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Lighter Fluid

Fail

Demand is soft, at -11.0% this quarter, so Lighter Fluid is a Fail.

Flapen Score
46
46 / 100
Ranks 1,444 of 2,976 Grocery niches · on the category median
Market size
£749K/yr418K searches / yr
90-day growth
-11.0%search demand this quarter
Competition
72%top-5 click share · 9 brands · 62 sellers

Flapen Score

Lighter Fluid against its category

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

46Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Lighter Fluid market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Lighter Fluid 418K times last year and spent an estimated £749K. The top 5 brands take 92% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Dec. Flapen scores it 46 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

18.2% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 418K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 18.2% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -11.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £749K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
418K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-11.0%
Conversion, latest week
18.2%
Market size, estimated
£749Ka year
Peak month
December1.7× the quietest month
Top search term
lighter fluid183K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £9.85.

Listings sell for £9.85 on average, from £4.47 to £21.03. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 60K to 80K a year. The average listing sells 4,000 to 5,000 of them. At £9.85 that is £39K to £49K a year per listing.

Average price
£9.85under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£4.47–£21.03
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
60K–80K
Units per listing a year
4,000–5,000
Revenue per listing a year
£39K–£49K
Returns
0.0%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

60% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 40% ship with Prime. On an average day, 3.3% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #44 within Firelighters & Matches. It carries 3,076 reviews at 4.62 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
60%
Prime listings
40%
Out of stock, average day
3.3%
Average rank
#44in Firelighters & Matches
Average rating
4.62 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
3,076per listing
Listings tracked
15

04 · Newcomers

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

1 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 51 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

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

Products

Top Lighter Fluid 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 72% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£75K£150K£225K£299K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

9 rising

Sellers

62

Top-5 brand share

92%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

72%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

6%

  • Zippo57%
  • ZYBUX15%
  • LUXTROUS13%
  • Straame5%
  • APHY ENTERPRISES3%
  • Newport2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 6%)

Demand

Lighter Fluid search demand

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

12K8KSpike '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Search terms

Top Lighter Fluid search terms shoppers use

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

  • lighter fluid183K/yr
  • zippo lighter fluid128K/yr
  • lighter fuel24K/yr
  • zippo fuel14K/yr
  • lighter fluid refill16K/yr
  • zippo fluid13K/yr
  • naphtha8K/yr
  • naptha5K/yr
  • zippo lighter fuel5K/yr
  • lighter fuel fluid3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Lighter Fluid

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

Complain

Dilute/Watery13%−0.04

Watery

the one I got are full of water

Gass liquid

Value For Money13%+1.88

cheaper elsewhere though

hard earned money

Expensive

Leak-Proof13%

Somehow fuel evaporation while sealed

leaking on use

when dispensing it spills everywhere

Quality-Overall11%0.00

Really poor quality fluid

feels low quality

Bad quality

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%+2.22

the product does not match the image shown on Amazon — what I received looks different

This feels misleading and dishonest

however the packaging is different from advertised

Love

Advertised Vs Actual Product31%+2.22

As advertised

Exactly what I wanted

As described

Value For Money26%+1.88

Excellent value for money

Excellent price

Good value for money

Quality-Overall19%0.00

The product is satisfactory as far as I can tell

Amazing quality

No complaints

Ease Of Use8%0.00

Easy to use

It's a real handy pack

Very handy

Size-Overall3%−0.01

They fit perfectly

The flints fit perfect

are the largest sizes

Return

0.0% Return rate 30% Fixable by listing

Compatibility-Overall19%▁▂█▁▂▂
Leak-Proof11%▁█▁▁▆▅

Somehow fuel evaporation while sealed

leaking on use

when dispensing it spills everywhere

Size-Overall9%█▁▁▁▁█

Small

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%█▃▁▁▆▁

the product does not match the image shown on Amazon — what I received looks different

This feels misleading and dishonest

however the packaging is different from advertised

Color8%▁█▁▁█▄

FAQ

Common Lighter Fluid questions

Answered from the same tracked data.