Monopod
FailShoppers spend only $116K a year here, so Monopod is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 47 / 100Top 35% of 1,488 Electronics & Photo niches · +3 vs the category median of 4447
- Market size
- £116K/yr110K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- +2.9%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 49%top-5 click share · 9 brands · 21 sellers
Flapen Score
Monopod against its category
The dotted line is the Electronics & Photo average. Past it, Monopod is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Monopod market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Monopod 110K times last year and spent an estimated £116K. The top 5 brands take 85% of clicks. Flapen scores it 47 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
2.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 110K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 2.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +2.9% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £116K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 110K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- +2.9%
- Conversion, latest week
- 2.3%
- Market size, estimated
- £116Ka year
- Peak month
- November1.2× the quietest month
- Top search term
- monopod53K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £45.55.
Listings sell for £45.55 on average, from £11.83 to £131.74. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 2K to 3K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £45.55 that is £0 to £5K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £45.55inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £11.83–£131.74
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 2K–3K
- Units per listing a year
- 0–100
- Revenue per listing a year
- £0–£5K
- Returns
- 2.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is ads.
95% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.9% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #32 within Camera & Photo. It carries 966 reviews at 4.50 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 95%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 0.9%
- Average rank
- #32in Camera & Photo
- Average rating
- 4.50 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 966per listing
- Listings tracked
- 21
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 48 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
- 48 months
Products
Top Monopod products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
K&F CONCEPT Monopod for Camera 63 Aluminum Photography Compact Monopod with 5-Section Height Lightweight Travel Stand for DSLR Camera Load Capacity 10kg/22lbs MS16
- Price
- £15.99
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 87
- Age
- 12mo ago

Amazon Basics Lightweight Portable Extendable Camera & Photography Monopod Aluminum Telescopic - 21 to 67 inch Black
- Price
- £11.83
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 10,329
- Age
- 12y ago

Manbily 65-Inch Camera Monopod 5 Sections Aluminum Travel Monopods for Cameras Canon Nikon Sony DSLR Video Camcorder Compact Portable Lightweight (E-222) Red
- Price
- £14.84
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 243
- Age
- 3y ago

Manfrotto Element MII MMELMIIA5BK Lightweight 5-section Aluminium Travel Camera Monopod with Wrist Strap Rubber Grip Twist Locks Load up 16kg for Compact cameras Mirrorless DSLR Black
- Price
- £36.36
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 571
- Age
- 6y ago

Manbily Extendable Camera Aluminum Monopod with Feet Portable Travel Monopod with Removable Tripod Stand Base for DSLR Canon Nikon Sony Video Camcorder 5 Sections 67-in 170cm Max Load 15.5lbs(A-222)
- Price
- £25.82
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 416
- Age
- 4y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
SMALLRIG 72 Aluminum Camera Tripod Lightweight Tripod & Monopod with Ball Head and Quick Release Plate Travel Tripods for DSLR Camera Phone Payload 15kg / 33lb - 3935
- Price
- £44.52
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,239
- Age
- 4y ago

SMALLRIG 166.5cm / 65.6 Carbon Fiber Monopod for Camera Compact Camera Monopod with Storage Size of 68cm / 26.8 Weighs 1.72kg / 3.8lb One-Touch Height Adjustment Max. 5kg Playload Ball Head-5564
- Price
- £131.74
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 119
- Age
- 8mo ago

IFOOTAGE Monopod Cobra 3 A180F 71 Aluminum Camera Monopod with Feet Telescopic Video Mono pod Compatible with Sony Canon Nikon DSLR Cameras Payload 17.6lb
- Price
- £96.98
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 6
- Age
- 3y ago

Manbily Extendable Camera Aluminum Monopod with Feet Portable Travel Monopod with Removable Tripod Stand Base for DSLR Canon Nikon Sony Video Camcorder 5 Sections 67-in 170cm Max Load 15.5lbs(A-222)
- Price
- £25.82
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 416
- Age
- 4y ago

Manbily Monopods for Cameras with Handle Camera Monopod Walking Stick 61inches Portable Compact Travel Monopod Aluminum Alloy Stick Selfie Stick 6 Sections 15.4lbs for DSLR Video Camcorder Stand (Red)
- Price
- £19.31
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 348
- Age
- 3y ago
Newest
by launch date
SMALLRIG 166.5cm / 65.6 Carbon Fiber Monopod for Camera Compact Camera Monopod with Storage Size of 68cm / 26.8 Weighs 1.72kg / 3.8lb One-Touch Height Adjustment Max. 5kg Playload Ball Head-5564
- Price
- £131.74
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 119
- Age
- 8mo ago

K&F CONCEPT Monopod for Camera 63 Aluminum Photography Compact Monopod with 5-Section Height Lightweight Travel Stand for DSLR Camera Load Capacity 10kg/22lbs MS16
- Price
- £15.99
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 87
- Age
- 12mo ago

Manbily A-888 Camera Monopod Length 32cm - 156cm Aluminum Monopods for Cameras 7 Sections Compact Travel Portable Selfie Stick for DSLR Smartphone Concert Festival
- Price
- £21.51
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 20
- Age
- 1y ago

ANXRE 71/180cm Phone Tripod Monopod NT79 Extendable Selfie Stick Tripod for Cell PhoneCamera Mobile Tripod Stand for Filming Tripod Stand Holder Compatible with Smartphone Camera
- Price
- £16.26
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 3,416
- Age
- 1y ago

SIRUI Professional Camera Monopod with Feet 74/188cm Telescopic Portable Aluminum Travel Monopod with Pan Tilt Fluid Head & Removable Tripod Base for DSLR Camera Camcorder Max Load 17.6lb/8kg
- Price
- £73.39
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 73
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 49% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
9 flat
Sellers
21
Top-5 brand share
85%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
49%
Top 20: 99%
Open market
7%
- Manbily28%
- K&F CONCEPT21%
- Manfrotto16%
- NEEWER12%
- Amazon Basics9%
- SMALLRIG8%
- Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 7%)
Demand
Monopod search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.2×
Search terms
Top Monopod search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- monopod53K/yr
- monopods for cameras20K/yr
- camera monopod9K/yr
- manfrotto monopod7K/yr
- monopod with feet6K/yr
- monopods7K/yr
- camera pole6K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Monopod
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
breaks easily
Broke after 8 weeks
Didnt last
Flimsy and broke pretty soon after having it
So zero for sturdiness, foldability and quality from me
Not very stable
Small
not fit for purpose
theyre quite big
Terrible quality, breaks easily
Cheap
Poor quality
It does not go 180degrees when the phone is mounted on it
Love
Great quality & portability
These are great really well made
Amazing quality
Sturdy tripod
Very sturdy and easy to use
Sturdy structure
Good value for money
Decent price
Worth the money
BETTER THAN WAS EXPECTING
Exactly what I wanted
As described
Easy to use
folds down nicely so its easy to carry around
easy-to-use monopod
Return
2.1% Return rate 28% Fixable by listing
Small
not fit for purpose
theyre quite big
It does not go 180degrees when the phone is mounted on it
Flimsy and broke pretty soon after having it
So zero for sturdiness, foldability and quality from me
Not very stable
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