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Elmo

Fail

The top 5 brands take 97% of clicks, so Elmo is a Fail.

Flapen Score
41
41 / 100
Ranks 1,878 of 2,461 Fashion niches · −7 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£69K/yr147K searches / yr
90-day growth
-9.0%search demand this quarter
Competition
67%top-5 click share · 7 brands · 66 sellers

Flapen Score

Elmo against its category

The dotted line is the Fashion average. Past it, Elmo is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

41Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Elmo market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Elmo 147K times last year and spent an estimated £69K. The top 5 brands take 97% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 41 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

3.5% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 147K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 3.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -9.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £69K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
147K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-9.0%
Conversion, latest week
3.5%
Market size, estimated
£69Ka year
Peak month
December4.1× the quietest month
Top search term
elmo100K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £13.25.

Listings sell for £13.25 on average, from £7.94 to £29.26. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 4K to 5K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £13.25 that is £1K to £3K a year per listing.

Average price
£13.25under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£7.94–£29.26
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
4K–5K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£1K–£3K
Returns
1.0%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

55% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 90% ship with Prime. On an average day, 4.9% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #486 within Boys. It carries 566 reviews at 4.38 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
55%
Prime listings
90%
Out of stock, average day
4.9%
Average rank
#486in Boys
Average rating
4.38 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
566per listing
Listings tracked
20

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 9 launches as successful.

9 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 47 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
9
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
47 months

Products

Top Elmo 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 67% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£3K£7K£10K£14K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

7 falling

Sellers

66

Top-5 brand share

97%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

67%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

1%

  • Get Trend45%
  • Sesame Street38%
  • Posh Paws9%
  • Hasbro3%
  • little tikes2%
  • Just Play1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 1%)

Demand

Elmo search demand

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

13K8KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.1×

Search terms

Top Elmo search terms shoppers use

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

  • elmo100K/yr
  • elmo toys42K/yr
  • elmo toy5K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Elmo

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

Complain

Size-Overall33%−0.05

Cute little item although could have been a bit bigger for price

Battery Inclusion17%−0.13

It arrived needing new batteries

Audio Quality5%−0.02

Sound quality is not amazing

Touch/Button Controls5%−0.02

The on/off button does feel a little flimsy

Strength5%−0.01

The on/off button does feel a little flimsy

Love

Quality-Overall38%+2.99

Great quality and I love the huge solid eyes

Good quality

Well made

Fun/Entertainment Experience12%−0.09

Its fun

Overall, its an engaging and entertaining toy that keeps a toddler interested and supports creative play

Excellent toy

Size-Overall11%−0.05

Size is perfect

Cute and small

not too big

Soft Feel9%

soft and cuddly

very soft fleece blanket

Beautiful and soft

Value For Money8%+0.45

Good value for money

Great value

Great value for money

Return

1.0% Return rate 51% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall39%█▅▅▅▅▄

Cute little item although could have been a bit bigger for price

Quality-Overall17%▄▆▆▆█▆
Functionality-Overall9%▁▁▇▄▅█
Advertised Vs Actual Product8%▂█▃▁▁▆
Material Quality5%▁▁▁▁▁█

FAQ

Common Elmo questions

Answered from the same tracked data.