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Thermometer

Thermometer shows a $2.7M/yr market, but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

58
Worth a look
Market size 96Growth 21Conversion 82Competition 47Returns 96Price range 62Avg price 53Brand share 35Review moat 21Quality gap 52
This niche Category average

Is Thermometer profitable on Amazon?

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.

Thermometer: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved -7.1% over the last 90 days and 8.8% of searches end in a purchase.

£2.7M

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr250K
Search volume / yr-7.1%2.5M
Conversion rate8.8%
Avg price£12.34

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 84% of demand, so 16% of the market is open.

16%

open market share

Brands · sellers13 · 79
Top-5 product click share57%
Open market16%
Avg brand age49 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 21 products

Sponsored placement100%
New entrants (1y)1· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews11,522

Top Thermometer products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 57% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£110K£219K£329K£439K1001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

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%)

Thermometer demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume2.5MCVR8.8%Products21Brands13Top 5 Brands84%OOS Rate3.5%Rating4.4★Reviews11,522Avg BSR#4
80K60KSpike '24Black Friday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26Prime Day '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Top Thermometer search terms shoppers use

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

  • 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

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Thermometer

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

89% of reviews
Ease Of Use32%

Easy to handle

Quality-Overall16%

Good product that performs well

Value For Money13%

Excellent value

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%

As Described

Efficiency7%

Does the job

What buyers complain about

79% of reviews
Measurement/Reading Accuracy26%

Inaccurate

Functionality-Overall13%

Didnt work

Quality-Overall7%

Very bad quality it broke in 20 days

Durability6%

Failed after 5 weeks

Temperature Control6%

Please do not use - innacurate temperature

Thermometer return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.7%

Return rate

0%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Functionality-Overall
30%
2Measurement/Reading Accuracy
25%
3Defective Material/Parts
6%
4Accuracy-Overall
5%
5Heating
4%

Common Thermometer questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Thermometer 58/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £2.7M/yr across 21 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -7.1% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Thermometer on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Jan–Dec, where the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.