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pet scales

Worth a look

Shows beatable incumbent ratings (3.9★), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 16Growth 22Conversion 65Competition 61Returns 38Price range 82Avg price 86Brand share 82Review moat 87Quality gap 96

Quality gap

Incredible3.9★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Great262

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Great£19.47

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Brand share

Great53%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Price range

Great£10.01–£41.48

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

Conversion

Good5.8%

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

Competition

Good49%

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

Returns

Okay4.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Growth

Bad-5.7%

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

Market size

Bad£63K

£63K/yr · 56K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, pet scales is a £63K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (56K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 53% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 56/100.

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

pet scales market data

Units sold / yr
3K–4K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
£58K–£78K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
5.8%
Avg BSR
#818
Page quality
0%
Prime
92%
Sponsored
92%
Out of stock
19.3%
Avg brand age
45 months
Avg seller age
210 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 49% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

21 falling

Sellers

37

Top-5 brand share

53%

Top 20: 99%

Top-5 click share

49%

Top 20: 94%

Open market

41%

  • Tiardey19%
  • Zhwidnerso12%
  • spritool8%
  • Oypla7%
  • SIMDAO7%
  • Nuscen6%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -5.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K1KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Top pet scales search terms

  • pet scales16K/yr
  • cat scales11K/yr
  • cat weighing scales8K/yr
  • puppy scales8K/yr
  • pet scales for cats8K/yr
  • puppy weighing scales5K/yr
All search terms

Top pet scales 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%£3K10%£6K15%£9K20%£13K1101001K10K 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 pet scales

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

What buyers love

Ease Of Use34%

“Easy to use”

Value For Money11%

“Worth the price”

Size-Overall11%

“Good size and not too slippy for her”

Quality-Overall11%

“It feels well made”

Storage Capacity4%

“Easy to store”

Design-Overall4%

“Accurate, sturdy, and simple to use — a really smart design”

Efficiency4%

“Will definitely work well with puppies and kittens”

Grip4%

“The hold function is very good”

Strength2%

“It feels sturdy and reliable, giving me confidence that Im getting accurate measurements for my baby”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting2%

“I found the instructions easy to follow”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall40%

“Item is tiny they are the size of weighing scales for the kitchen I couldn't even get my newborn on said scales”

Durability12%

“The item broke in less than 4 months”

Functionality-Overall9%

“Sadly did not turn on at all”

Value For Money9%

“Dont waste your money its worth just spending a little more to get a decent one”

Quality-Overall9%

“cheap product”

Strength4%

“Do not buy this product very small and flimsy”

Measurement/Reading Accuracy3%

“measurments are way off”

Age Suitability2%

“Not for babies”

Material Quality2%

“Usless my rabbit sat on it doesn't even register, cheap plastic top and bottom”

Assembly/Installation2%

“its very fiddly trying to line up the parts that drop down onto the scale”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall63%
Functionality-Overall9%
Advertised Vs Actual Product4%
Weight Heavy4%
Quality-Overall3%
Measurement/Reading Accuracy3%
Defective Material/Parts3%
Strength2%
Display-Overall2%
Compatibility-Overall2%

Common questions

Is pet scales profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £63K/yr across 25 tracked products. 0 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -5.7%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (56/100).
How competitive is the pet scales niche?
21 brands and 37 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 49% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 53% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in pet scales?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Durability, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 4.0%.
When does demand for pet scales peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the pet scales niche?
Listings span £10.01–£41.48; the average listing price is £19.47 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 262 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.