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Lanyard

prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($3.21–$16.19) — Lanyard doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

43
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Market size 59Growth 24Conversion 40Competition 24Returns 96Price range 9Avg price 20Brand share 46Review moat 49Quality gap 48
This niche Category average

Is Lanyard profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Lanyard is a £493K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (2.1M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 77% of demand. Demand peaks in Sep. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.

Lanyard: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -1.7% over the last 90 days and 3.2% of searches end in a purchase.

£493K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr80K
Search volume / yr-1.7%2.1M
Conversion rate3.2%
Avg price£7.24

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 77% of demand, so 23% of the market is open.

23%

open market share

Brands · sellers14 · 17
Top-5 product click share71%
Open market23%
Avg brand age29 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 16 products

Sponsored placement88%
New entrants (1y)1· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews1,648

Top Lanyard 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 capture 71% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£49K£99K£148K£197K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

14 falling

Sellers

17

Top-5 brand share

77%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

71%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

19%

  • COCASES40%
  • SURPHY18%
  • Bird Fiy12%
  • YXIING4%
  • liyun4%
  • takyu3%

Lanyard demand & seasonality

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

Volume2.1MCVR3.2%Products16Brands14Top 5 Brands77%OOS Rate0.2%Rating4.5★Reviews1,648Avg BSR#51
60K40KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×

Top Lanyard search terms shoppers use

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

  • lanyard960K/yr
  • lanyard with card holder462K/yr
  • lanyards172K/yr
  • lanyards for neck157K/yr
  • lanyards for neck with card holder59K/yr
  • lanyard for keys62K/yr
  • key lanyard38K/yr
  • breakaway lanyard30K/yr
  • id card lanyard20K/yr
  • lanyard with id holder18K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Lanyard

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

What buyers love

81% of reviews
Quality-Overall22%

Great product, is as described

Ease Of Use14%

Very easy to put on and take off

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%

Does what it needs to

Value For Money9%

Good price

Strength8%

These are sturdy

What buyers complain about

72% of reviews
Durability19%

Broke easily

Quality-Overall16%

so I am disappointed on the quality as I am unable to use one of the lanyards at all

Ease Of Use8%

No use to me

Value For Money6%

cheaper that way

Charging5%

Although I'm happy with my purchase I find it doesn't make it easy to charge my phone whilst it's attached

Lanyard return rate & reasons

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

0.9%

Return rate

46%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
18%
2Color
11%
3Length
11%
4Strength
8%
5Quality-Overall
7%

Common Lanyard questions

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

Flapen scores Lanyard 43/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £493K/yr across 16 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -1.7% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Lanyard on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Sep, where the busiest month runs 1.9× the quietest.