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title: "Washing Up Gloves — £337K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 46/100 · £337K/yr market · 369K searches/yr · £4.04 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **washing up gloves**
**Skip it**
Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($0.82–$12.48) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 53Growth 20Conversion 100Competition 44Returns 99Price range 0Avg price 11Brand share 10Review moat 41Quality gap 48
**Conversion**
**Incredible****22.6%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.1%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Market size**
**Good****£337K**
£337K/yr · 369K searches
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Competition**
**Okay****58%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Review moat**
**Okay****2,447.61**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Growth**
**Bad****-10.7%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Avg price**
**Bad****£4.04**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Brand share**
**Bad****96%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Price range**
**Bad****£0.82–£12.48**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, washing up gloves is a £337K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (369K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **washing up gloves market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **80K–100K**
- avg 3,000–4,000/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£323K–£404K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **22.6%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#88**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **78%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **50 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **176 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 58% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**8 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**188**
**Top-5 brand share**
**96%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**58%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**2%**
- Marigold48% - Elbow Grease35% - SOL7% - airpure4% - Essentialz3% - PRAIMA2% - Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 2%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -10.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
13K8KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/washing-up-gloves/trend)
## **Top washing up gloves search terms**
- **washing up gloves**112K/yr-12.2%16.1% conv. - **marigold gloves medium**84K/yr-3.5%27.1% conv. - **rubber gloves large**34K/yr-3.4%16.3% conv. - **washing gloves**21K/yr-14.7%11.4% conv. - **washing up gloves medium**17K/yr-33.1%23.1% conv. - **large rubber gloves**10K/yr-0.3%14.9% conv. - **kitchen gloves for washing dishes**12K/yr-21.0%9.0% conv. - **dishwashing gloves**11K/yr-16.7%7.0% conv. - **cotton lined rubber gloves**8K/yr-1.7%5.1% conv. - **marigolds medium**8K/yr-8.6%23.6% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/washing-up-gloves/search-terms)
## **Top washing up gloves 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.
0%5%£17K10%£34K15%£50K20%£67K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 18 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Elbow Grease Pink Rubber Gloves | Super Strong Cotton Lined Non-Slip Household Gloves (Medium - 1 Pack)**Elbow Grease**£1.08**4.5★626 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DWSZ4L99) [2**MARIGOLD Extra Life kitchen Glove M (Pack of 3)**Marigold**£5.95**4.6★1,045 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00JMH62TK) [3**MARIGOLD GLOVES KITCHEN MEDIUM MEDIUM | 6 PACK BUNDLE Yellow**Marigold**£9.45**4.7★2,032 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00X67GP80) [4**Elbow Grease Rubber Gloves (Medium)**Elbow Grease**£1.08**4.4★2,233 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08HZ6TNWJ) [5**Elbow Grease Rubber Gloves (Large)**Elbow Grease**£1.25**4.3★1,212 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B084D95JTZ)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Essentialz Yellow Latex Household Gloves Medium 1 Pair Reusable Powder-Free Flocklined Dishwashing Gloves with Rolled Cuff Durable Kitchen Laundry & Everyday Cleaning Gloves**Essentialz**£1.39**49 rev9mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FVM6DYV3) [**Scrub a Duck Rubber Cleaning Gloves | Washing Up**airpure**£0.82**94 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F943YYB6) [**Elbow Grease Pink Rubber Gloves | Super Strong Cotton Lined Non-Slip Household Gloves (Medium - 1 Pack)**Elbow Grease**£1.08**626 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DWSZ4L99) [**lakeland Medium Deluxe Washing Up Gloves White Latex & Rubber Free Suitable For Sensitive Skin**lakeland**£6.08**381 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CMHL3RGK) [**PRAIMA Black Nitrile Disposable Gloves - Latex-Free Powder-Free Pack of 100 Strong and Puncture-Resistant Medical Food Handling Tatoo Barber Shop Gloves (Large)**PRAIMA**£4.70**6,709 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CBD14PXD)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Essentialz Yellow Latex Household Gloves Medium 1 Pair Reusable Powder-Free Flocklined Dishwashing Gloves with Rolled Cuff Durable Kitchen Laundry & Everyday Cleaning Gloves**Essentialz**£1.39**4.3★**▲ 104%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FVM6DYV3) [**Elbow Grease Pink Rubber Gloves | Super Strong Cotton Lined Non-Slip Household Gloves (Medium - 1 Pack)**Elbow Grease**£1.08**4.5★**▲ 71%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DWSZ4L99) [**Marigold Unisex Marigold-el-gloves-medium-yl-1pk* MARIGOLD gloves Medium Yellow 2 Count Pack of 1 UK**Marigold**£2.73**4.6★**▲ 58%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07VMTKTZD) [**Marigold Gloves Sensitive Skin Medium**Marigold**£2.48**4.5★**▲ 48%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007HKLZ2S) [**PRAIMA Black Nitrile Disposable Gloves - Latex-Free Powder-Free Pack of 100 Strong and Puncture-Resistant Medical Food Handling Tatoo Barber Shop Gloves (Large)**PRAIMA**£4.70**4.6★**▲ 37%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CBD14PXD)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about washing up gloves**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**23%
*“Good quality performance”*
**Value For Money**15%
*“Great value”*
**Size-Overall**13%
*“Great size for me”*
**Grip**8%
*“Strong gloves”*
**Durability**7%
*“They last well”*
**Strength**5%
*“Good strong”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**5%
*“As advertised”*
**Comfort-Overall**4%
*“Nice and comfy”*
**Thickness**3%
*“Excellent thicker material gloves”*
**Ease Of Use**2%
*“Easy to use”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Size-Overall**25%
*“Bit small”*
**Quality-Overall**12%
*“Awful quality”*
**Durability**12%
*“breaks easily”*
**Thickness**10%
*“a bit thinner than expected”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**6%
*“Not as advertised”*
**Tear Resistance**3%
*“didnt last long before tearing”*
**Strength**3%
*“Too fragile”*
**Value For Money**3%
*“Cheap so wasnt expecting much”*
**Leak-Proof**2%
*“leaked within a few days”*
**Thin**1%
*“Very thin”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**69%
**Thin**5%
**Durability**4%
**Quality-Overall**4%
**Material Quality**4%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
**Leak-Proof**2%
**Smell**1%
**Functionality-Overall**1%
**Strength**1%
## **Common questions**
- **Is washing up gloves profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £337K/yr across 18 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -10.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (46/100).
- **How competitive is the washing up gloves niche?**
- 8 brands and 188 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 58% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 96% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in washing up gloves?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Durability. The return rate is 0.1%.
- **When does demand for washing up gloves peak?**
- Demand peaks in Jan; the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the washing up gloves niche?**
- Listings span £0.82–£12.48; the average listing price is £4.04 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,448 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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