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rainbow friends

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A small market ($35K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 9Growth 10Conversion 25Competition 17Returns 94Price range 44Avg price 59Brand share 16Review moat 92Quality gap 53

Returns

Great1.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Great150.83

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Good£13.05

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Price range

Okay£4.57–£23.29

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Conversion

Bad2.0%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Competition

Bad79%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Brand share

Bad94%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Growth

Bad-29.6%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Market size

Bad£35K

£35K/yr · 137K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, rainbow friends is a £35K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (137K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 94% of demand. Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 34/100.

Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

rainbow friends market data

Units sold / yr
3K–3K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
£33K–£39K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
2.0%
Avg BSR
#1,349
Page quality
0%
Prime
67%
Sponsored
50%
Out of stock
19.2%
Avg brand age
23 months
Avg seller age
174 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 79% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

8 falling

Sellers

48

Top-5 brand share

94%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

79%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

4%

  • Forlcool50%
  • TONGQUD16%
  • POBEC13%
  • Rainbow Friends12%
  • wiztex3%
  • Benolls2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 4%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -29.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
20K15KSpike '24Holiday '24Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.5×

Top rainbow friends search terms

  • rainbow friends87K/yr
  • rainbow friends toys23K/yr
  • rainbow friends plush16K/yr
  • rainbow friends figures8K/yr
  • rainbow friends lego4K/yr
All search terms

Top rainbow friends products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%10%£4K20%£7K30%£11K40%£14K101001K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 12 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about rainbow friends

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Color33%

“very bright in colour”

Fun/Entertainment Experience25%

“Great toy”

Value For Money25%

“Good price”

Quality-Overall8%

“Great quality for money”

Soft Feel8%

“very soft to the touch my son loves them”

What buyers complain about

Quality-Overall100%

“Arrived today and the quality is awful”

Top return reasons

Stitch/Finish/Polish60%
Quality-Overall40%

Common questions

Is rainbow friends profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £35K/yr across 12 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -29.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (34/100).
How competitive is the rainbow friends niche?
8 brands and 48 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 79% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 94% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in rainbow friends?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall. The return rate is 1.0%.
When does demand for rainbow friends peak?
Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 4.5× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the rainbow friends niche?
Listings span £4.57–£23.29; the average listing price is £13.05 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 151 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.