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cherry candle

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Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 26Growth 6Conversion 61Competition 40Returns 97Price range 20Avg price 31Brand share 0Review moat 47Quality gap 78

Returns

Incredible0.6%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Quality gap

Great4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Conversion

Good5.3%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Review moat

Okay1,847.08

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Okay61%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Avg price

Okay£9.78

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Market size

Okay£107K

£107K/yr · 206K searches

Price range

Bad£3.76–£17.79

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Growth

Bad-37.6%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, cherry candle is a £107K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (206K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.

Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

cherry candle market data

Units sold / yr
10K–13K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
£98K–£122K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
5.3%
Avg BSR
#181
Page quality
0%
Prime
88%
Sponsored
56%
Out of stock
0.3%
Avg brand age
42 months
Avg seller age
159 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 61% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

5 falling

Sellers

63

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

61%

Top 20: 95%

Open market

0%

  • Yankee Candle93%
  • Woodwick3%
  • CHILLFLAME2%
  • Allglazz2%
  • Airwick1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 31 weeks — -37.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
5K3KSpike '26Dec '25Jan '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26

Top cherry candle search terms

  • yankee candle diffuser93K/yr
  • cherry candle27K/yr
  • yankee diffuser22K/yr
  • yankee candle reed diffuser19K/yr
  • yankee reed diffuser11K/yr
  • black cherry candle14K/yr
  • reed diffuser yankee candle5K/yr
  • yankee candle diffusers8K/yr
  • yankee candle reed diffusers4K/yr
  • yankee diffusers4K/yr
All search terms

Top cherry candle 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%£5K10%£11K15%£16K20%£21K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about cherry candle

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Smell54%

“Long lasting fragrance”

Quality-Overall9%

“The overall quality is good and the glass jar and ceramic”

Diffuse Mechanism7%

“Lovely diffuser”

Gifting Purpose5%

“Ideal gifts”

Value For Money4%

“Good price”

Durability3%

“durable glass”

Design-Overall2%

“tidy design that blends in well with most home décor”

Size-Overall2%

“the bottle is also not too big”

Ease Of Use1%

“Easy to use”

Assembly/Installation1%

“Set up is easy”

What buyers complain about

Smell29%

“Disgusting chemical ridden WC smell”

Size-Overall12%

“Tiny candle”

Value For Money7%

“It is quite expensive”

Durability6%

“but didn't last”

Functionality-Overall5%

“Doesn't work”

Diffuse Mechanism4%

“these reed diffusers are only any good in very small enclosed areas”

Moist/Dry2%

“Was dried up after about 9 days”

Refills-Overall2%

“The refill doesnt have the same strength of scent as the defuser”

Gifting Purpose2%

“Saint Dora didnt give them as a gift for Mothers Day”

Quality-Overall2%

“A very poor product”

Top return reasons

Functionality-Overall26%
Size-Overall25%
Smell13%
Advertised Vs Actual Product4%
Leak-Proof4%
Defective Material/Parts4%
Quality-Overall3%
Value For Money3%
Diffuse Mechanism3%
Battery Life2%

Common questions

Is cherry candle profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £107K/yr across 25 tracked products. 0 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -37.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).
How competitive is the cherry candle niche?
5 brands and 63 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 61% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in cherry candle?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Smell, Size-Overall, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.6%.
What does it cost to enter the cherry candle niche?
Listings span £3.76–£17.79; the average listing price is £9.78 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,847 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.