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title: "Trend — ear plugs - Flapen"
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last_updated: "2026-07-31T08:09:58.575Z"
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  description: "Niche score 69/100 · £3.4M/yr market. A failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
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  "og:title": "Trend — ear plugs - Flapen"
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# **ear plugs**

**Worth a look**

Shows a $3.4M/yr market, but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 96Growth 24Conversion 92Competition 75Returns 96Price range 43Avg price 22Brand share 84Review moat 24Quality gap 82

**Market size**

**Incredible****£3.4M**

£3.4M/yr · 3.7M searches

**Returns**

**Incredible****0.8%**

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

**Conversion**

**Great****11.3%**

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

**Brand share**

**Great****51%**

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

**Quality gap**

**Great****4.2★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Competition**

**Good****40%**

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

**Price range**

**Okay****£2.11–£24.72**

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

**Growth**

**Bad****-1.1%**

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

**Review moat**

**Bad****6,546.15**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Avg price**

**Bad****£8.07**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Signals**[** No Dominant Brand**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=no_dominant_brand "Top brand's click share < 20%")