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title: "Forehead Thermometer — £142K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **forehead thermometer**
**Skip it**
Soft demand (-37.5% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 31Growth 6Conversion 88Competition 25Returns 96Price range 49Avg price 50Brand share 33Review moat 24Quality gap 68
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.8%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Great****10.4%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Quality gap**
**Good****4.3★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Avg price**
**Good****£11.97**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Okay****£5.00–£24.44**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Brand share**
**Okay****85%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Market size**
**Okay****£142K**
£142K/yr · 114K searches
**Competition**
**Bad****70%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Review moat**
**Bad****6,741.94**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Growth**
**Bad****-37.5%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, forehead thermometer is a £142K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (114K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 85% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **forehead thermometer market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **10K–13K**
- avg 500–750/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£120K–£150K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **10.4%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#8**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **100%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **53 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **175 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products capture 70% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**Brands**
**11 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**67**
**Top-5 brand share**
**85%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**70%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**10%**
- femometer30% - ANMEATE22% - INDOTEAM12% - Braun11% - Berrcom10% - OxiPro5% - Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 10%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -37.5% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Holiday '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/health-personal-care/forehead-thermometer/trend)
## **Top forehead thermometer search terms**
- **forehead thermometer**66K/yr-30.5%8.9% conv. - **head thermometer**11K/yr-49.3%11.4% conv. - **forehead thermometers**10K/yr-41.3%8.3% conv. - **no touch thermometer**8K/yr-26.0%8.6% conv. - **non contact thermometer**7K/yr-61.1%4.6% conv. - **head thermometer for kids**4K/yr-49.9%16.0% conv. - **thermometer forehead**5K/yr-38.4%7.9% conv. - **forehead thermometer baby**3K/yr+8.4%9.3% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/health-personal-care/forehead-thermometer/search-terms)
## **Top forehead thermometer 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%10%£14K20%£28K30%£42K40%£57K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 16 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Forehead Thermometer for Adults Kids No-Touch Infrared LCD Display Digital Baby Thermometers Body Temperature Thermometer**femometer**£11.09**4.4★20,114 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08TV24K42) [2**No-Touch Forehead Thermometer for Adults Infrared Digital Thermometers for Kids Touchless Baby Thermometer Accurate Reading with LCD Display Mute Mode Memory Recall Fever Alarm**ANMEATE**£11.01**4.5★10,208 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CV7KC6G7) [3**Forehead Thermometer for Adults Kids & Babies No Contact Infrared Thermometer with Instant Accurate Reading Fever Alarm LCD Backlight Display Body Room & Surface Temperature Mode**INDOTEAM**£6.57**4.4★317 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FFT24QD1) [4**Berrcom Forehead Thermometer for Kids Adults Non Contact Infrared Digital Thermometer Baby with Instant Reading Fever Alarm LCD Display C/ Switch**Berrcom**£7.62**4.4★12,720 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B087FRP5G1) [5**Braun Sensian 7 Forehead non-contact thermometer**Braun**£21.68**4.0★1,314 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07KTJXWHH)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Boulton Forehead Thermometer for Adults Kids No-Touch Forehead Thermometer Infrared Digital LCD Display - Digital Baby Thermometers Body - Temperature Thermometers Room Surface and Body Mode**BOULTON UK**£5.00**46 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G3HSHXKS) [**Forehead Thermometer for Adults Kids & Babies No Contact Infrared Thermometer with Instant Accurate Reading Fever Alarm LCD Backlight Display Body Room & Surface Temperature Mode**INDOTEAM**£6.57**317 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FFT24QD1) [**Berrcom Forehead Digital Thermometer for Adults and Children Non Contact Medical Baby Infrared Digital Thermometer with Instant Reading Fever Alarm**Berrcom**£8.40**8,031 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DRVBT2X6) [**No-Touch Forehead Thermometer for Adults and Kids Infrared Digital Thermometer for Home Use Family Healthcare**Qutryven**£7.91**169 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DM1PR5PZ) [**No Touch Forehead Thermometer for Adults and Kids Infrared Digital Thermometer Touchless Baby Thermometer Accurate Fast Readings for Home Use Family Healthcare Temperature Measurement**RAXSEG**£8.53**212 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DGX23H8W)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Forehead Thermometer for Adults Kids & Babies No Contact Infrared Thermometer with Instant Accurate Reading Fever Alarm LCD Backlight Display Body Room & Surface Temperature Mode**INDOTEAM**£6.57**4.4★**▲ 109%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FFT24QD1) [**Braun Sensian 7 Forehead non-contact thermometer Black**Braun**£24.44**4.0★**▲ 80%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07R2KJTVY) [**No-Touch Forehead Thermometer for Adults and Kids Infrared Digital Thermometer for Home Use Family Healthcare**Qutryven**£7.91**4.4★**▲ 70%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DM1PR5PZ) [**Berrcom Forehead Digital Thermometer for Adults and Children Non Contact Medical Baby Infrared Digital Thermometer with Instant Reading Fever Alarm**Berrcom**£8.40**4.5★**▲ 48%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DRVBT2X6) [**Berrcom Forehead Thermometer for Kids Adults Non Contact Infrared Digital Thermometer Baby with Instant Reading Fever Alarm LCD Display C/ Switch**Berrcom**£7.62**4.4★**▲ 22%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B087FRP5G1)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about forehead thermometer**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Ease Of Use**40%
*“Easy to handle”*
**Quality-Overall**15%
*“Excellent product as described”*
**Value For Money**13%
*“Excellent price”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**10%
*“As advertised”*
**Efficiency**6%
*“Does the job”*
**Battery Life**2%
*“The battery life is amazing”*
**Measurement/Reading Accuracy**1%
*“If its accurate”*
**Heating**1%
*“Excellent thermometer very easy to use”*
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**1%
*“Clear instructions”*
**Color**1%
*“also colour - green for ok”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Measurement/Reading Accuracy**27%
*“Inaccurate readings”*
**Functionality-Overall**15%
*“Doesnt work properly”*
**Quality-Overall**9%
*“Very bad quality it broke in 20 days”*
**Value For Money**6%
*“It might be cheaper than others”*
**Ease Of Use**5%
*“they are extremely difficult to remove”*
**Durability**5%
*“Failed after 5 weeks”*
**Accuracy-Overall**4%
*“Inaccurate”*
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**4%
*“No manual included”*
**Strength**3%
*“Bit flimsy”*
**Battery Life**2%
*“Thought this was low battery”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Functionality-Overall**33%
**Measurement/Reading Accuracy**24%
**Defective Material/Parts**7%
**Heating**6%
**Accuracy-Overall**5%
**Quality-Overall**4%
**Battery Life**3%
**Display-Overall**2%
**Temperature Control**2%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**2%
## **Common questions**
- **Is forehead thermometer profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £142K/yr across 16 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -37.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).
- **How competitive is the forehead thermometer niche?**
- 11 brands and 67 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 70% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 85% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in forehead thermometer?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Measurement/Reading Accuracy, Functionality-Overall, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.8%.
- **When does demand for forehead thermometer peak?**
- Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.1× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the forehead thermometer niche?**
- Listings span £5.00–£24.44; the average listing price is £11.97 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 6,742 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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