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Philips Water Flosser

Fail

The top 5 products take 100% of clicks, so Philips Water Flosser is a Fail.

Flapen Score
43
43 / 100
Ranks 1,437 of 2,035 Health & Personal Care niches · −5 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£303K/yr83K searches / yr
90-day growth
-43.8%search demand this quarter
Competition
100%top-5 click share · 3 brands · 64 sellers

Flapen Score

Philips Water Flosser against its category

The dotted line is the Health & Personal Care average. Past it, Philips Water Flosser is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

43Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Philips Water Flosser market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Philips Water Flosser 83K times last year and spent an estimated £303K. All 3 brands take every click. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 43 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

7.4% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 83K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 7.4% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -43.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £303K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
83K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-43.8%
Conversion, latest week
7.4%
Market size, estimated
£303Ka year
Peak month
November2.1× the quietest month
Top search term
philips water flosser36K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £49.41.

Listings sell for £49.41 on average, from £21.45 to £82.17. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 3K to 4K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £49.41 that is £12K to £25K a year per listing.

Average price
£49.41inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£21.45–£82.17
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
3K–4K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£12K–£25K
Returns
1.3%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

60% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 7.7% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #34 within Dental Care. It carries 6,776 reviews at 4.32 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
60%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
7.7%
Average rank
#34in Dental Care
Average rating
4.32 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
6,776per listing
Listings tracked
5

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are young.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 28 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
0
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
28 months

Products

Top Philips Water Flosser 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 100% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£45K£91K£136K£182K1001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

3 falling

Sellers

64

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • PHILIPS82%
  • HANGSUN14%
  • Waterpik4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand

Philips Water Flosser search demand

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

3K2KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26DecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×

Search terms

Top Philips Water Flosser search terms shoppers use

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

  • philips water flosser36K/yr
  • philips sonicare water flosser9K/yr
  • water flosser philips13K/yr
  • phillips water flosser6K/yr
  • philips flosser6K/yr
  • philips sonicare flosser5K/yr
  • philips sonicare cordless power flosser 30003K/yr
  • philips sonicare airfloss3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Philips Water Flosser

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

Complain

Durability21%−0.24

broke after 2 years

STOPPED WORKING

Breaks after a few months

Charging17%−0.14

would not charge

wouldn't charge at all

it stopped charging

Ease Of Use4%+0.19

Too messy to use

not easy

I find it difficult to hold and turn on/off

Size-Overall4%−0.03

NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE

is very small

larger than expected mainly due to the water tank

Quality-Overall3%+1.09

the build quality is not up to standard - the head snapped off whilst trying to change it

I'm surprised this was a Which best buy as it is quite a low quality product

Poor quality

Love

Oral Hygiene17%+1.19

keeps the teeth cleaner

oral hygiene is very good

definitely helps with oral hygiene

Quality-Overall16%+1.09

Good quality product and excellent customer service and company

Excellent quality

This product is well made

Value For Money7%+0.42

Worth every penny

Excellent value for money

Good for the money

Strength6%+0.18

power is plenty good enough

Powerful product

Seems sturdy

Ease Of Use6%+0.19

Very easy to use

Very easy to understand use

the settings are easy to use

Return

1.3% Return rate 10% Fixable by listing

Functionality-Overall19%██▆▇█▇

Not working

stopped working

none of them work as well as just flossing

Charging15%▆▅▆█▄▆

would not charge

wouldn't charge at all

it stopped charging

Size-Overall7%▃▆▆▇▆█

NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE

is very small

larger than expected mainly due to the water tank

Defective Material/Parts7%█▆▅▄█▇
Strength6%█▆███▇

FAQ

Common Philips Water Flosser questions

Answered from the same tracked data.