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Zippo Lighter

Fail

The top 5 brands take 95% of clicks, so Zippo Lighter is a Fail.

Flapen Score
47
47 / 100
Top 44% of 2,976 Grocery niches · +1 vs the category median of 46
Market size
£455K/yr1.1M searches / yr
90-day growth
-15.3%search demand this quarter
Competition
51%top-5 click share · 9 brands · 95 sellers

Flapen Score

Zippo Lighter against its category

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

47Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Zippo Lighter market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Zippo Lighter 1.1M times last year and spent an estimated £455K. The top 5 brands take 95% of clicks. Flapen scores it 47 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

2.1% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 1.1M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 2.1% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -15.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £455K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
1.1M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-15.3%
Conversion, latest week
2.1%
Market size, estimated
£455Ka year
Top search term
zippo lighter669K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £20.64.

Listings sell for £20.64 on average, from £4.47 to £42.11. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £20.64 that is £5K to £10K a year per listing.

Average price
£20.64inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£4.47–£42.11
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
15K–20K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£5K–£10K
Returns
0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

72% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 86% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #140 within Firelighters & Matches. It carries 4,650 reviews at 4.50 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
72%
Prime listings
86%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#140in Firelighters & Matches
Average rating
4.50 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
4,650per listing
Listings tracked
29

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are settling in.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 47 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
47 months

Products

Top Zippo Lighter 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 51% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£23K£45K£68K£91K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

9 rising

Sellers

95

Top-5 brand share

95%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

51%

Top 20: 88%

Open market

3%

  • Zippo84%
  • ZYBUX4%
  • Dhjovate3%
  • VVAY3%
  • WallEgo2%
  • LLIANG1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 3%)

Demand

Zippo Lighter search demand

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

45K35KBlack Friday '25Holiday '25NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.0× · 10 of 12 months tracked

Search terms

Top Zippo Lighter search terms shoppers use

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

  • zippo lighter669K/yr
  • zippo275K/yr
  • zippo lighters49K/yr
  • lighter zippo12K/yr
  • zippo lighter windproof8K/yr
  • zippo lighter limited edition8K/yr
  • classic zippo lighter10K/yr
  • zippo armor8K/yr
  • zippo style lighter7K/yr
  • zippo pipe lighter5K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Zippo Lighter

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

Complain

Durability20%−0.12

it broke after very little use

Low durability, poor quality

It broke after a month

Quality-Overall11%+1.24

The overall feel of it is cheap

Piece of rubbish

Poor quality

Functionality-Overall9%−0.05

doesn't work

does not work properly i have to use another lighter to light it

worked faultlessly at first

Size-Overall6%−0.01

Really tiny

Small

Smaller than a regular zippo

Leak-Proof6%

and I realised over time that it was turning a two inch section black through leakage

It leaks kerosene

Leaks through the valve

Love

Quality-Overall22%+1.24

The quality is sturdy

Amazing quality

Really well made

Weight Light13%+0.84

Has some weight to it

A well made lighter I'd recommend

Great little lighter

Value For Money13%+0.64

Worth the money

Great value

Very good for the price

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%+0.58

Works as advertised

As described

Exactly what it says

Size-Overall5%−0.01

Superb, fitted perfect

The fit is incredibly snug

fits snugly

Return

0.1% Return rate 12% Fixable by listing

Compatibility-Overall29%▁▅█▁▃▃
Leak-Proof12%▁▁▁▁▆█

and I realised over time that it was turning a two inch section black through leakage

It leaks kerosene

Leaks through the valve

Defective Material/Parts12%▁█▁▆▁▁
Size-Overall12%█▁▁▁▁█

Really tiny

Small

Smaller than a regular zippo

Functionality-Overall6%█▁▁▁▁▁

doesn't work

does not work properly i have to use another lighter to light it

worked faultlessly at first

FAQ

Common Zippo Lighter questions

Answered from the same tracked data.