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Gillette Mach 3

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.2% of orders. But the top 5 brands take 100% of clicks, so Gillette Mach 3 is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
50
50 / 100
Top 41% of 2,035 Health & Personal Care niches · +2 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£296K/yr169K searches / yr
90-day growth
+8.2%search demand this quarter
Competition
66%top-5 click share · 3 brands · 38 sellers

Flapen Score

Gillette Mach 3 against its category

The dotted line is the Health & Personal Care average. Past it, Gillette Mach 3 is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

50Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Gillette Mach 3 market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Gillette Mach 3 169K times last year and spent an estimated £296K. All 3 brands take every click. Demand peaks in Nov. Flapen scores it 50 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

13.9% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 169K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 13.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +8.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £296K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
169K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+8.2%
Conversion, latest week
13.9%
Market size, estimated
£296Ka year
Peak month
November2.0× the quietest month
Top search term
gillette mach 348K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £12.66.

Listings sell for £12.66 on average, from £6.59 to £22.91. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 20K to 25K a year. The average listing sells 1,000 to 1,250 of them. At £12.66 that is £13K to £16K a year per listing.

Average price
£12.66under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£6.59–£22.91
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
20K–25K
Units per listing a year
1,000–1,250
Revenue per listing a year
£13K–£16K
Returns
0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

41% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 82% ship with Prime. On an average day, 6.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #76 within Shaving & Hair Removal. It carries 3,518 reviews at 4.36 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
41%
Prime listings
82%
Out of stock, average day
6.4%
Average rank
#76in Shaving & Hair Removal
Average rating
4.36 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
3,518per listing
Listings tracked
17

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 2 launches as successful.

2 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 42 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
2
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
42 months

Products

Top Gillette Mach 3 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 66% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£15K£30K£44K£59K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

3 flat

Sellers

38

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

66%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Gillette79%
  • Procter & Gamble16%
  • wimony4%

Demand

Gillette Mach 3 search demand

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

5K3KSpike '24Black Friday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×

Search terms

Top Gillette Mach 3 search terms shoppers use

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

  • gillette mach 348K/yr
  • mach 3 razor31K/yr
  • gillette mach 3 razor26K/yr
  • mach 322K/yr
  • gillette razors for men mach 312K/yr
  • gillette mach 3 handle5K/yr
  • gillette mach35K/yr
  • match 35K/yr
  • mac 3 razor4K/yr
  • mach34K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Gillette Mach 3

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

Complain

Quality-Overall29%−0.15

Garbage

Poor quality

Poor blade quality

Cutting/Trimming14%+0.12

They cut very badly

Poor cut

it doesn't cut well

Value For Money13%+3.97

Waste on money

Expensive,

Pricey

Advertised Vs Actual Product11%−0.03

Product doesnt match the picture

despite the listing making it appear otherwise

Bad advertising

Sharpness5%−0.03

They are not as sharp

They cut very badly

it doesn't cut well

Love

Value For Money36%+3.97

good value for money

Amazing value

Cost Effective

Cutting/Trimming19%+0.12

Great shave

Gives very smooth shave

good blades

Quality-Overall16%−0.15

Great quality razor at a brilliant price

Quality blades

Excellent product

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%−0.03

All as advertised

Does what it says on the box

As described

Sharpness4%−0.03

The blades are good

As sharp as always

Good shave

Return

0.2% Return rate 48% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall32%▄▅▅██▃
Compatibility-Overall18%▃█▇▄▃▄
Advertised Vs Actual Product12%▄▅█▄▅▁

Product doesnt match the picture

despite the listing making it appear otherwise

Bad advertising

Quality-Overall12%▄▅▃▅▅█

Garbage

Poor quality

Poor blade quality

Sharpness6%█▂▁▁▃▃

They are not as sharp

They cut very badly

it doesn't cut well

FAQ

Common Gillette Mach 3 questions

Answered from the same tracked data.