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Stranger Things

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.7% of orders. But demand is soft, at -70.3% this quarter, so Stranger Things is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
55
55 / 100
Top 24% of 2,461 Fashion niches · +7 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£1.3M/yr4.9M searches / yr
90-day growth
-70.3%search demand this quarter
Competition
48%top-5 click share · 17 brands · 103 sellers

Flapen Score

Stranger Things against its category

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

55Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Stranger Things market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Stranger Things 4.9M times last year and spent an estimated £1.3M. The top 5 brands take 74% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 55 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

1.9% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 4.9M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 1.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -70.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £1.3M a year.

Searches, last 12 months
4.9M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-70.3%
Conversion, latest week
1.9%
Market size, estimated
£1.3Ma year
Peak month
December17.1× the quietest month
Top search term
stranger things3.0M searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £13.80.

Listings sell for £13.80 on average, from £3.14 to £43.94. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 60K to 80K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £13.80 that is £7K to £10K a year per listing.

Average price
£13.80under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.14–£43.94
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
60K–80K
Units per listing a year
500–750
Revenue per listing a year
£7K–£10K
Returns
0.7%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

71% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 75% ship with Prime. On an average day, 19.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #301 within Jumpers, Cardigans & Sweatshirts. It carries 151 reviews at 4.45 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
71%
Prime listings
75%
Out of stock, average day
19.0%
Average rank
#301in Jumpers, Cardigans & Sweatshirts
Average rating
4.45 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
151per listing
Listings tracked
28

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 12 launches as successful.

12 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 26 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
12
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
26 months

Products

Top Stranger Things 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 48% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£129K£259K£388K£518K1101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

17 falling

Sellers

103

Top-5 brand share

74%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

48%

Top 20: 89%

Open market

23%

  • Stranger Things41%
  • Zavvi15%
  • YuMe7%
  • Clementoni7%
  • ZCHW3%
  • OUKEYI3%

Demand

Stranger Things search demand

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

500K300KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 17.1×

Search terms

Top Stranger Things search terms shoppers use

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

  • stranger things3.0M/yr
  • stranger things gifts458K/yr
  • stranger things lego370K/yr
  • stranger things merchandise676K/yr
  • lego stranger things115K/yr
  • stranger things merch111K/yr
  • stranger things gifts for girls21K/yr
  • stranger thing30K/yr
  • stranger things stuff23K/yr
  • stranger things gift25K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Stranger Things

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

Complain

Size-Overall22%−0.07

as the one I bought for my grandsons birthday was a bit-of a tight fit

Way too big

Bit small

Quality-Overall13%−0.03

Cheap and nasty, would nit reconmend anyone purchases this

expensive for cheap quality

Low quality

Value For Money10%−0.04

Not worth price

expensive for cheap quality

Think its over priced

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%−0.06

Not as advertised

Misleading photo

The picture isnt as neon like the photo on Amazon so abit disappointed

Fun/Entertainment Experience3%

Do it properly it ruins the fun

Love

Quality-Overall26%−0.03

Quality of the build seems great

Excellent quality

It's reasonable quality

Gifting Purpose16%+1.67

Special gift

Gift

Great gift

Size-Overall10%−0.07

good fit

grow a fair size collection

Its not too big

Collectibles6%+1.04

Collect them all

Pretty cool collectable

Wonderful for collectors

Fun/Entertainment Experience4%

Great little toy

theyre a great bit of fun

Good game

Return

0.7% Return rate 52% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall37%█▆▄▄▆▇

as the one I bought for my grandsons birthday was a bit-of a tight fit

Way too big

Bit small

Print Quality10%▂▂▄▅█▁
Defective Material/Parts9%▅▅▄█▄█
Quality-Overall8%▇▇▁▅▆█

Cheap and nasty, would nit reconmend anyone purchases this

expensive for cheap quality

Low quality

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%▃█▅▁▁▂

Not as advertised

Misleading photo

The picture isnt as neon like the photo on Amazon so abit disappointed

FAQ

Common Stranger Things questions

Answered from the same tracked data.