 vs the category median of 44
Market size
£78K/yr89K searches / yr
90-day growth
-0.3%search demand this quarter
Competition
60%top-5 click share · 12 brands · 31 sellers

Flapen Score

Gorilla Tripod against its category

The dotted line is the Electronics & Photo average. Past it, Gorilla Tripod is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

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

Market

The Gorilla Tripod market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Gorilla Tripod 89K times last year and spent an estimated £78K. The top 5 brands take 82% of clicks. Flapen scores it 46 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

4.9% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 89K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 4.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -0.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £78K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
89K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-0.3%
Conversion, latest week
4.9%
Market size, estimated
£78Ka year
Peak month
November1.4× the quietest month
Top search term
flexible tripod14K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £17.93.

Listings sell for £17.93 on average, from £6.65 to £47.53. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 3K to 4K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £17.93 that is £2K to £4K a year per listing.

Average price
£17.93inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£6.65–£47.53
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
3K–4K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£2K–£4K
Returns
1.8%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

68% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 8.7% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #49 within Camera & Photo. It carries 4,681 reviews at 4.39 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
68%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
8.7%
Average rank
#49in Camera & Photo
Average rating
4.39 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
4,681per listing
Listings tracked
19

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are settling in.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 49 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

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

Products

Top Gorilla Tripod 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£8K£16K£23K£31K1001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

12 falling

Sellers

31

Top-5 brand share

82%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

60%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

14%

  • JOBY33%
  • Lammcou27%
  • Amazon Basics9%
  • CIRYCASE7%
  • micros2u6%
  • Lamicall4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 14%)

Demand

Gorilla Tripod search demand

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

3K2KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Search terms

Top Gorilla Tripod search terms shoppers use

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

  • flexible tripod14K/yr
  • joby gorillapod13K/yr
  • gorilla pod13K/yr
  • gorilla tripod11K/yr
  • joby tripod9K/yr
  • phone tripod flexible7K/yr
  • gorillapod6K/yr
  • joby7K/yr
  • octopus tripod3K/yr
  • flexible phone tripod4K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Gorilla Tripod

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

Complain

Durability24%−0.25

Broke on 1st use

Fell apart after a week

It broke after couple of use

Quality-Overall20%−0.09

so the build quality is clearly very poor

Bad quality

Poor quality, not stable at all

Strength11%+0.86

Very flimsy

Not at all sturdy

Bit flimsy,

Grip5%−0.04

don't grip like I expected

This version is missing the rubberized grip on one of the legs

it slips out very easily

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%+0.36

The images give a misleading impression of the size

not as advertised

Not as expected

Love

Value For Money18%+0.82

Good price

Value for money

Excellent value for money

Strength15%+0.86

It is strong and adjustable

Sturdy and strong

Sturdy Tripod

Quality-Overall13%−0.09

Great piece of kit

Great product and feels well made

Excellent product

Ease Of Use8%+0.93

Super handy device

Easy to use

Super handy

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%+0.36

Does the job

Works as advertised

does what I need

Return

1.8% Return rate 38% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall27%▆▆▆▇█▇
Functionality-Overall10%▄▅█▆▇▅
Strength10%▅▆█▄▆▅

Very flimsy

Not at all sturdy

Bit flimsy,

Quality-Overall7%▂█▆▆▇▇

so the build quality is clearly very poor

Bad quality

Poor quality, not stable at all

Defective Material/Parts6%█▆▇▅▄▆

FAQ

Common Gorilla Tripod questions

Answered from the same tracked data.