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Fire Lighter

Fail

Prices span $3.36–$15.08, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Fire Lighter is a Fail.

Flapen Score
44
44 / 100
Ranks 1,743 of 2,976 Grocery niches · −2 vs the category median of 46
Market size
£30K/yr65K searches / yr
90-day growth
-38.7%search demand this quarter
Competition
50%top-5 click share · 22 brands · 58 sellers

Flapen Score

Fire Lighter against its category

The dotted line is the Grocery average. Past it, Fire Lighter is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

44Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Fire Lighter market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Fire Lighter 65K times last year and spent an estimated £30K. The top 5 brands take 54% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 44 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

5.6% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 65K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 5.6% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -38.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £30K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
65K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-38.7%
Conversion, latest week
5.6%
Market size, estimated
£30Ka year
Peak month
November3.8× the quietest month
Top search term
fire lighter59K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £8.19.

Listings sell for £8.19 on average, from £3.36 to £15.08. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £8.19 that is £2K to £4K a year per listing.

Average price
£8.19under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.36–£15.08
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
6K–8K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£2K–£4K
Returns
0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

84% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 64% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.3% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #21 within Firelighters & Matches. It carries 3,049 reviews at 4.42 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
84%
Prime listings
64%
Out of stock, average day
0.3%
Average rank
#21in Firelighters & Matches
Average rating
4.42 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
3,049per listing
Listings tracked
25

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 2 of last year's 3 launches as successful.

3 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 2 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 58 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
3
Successful launches
2Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
58 months

Products

Top Fire Lighter 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 50% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£2K£3K£5K£6K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

22 falling

Sellers

58

Top-5 brand share

54%

Top 20: 98%

Top-5 click share

50%

Top 20: 95%

Open market

40%

  • KARAN KING20%
  • Pelle & Sol12%
  • Aspect9%
  • Galleon Fireplaces6%
  • ecoblaze6%
  • Sondiko5%

Demand

Fire Lighter search demand

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

3K2KSpike '24Black Friday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.8×

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Fire Lighter

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

Complain

Quality-Overall16%−0.02

Disappointing Quality

Very poor quality manufacturing

Cheapely made

Size-Overall13%−0.09

So it doesnt fit

They are smaller

Small box

Charging11%−0.09

Not recharging :

Won't charge

does not charge

Value For Money8%+1.57

Disappointed for the price i excpected better

Not that economical

Not worth the money

Durability7%−0.05

can break easily

Broke after one month

Doesnt last

Love

Value For Money23%+1.57

Excellent value for money

Excellent value

Good Value

Quality-Overall21%−0.02

Great quality, very fast lighting and do the job

Excellent Product

Good quality and reliable

Fire Resistance10%+1.05

It helps to light fires

Theyre good for lighting a fire

Excellent to help get fire started safely

Ease Of Use9%+0.69

Easy to use

Easy to use and it's good to have a on,off switch

Easy to fill

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%+0.16

Exactly what I needed

As described

better than expected

Return

0.1% Return rate 9% Fixable by listing

Functionality-Overall32%█▆▇▇▆▅

stopped working

Not effective

Didnt work

Charging11%▃▃▅▄▃█

Not recharging :

Won't charge

does not charge

Defective Material/Parts8%▆▇▆█▇▅
Size-Overall8%▃▇▆▇▄█

So it doesnt fit

They are smaller

Small box

Leak-Proof6%▅▄▅▇▂█

the torch leaks after usage

Gas leaking

the gas just leaked out

FAQ

Common Fire Lighter questions

Answered from the same tracked data.