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Waterproof Backpack Cover

prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.79–$14.16) — Waterproof Backpack Cover doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

40
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Market size 11Growth 20Conversion 32Competition 56Returns 84Price range 0Avg price 18Brand share 74Review moat 49Quality gap 43
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Is Waterproof Backpack Cover profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Waterproof Backpack Cover is a £44K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (265K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 61% of demand. Demand peaks in Sep–Oct. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.

Waterproof Backpack Cover: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -11.0% over the last 90 days and 2.6% of searches end in a purchase.

£44K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr8K
Search volume / yr-11.0%265K
Conversion rate2.6%
Avg price£6.37

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 61% of demand, so 39% of the market is open.

39%

open market share

Brands · sellers24 · 42
Top-5 product click share51%
Open market39%
Avg brand age43 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 35 products

Sponsored placement77%
New entrants (1y)9· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews1,624

Top Waterproof Backpack Cover 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 51% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£2K£4K£7K£9K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

24 falling

Sellers

42

Top-5 brand share

61%

Top 20: 96%

Top-5 click share

51%

Top 20: 83%

Open market

34%

  • JITIFAZH18%
  • Vango16%
  • LAMA12%
  • GUKOY9%
  • Trespass6%
  • SHOCHX5%

Waterproof Backpack Cover demand & seasonality

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

Volume265KCVR2.6%Products35Brands24Top 5 Brands61%OOS Rate4.9%Rating4.5★Reviews1,624Avg BSR#24
13K8KSpike '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Sep, Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.1×

Top Waterproof Backpack Cover search terms shoppers use

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

  • waterproof backpack cover47K/yr
  • waterproof rucksack cover24K/yr
  • waterproof bag cover26K/yr
  • rucksack covers waterproof22K/yr
  • backpack cover waterproof20K/yr
  • backpack cover12K/yr
  • rucksack waterproof cover9K/yr
  • backpack rain cover waterproof13K/yr
  • rucksack cover9K/yr
  • backpack waterproof cover12K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Waterproof Backpack Cover

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

What buyers love

77% of reviews
Size-Overall21%

Fits well

Water Resistance13%

Good waterproofing

Value For Money12%

Good value

Quality-Overall8%

It is well made

Weather Proof5%

Good rain cover

What buyers complain about

54% of reviews
Size-Overall18%

these do come up a bit large on it

Water Resistance9%

However, it cannot completely replace a waterproof backpack

Strap/String Quality7%

Shame you cannot tighten

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

not nearly the size it is advertised as

Quality-Overall4%

These are fairly cheaply made covers

Waterproof Backpack Cover return rate & reasons

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

1.5%

Return rate

85%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
76%
2Cover Quality
4%
3Strap/String Quality
2%
4Quality-Overall
2%
5Color
2%

Common Waterproof Backpack Cover questions

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

Flapen scores Waterproof Backpack Cover 40/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £44K/yr across 35 tracked products. 0 of 9 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -11.0% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Waterproof Backpack Cover on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Sep–Oct, where the busiest month runs 3.1× the quietest.