lighter gas
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($4.69–$8.81) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Great10.7%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Review moat
Good694.89avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Market size
Good£407K£407K/yr · 610K searches
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Brand share
Bad90%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Avg price
Bad£6.25avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Growth
Bad-23.2%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Bad87%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Price range
Bad£4.69–£8.81cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, lighter gas is a £407K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (610K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 90% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
lighter gas market data
- Units sold / yr
- 60K–80K
- avg 4,000–5,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- £375K–£500K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 10.7%
- Avg BSR
- #629
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 11%
- Sponsored
- 89%
- Out of stock
- 4.6%
- Avg brand age
- 53 months
- Avg seller age
- 171 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 87% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
8 falling
Sellers
14
Top-5 brand share
90%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
87%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
5%
- LUXTROUS52%
- Straame20%
- ZOPPER7%
- UR CHOICE6%
- ezkart5%
- ZYBUX5%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 5%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -23.2% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jan, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×
Top lighter gas search terms
- lighter gas167K/yr
- butane gas refill144K/yr
- lighter gas refill85K/yr
- butane39K/yr
- gas refill for lighter19K/yr
- gas for lighters refill15K/yr
- gas lighter refill25K/yr
- clipper gas19K/yr
- lighter refill14K/yr
- gas lighter refill canister5K/yr
Top lighter gas products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 9 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Luxtrous Genuine Clipper Gas Suitable for Universal Canisters Lighters Torches and Camping Stoves 300ml (Pack of 2)
LUXTROUS£5.704.7★922 rev
Straame Clipper Gas Refill Canister - 300ml Capacity- Universal Refill Fluid for Lighters Torches and Camping Stoves (Pack of 2)
Straame£5.244.6★885 rev
ZOPPER 2 x 300ml Clipper Gas Multipurpose Universal Refill Fluid for Lighters BBQ and Cooking Reliable & Safe Fuel Solution
ZOPPER£5.724.6★159 rev
UR CHOICE Genuine Clipper Gas Lighter Refill Pack of 2 300ml Universal Camping Gas for Lighters Clippers BBQ & Cooking Safe & Reliable Fuel Solution
UR CHOICE£5.834.6★587 rev
Clipper Gas - Universal Refill Fluid for Multi-Purposes BBQ Kitchen Torches Culinary Torches Soldering Tools and More - 300ml Capacity - Reliable & Safe Fuel Solution (2)
ezkart£5.564.6★192 rev
Newest
by launch dateLuxtrous Genuine Clipper Gas Suitable for Universal Canisters Lighters Torches and Camping Stoves 300ml (Pack of 2)
LUXTROUS£5.70922 rev
GOLD DEER 18Pcs Butane Bottle Adapter 6 Set Butane Refill Adapter
GOLD DEER£4.6911 rev
ZOPPER 2 x 300ml Clipper Gas Multipurpose Universal Refill Fluid for Lighters BBQ and Cooking Reliable & Safe Fuel Solution
ZOPPER£5.72159 rev
Straame Clipper Gas Refill Canister - 300ml Capacity- Universal Refill Fluid for Lighters Torches and Camping Stoves (Pack of 2)
Straame£5.24885 rev
Clipper Gas - Universal Refill Fluid for Multi-Purposes BBQ Kitchen Torches Culinary Torches Soldering Tools and More - 300ml Capacity - Reliable & Safe Fuel Solution (2)
ezkart£5.56192 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumClipper Gas - Universal Refill Fluid for Multi-Purposes BBQ Kitchen Torches Culinary Torches Soldering Tools and More - 300ml Capacity - Reliable & Safe Fuel Solution (2)
ezkart£5.564.6★
Newport Gas For Lighters - Newport Gas Compatible with All Lighters | BBQ Candle Camping Gas Kitchen Cooking Lighter - Pack of 2 x 300ml
ZYBUX£7.304.6★
GOLD DEER 18Pcs Butane Bottle Adapter 6 Set Butane Refill Adapter
GOLD DEER£4.693.4★
Luxtrous Genuine Clipper Gas Suitable for Universal Canisters Lighters Torches and Camping Stoves 300ml (Pack of 2)
LUXTROUS£5.704.7★
Luxtrous Genuine Clipper Gas Suitable for Universal Canisters Lighters Torches and Camping Stoves 300ml (Pack of 4)
LUXTROUS£8.814.7★
What buyers say about lighter gas
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“As advertised”
“Good value for money”
“Excellent product”
“Comes in handy”
“They fit perfectly”
“Reliable, dependable, robust”
“It's lighter fuel”
“little red nozzle easiest to use”
“Works good”
“Reliable Clean Odorless Versatile”
What buyers complain about
“cheaper elsewhere though”
“Even the photo on the front of the can is different from the actual can”
“Quite hard to use”
“leaking on use”
“Rubbish seller”
“It's gas it burns”
“because the connection wasnt right”
“they're all plain white”
“the one I got are full of water”
“then none of fit a colibri properly so used half a can to fill it up because of wastage I would not buy again”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is lighter gas profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £407K/yr across 9 tracked products. 1 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -23.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (42/100).
- How competitive is the lighter gas niche?
- 8 brands and 14 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 87% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 90% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in lighter gas?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Advertised Vs Actual Product, Ease Of Use. The return rate is 0.0%.
- When does demand for lighter gas peak?
- Demand peaks in Jan–Dec; the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the lighter gas niche?
- Listings span £4.69–£8.81; the average listing price is £6.25 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 695 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.