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The Last of Us

weak search conversion (0.3%) — The Last of Us doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

34
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Market size 9Growth 9Conversion 4Competition 36Returns 83Price range 83Avg price 90Brand share 9Review moat 95Quality gap 30
This niche Category average

Is The Last of Us profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, The Last of Us is a £35K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (542K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 34/100.

The Last of Us: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -31.1% over the last 90 days and 0.3% of searches end in a purchase.

£35K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr3K
Search volume / yr-31.1%542K
Conversion rate0.3%
Avg price£21.04

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand, so 4% of the market is open.

4%

open market share

Brands · sellers9 · 74
Top-5 product click share64%
Open market4%
Avg brand age42 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.6★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 16 products

Sponsored placement63%
New entrants (1y)6· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.6★
Avg reviews106

Top The Last of Us 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 take 64% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£2K£4K£5K£7K1101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

74

Top-5 brand share

96%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

64%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

4%

  • Funko37%
  • Paladone22%
  • The Last of Us15%
  • Luclay9%
  • Themeborne6%
  • Dark Horse Comics6%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 4%)

The Last of Us demand & seasonality

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

Volume542KCVR0.3%Products16Brands9Top 5 Brands96%OOS Rate14.6%Rating4.6★Reviews106Avg BSR#10,355
10K6KSpike '26Mar '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26

What reviews say buyers love and hate about The Last of Us

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

What buyers love

100% of reviews
Quality-Overall23%

Good quality and glow in dark

Advertised Vs Actual Product18%

As described

Gifting Purpose18%

Ideal present

Collectibles14%

a great addition to the collection

Ease Of Use9%

My daughter loves it easy and handy

What buyers complain about

100% of reviews
Quality-Overall25%

Poor quality

Battery Life25%

was missing the on / off switch which now means I have to take a battery out everytime i want it off which is a pretty basic thing to miss

Paint Quality25%

Bad paint

Size-Overall25%

Size Up

The Last of Us return rate & reasons

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

1.6%

Return rate

13%

Fixable by listing

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

1Gifting Purpose
22%
2Display-Overall
11%
3Size-Overall
11%
4Product Condition
11%
5Defective Material/Parts
11%

Common The Last of Us questions

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

Flapen scores The Last of Us 34/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £35K/yr across 16 tracked products. 1 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -31.1% over the last 90 days.
The Last of Us buyers on Amazon United Kingdom complain most about Quality-Overall, Battery Life, Paint Quality, the themes mined from the niche's reviews. Its return rate is 1.6%.