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Long Matches

Fail

Demand is soft, at -52.2% this quarter, so Long Matches is a Fail.

Flapen Score
42
42 / 100
Ranks 2,003 of 2,976 Grocery niches · −4 vs the category median of 46
Market size
£251K/yr299K searches / yr
90-day growth
-52.2%search demand this quarter
Competition
71%top-5 click share · 9 brands · 62 sellers

Flapen Score

Long Matches against its category

The dotted line is the Grocery average. Past it, Long Matches is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

42Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Long Matches market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Long Matches 299K times last year and spent an estimated £251K. The top 5 brands take 80% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 42 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

14.6% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 299K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 14.6% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -52.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £251K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
299K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-52.2%
Conversion, latest week
14.6%
Market size, estimated
£251Ka year
Peak month
December4.7× the quietest month
Top search term
long matches122K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £5.75.

Listings sell for £5.75 on average, from £0.84 to £10.28. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 40K to 50K a year. The average listing sells 1,500 to 2,000 of them. At £5.75 that is £9K to £12K a year per listing.

Average price
£5.75under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£0.84–£10.28
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
40K–50K
Units per listing a year
1,500–2,000
Revenue per listing a year
£9K–£12K
Returns
0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

69% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 85% ship with Prime. On an average day, 4.2% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #68 within Firelighters & Matches. It carries 530 reviews at 4.59 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
69%
Prime listings
85%
Out of stock, average day
4.2%
Average rank
#68in Firelighters & Matches
Average rating
4.59 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
530per listing
Listings tracked
13

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are settling in.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 44 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
0
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
44 months

Products

Top Long Matches 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 71% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£25K£50K£75K£100K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

62

Top-5 brand share

80%

Top 20: 95%

Top-5 click share

71%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

14%

  • EMBO39%
  • Riverbank Retail15%
  • Bryant & May10%
  • Manor10%
  • ZYBUX7%
  • --5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 14%)

Demand

Long Matches search demand

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

12K8KSpike '24Black Friday '24Holiday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.7×

Search terms

Top Long Matches search terms shoppers use

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

  • long matches122K/yr
  • matches extra long56K/yr
  • extra long matches38K/yr
  • long matches for lighting candles27K/yr
  • long matches for wood burners24K/yr
  • large matches8K/yr
  • extra long matches for lighting fire8K/yr
  • matches long6K/yr
  • long matches for candles4K/yr
  • bryant and may extra long matches3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Long Matches

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

Complain

Wood Quality33%−0.11

Extremely flimsy wood

Flimsy wood

It is long that is all that is true made from really flimsy wood so you have basically have to hold the head of the match to light it then quickly move your fingers so they dont get burnt

Quality-Overall25%+2.13

Poor quality

the quality has varied

Size-Overall17%−0.04

The boxes looked larger in the picture matches not as long as I would like

Flammable4%

they burn

Love

Quality-Overall34%+2.13

GOOD QUALITY

High Quality box

Quality matcges

Advertised Vs Actual Product18%+1.17

Exactly as it says

Done the job perfectly

As described

Value For Money15%+0.09

Decent price

great value for money

Great value

Safety Standards5%−0.01

Extra long safety matches

Safe and reliable

Safety

Ease Of Use5%+0.46

Easy to use

Love these so easy to hold

Quick and easy use for bbq and our lounge fire

Return

0.1% Return rate 71% Fixable by listing

Advertised Vs Actual Product43%█▁▁▅▁▅
Size-Overall29%▁▁█▁▁▁

The boxes looked larger in the picture matches not as long as I would like

Value For Money14%▁▁▁█▁▁
Smell14%▁▁▁▁▁█

FAQ

Common Long Matches questions

Answered from the same tracked data.