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Sponge

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.1% of orders. But prices span $0.55–$11.40, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Sponge is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
51
51 / 100
Top 27% of 2,976 Grocery niches · +5 vs the category median of 46
Market size
£1.3M/yr1.9M searches / yr
90-day growth
-6.6%search demand this quarter
Competition
67%top-5 click share · 13 brands · 56 sellers

Flapen Score

Sponge against its category

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

51Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Sponge market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Sponge 1.9M times last year and spent an estimated £1.3M. The top 5 brands take 76% of clicks. Flapen scores it 51 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

17.1% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 1.9M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 17.1% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -6.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £1.3M a year.

Searches, last 12 months
1.9M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-6.6%
Conversion, latest week
17.1%
Market size, estimated
£1.3Ma year
Peak month
January1.2× the quietest month
Top search term
sponge380K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £4.17.

Listings sell for £4.17 on average, from £0.55 to £11.40. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 300K to 400K a year. The average listing sells 12,500 to 15,000 of them. At £4.17 that is £52K to £63K a year per listing.

Average price
£4.17under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£0.55–£11.40
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
300K–400K
Units per listing a year
12,500–15,000
Revenue per listing a year
£52K–£63K
Returns
0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

83% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 94% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #1,167 within Cleaning Tools. It carries 5,171 reviews at 4.48 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
83%
Prime listings
94%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#1,167in Cleaning Tools
Average rating
4.48 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
5,171per listing
Listings tracked
18

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are settling in.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 37 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
37 months

Products

Top Sponge 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 67% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£134K£269K£403K£537K1001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

13 falling

Sellers

56

Top-5 brand share

76%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

67%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

20%

  • Spontex37%
  • Proff13%
  • Scrub Daddy10%
  • ABENA9%
  • Morrisons6%
  • Sakura4%

Demand

Sponge search demand

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

35K25KSpike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.2×

Search terms

Top Sponge search terms shoppers use

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

  • sponge380K/yr
  • sponges255K/yr
  • sponges washing up208K/yr
  • washing up sponge151K/yr
  • scourers124K/yr
  • cleaning sponges85K/yr
  • spontex72K/yr
  • kitchen sponge81K/yr
  • washing up sponges63K/yr
  • kitchen sponges49K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Sponge

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

Complain

Quality-Overall19%−0.12

Rubbish quality

CHEAP RUBBISH

Extremely Poor Quality

Durability18%−0.19

Falls apart after a few uses

the poor durability

Falls apart after a few uses

Size-Overall10%+0.12

Wrong sizing on product

Bigger than expected

Quite small

Value For Money7%+1.37

Too expensive on this site

Not worth it

Very expensive product

Ease Of Cleaning6%+0.95

cleaning performance make them disappointing overall

They also don't clean as well as expected, especially on tougher stains and residue

Not abrasive enough to wash dishes or pots

Love

Value For Money19%+1.37

Good Value

Great value

Great value

Quality-Overall16%−0.12

Excellent quality sponges

EXCELLENT QUALITY

Great Product

Ease Of Cleaning14%+0.95

Great cleaning

Makes cleaning SO much easier

Cleans everything well

Advertised Vs Actual Product11%+1.24

As advertised

As expected

IT DOES THE JOB

Durability9%−0.19

Durable Sponges That Last Well

Easy to use very durable large

Strong and durable

Return

0.1% Return rate 40% Fixable by listing

Quality-Overall23%▃▅▁▇█▂

Rubbish quality

CHEAP RUBBISH

Extremely Poor Quality

Size-Overall23%▅▂█▃▃▅

Wrong sizing on product

Bigger than expected

Quite small

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%▇█▂▁▅▁

Product not as described

Item description sizing incorrect

Photos shown are completely different to what was received

Functionality-Overall5%█▂▁▁▁▃
Eco Friendliness5%▁▅▆▁█▇

I would rather have a biodegradable product than use plastic which is unnecessary

so not exactly eco-friendly

Not totally eco friendly

FAQ

Common Sponge questions

Answered from the same tracked data.