thermometer
Worth a lookShows a $2.7M/yr market, but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size
Incredible£2.7M£2.7M/yr · 2.5M searches
Returns
Incredible0.7%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Great8.8%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Price range
Good£4.71–£31.71cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Avg price
Good£12.34avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Competition
Okay57%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Brand share
Okay84%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Growth
Bad-7.1%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Review moat
Bad11,522avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, thermometer is a £2.7M/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (2.5M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 84% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 58/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
thermometer market data
- Units sold / yr
- 200K–250K
- avg 10,000–12,500/product
- Revenue / yr
- £2.5M–£3.1M
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 8.8%
- Avg BSR
- #4
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 100%
- Out of stock
- 3.5%
- Avg brand age
- 49 months
- Avg seller age
- 175 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 57% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
13 flat
Sellers
79
Top-5 brand share
84%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
57%
Top 20: 99%
Open market
10%
- Braun28%
- femometer25%
- ANMEATE15%
- OxiPro9%
- INDOTEAM7%
- Berrcom6%
- Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 10%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -7.1% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jan, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×
Top thermometer search terms
- thermometer1.2M/yr
- baby thermometer249K/yr
- digital thermometer211K/yr
- thermometer for adults189K/yr
- temperature thermometer175K/yr
- thermometer for kids104K/yr
- baby thermometer newborn62K/yr
- forehead thermometer66K/yr
- temp32K/yr
- thermometers28K/yr
Top 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.
All 21 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
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£11.014.5★10,208 rev
Digital Thermometer Oral Thermometer Adults Kids Babies Accurate Fast Switchable Body Temperature Thermometer Green
femometer£5.144.4★6,048 rev
Forehead Thermometer for Adults Kids No-Touch Infrared LCD Display Digital Baby Thermometers Body Temperature Thermometer
femometer£11.094.4★20,114 rev
Braun ThermoScan 3 Ear thermometer | #1 Brand among doctors1
Braun£16.524.4★19,052 rev
OxiPro TH1 Thermometer - Health & Pharma Award Winner 2026 - In-Ear Forehead Non-Touch & Baby Modes - Infrared Thermometer for Newborn Baby Kids Children & Adult Temperature Measurement
OxiPro£15.494.4★3,075 rev
Newest
by launch date
Berrcom Digital Thermometer for Adults and Babies Oral Underarm and Rectal Medical Thermometer for Fever Kids with Fever Alarm
Berrcom£4.7131,564 rev
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£6.57317 rev
Berrcom Forehead Digital Thermometer for Adults and Children Non Contact Medical Baby Infrared Digital Thermometer with Instant Reading Fever Alarm
Berrcom£8.408,031 rev
Highly Accurate Ear Thermometer Digital Ear Thermometer for Kids and Adults Memory Recall Fever Alarm and 21 Disposable Probe Covers (White)
Viproud£17.86666 rev
Forehead Thermometer for Adults Kids Non Contact Touch Infrared LCD Display Digital Baby Thermometers Body Temperature ThermometerDigital thermometer with BacklightMemory Recall Fever Alarm
Viproud£10.2615,576 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumBerrcom Digital Thermometer for Adults and Babies Oral Underarm and Rectal Medical Thermometer for Fever Kids with Fever Alarm
Berrcom£4.714.4★
SOL 2pk Room Thermometer Indoor and Outdoor Wall Thermometer Temperature Gauge for Home Garden Greenhouse Shed Clear Scale Easy Read Wall Mount Durable Plastic Household Monitoring
SOL£4.754.3★
Braun ThermoScan 7 Ear thermometer | Age Precision Technology | Black
Braun£31.714.7★
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£6.574.4★
Braun Age Precision Digital thermometer | Digital Stick Multi-Site Usage
Braun£9.084.5★
What buyers say about thermometer
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Easy to handle”
“Good product that performs well”
“Excellent value”
“As Described”
“Does the job”
“with easy temperature monitoring”
“Accurate and easy to use”
“The battery life is amazing”
“If its accurate”
“Clear instructions”
What buyers complain about
“Inaccurate”
“Didnt work”
“Very bad quality it broke in 20 days”
“Failed after 5 weeks”
“Please do not use - innacurate temperature”
“Not user friendly”
“Not worth the money”
“Poor accuracy when it matters most”
“after using it a couple of times it reads low battery”
“Not effective enough”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is thermometer profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £2.7M/yr across 21 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -7.1%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (58/100).
- How competitive is the thermometer niche?
- 13 brands and 79 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 57% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 84% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in thermometer?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Measurement/Reading Accuracy, Functionality-Overall, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.7%.
- When does demand for thermometer peak?
- Demand peaks in Jan–Dec; the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the thermometer niche?
- Listings span £4.71–£31.71; the average listing price is £12.34 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 11,522 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.