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Shisha

brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — Shisha doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

38
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Market size 27Growth 43Conversion 9Competition 13Returns 25Price range 88Avg price 95Brand share 0Review moat 95Quality gap 84
This niche Category average

Is Shisha profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Shisha is a £117K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (524K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Aug. Verdict: Skip it — 38/100.

Shisha: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved +14.3% over the last 90 days and 0.8% of searches end in a purchase.

£117K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr5K
Search volume / yr+14.3%524K
Conversion rate0.8%
Avg price£29.74

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand, so 0% of the market is open.

0%

open market share

Brands · sellers4 · 6
Top-5 product click share84%
Open market0%
Avg brand age46 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.2★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 9 products

Sponsored placement0%
New entrants (1y)0· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.2★
Avg reviews106

Top Shisha 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 84% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£18K£35K£53K£70K101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

4 falling

Sellers

6

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

84%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Kiseely66%
  • SHINE22%
  • M. ROSENFELD9%
  • 320º3%

Shisha demand & seasonality

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

Volume524KCVR0.8%Products9Brands4Top 5 Brands100%OOS Rate20.9%Rating4.2★Reviews106Avg BSR#0
15K10KSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

Top Shisha search terms shoppers use

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

  • shisha209K/yr
  • shisha pipe54K/yr
  • hookah54K/yr
  • shisha shisha54K/yr
  • shisha hookah39K/yr
  • hookah shisha set38K/yr
  • shisha set14K/yr
  • portable shisha14K/yr
  • hooka11K/yr
  • sheesha7K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Shisha

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

What buyers love

100% of reviews
Quality-Overall56%

Great Quality

Advertised Vs Actual Product13%

Exactly as display

Strength13%

Very solid and beautiful product

Assembly/Installation6%

easy to set up

Portability6%

Portable and convenient

What buyers complain about

100% of reviews
Quality-Overall100%

Rubbish

Shisha return rate & reasons

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

5.1%

Return rate

49%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
26%
2Functionality-Overall
17%
3Color
13%
4Quality-Overall
7%
5Defective Material/Parts
7%

Common Shisha questions

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

Flapen scores Shisha 38/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £117K/yr across 9 tracked products. Search demand moved +14.3% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Shisha on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Aug, where the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.