Long Matches
FailDemand is soft, at -52.2% this quarter, so Long Matches is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 42 / 100Ranks 2,003 of 2,976 Grocery niches · −4 vs the category median of 4642
- 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.
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
An estimated 14.6% of those searches ended in a purchase.
Shoppers searched for this 299K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. An estimated 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
The products selling here, as shoppers see them on Amazon. Shelf share and sales are our estimates.
Prices and ratings read from Amazon on Jul 24, 2026. The live listing can differ.
Top sellers
by estimated 90-day click share
Bryant & May Extra Long Safety Matches Wood
- Price
- £0.84
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 657
- Age
- 10y ago

5 Boxes of Bryant & May Extra Long Matches + ABL Supplies Matchbox
- Price
- £6.83
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 813
- Age
- 3y ago

ZYBUX - Bryant and May - Extra Long Safety Matches (Pack of 5)
- Price
- £8.43
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 145
- Age
- 2y ago

270 Extra Long Manor Matches for Stoves BBQ Open fires and fireplaces 3 boxes!
- Price
- £10.28
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 371
- Age
- 9y ago

5 Boxes - Bryant & May Extra Long Safety Matches - Ideal for Candles Open Fires Log Burners & BBQ
- Price
- £7.11
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 72
- Age
- 2y ago
Trending
estimated 90-day click momentum
Bryant & May Extra Long Safety Matches Wood
- Price
- £0.84
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 657
- Age
- 10y ago

ZYBUX - Bryant and May - Extra Long Safety Matches (Pack of 5)
- Price
- £8.43
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 145
- Age
- 2y ago

5 Boxes - Bryant & May Extra Long Safety Matches - Ideal for Candles Open Fires Log Burners & BBQ
- Price
- £7.11
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 72
- Age
- 2y ago

Pack of 2 Extra - Bryant & May Extra Long Matches 94mm Safety Matchsticks for Candles Fireplaces BBQ Gas Cookers Wood Burners Camping & Emergency Use FSC Wooden Long Matches
- Price
- £4.28
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 40
- Age
- 1y ago

Bryant & May Extra Long Matches
- Price
- £1.00
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 723
- Age
- 14y ago
Newest
by launch date
Pack of 2 Extra - Bryant & May Extra Long Matches 94mm Safety Matchsticks for Candles Fireplaces BBQ Gas Cookers Wood Burners Camping & Emergency Use FSC Wooden Long Matches
- Price
- £4.28
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 40
- Age
- 1y ago

5 Boxes - Bryant & May Extra Long Safety Matches - Ideal for Candles Open Fires Log Burners & BBQ
- Price
- £7.11
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 72
- Age
- 2y ago

Premium Bryant and May Extra Long Safety Matches (Pack of 2) + ABL Supplies Matchbox
- Price
- £4.62
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 189
- Age
- 2y ago

ZYBUX - Bryant and May - Extra Long Safety Matches (Pack of 5)
- Price
- £8.43
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 145
- Age
- 2y ago

5 Boxes of Bryant & May Extra Long Matches + ABL Supplies Matchbox
- Price
- £6.83
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 813
- Age
- 3y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take an estimated 71% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
9 falling
Sellers
62
Est. top-5 brand share
80%
Top 20: 95%
Est. 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.
Peak months: Jan, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.7×
Search terms
Top Long Matches search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with estimated 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
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“Extremely flimsy wood”
Every topic
Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.
Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.
12 topics
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Best Flapen score
The highest-scoring niches we track right now, across every category.
FAQ
Common Long Matches questions
Answered from the same tracked data.
Figures on this page are estimates modeled from public Amazon pages and third-party keyword data. Amazon does not supply them, and no connected seller's data is used. How we handle Amazon data









