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5 blade fan

Worth a look

Shows demand growing >1,000% this quarter, but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 4Growth 100Conversion 13Competition 75Returns 97Price range 82Avg price 95Brand share 65Review moat 44Quality gap 76

Growth

Incredible>1,000%

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

Returns

Incredible0.7%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Incredible£45.55

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great£16.18–£116.06

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

Quality gap

Great4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Great40%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Brand share

Good66%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Review moat

Okay2,103.42

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Bad1.1%

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

Market size

Bad£15K

£15K/yr · 30K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, 5 blade fan is a £15K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (30K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 66% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 63/100.

Data updated Jul 28, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

5 blade fan market data

Units sold / yr
250–500
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
£11K–£23K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
1.1%
Avg BSR
#163
Page quality
0%
Prime
60%
Sponsored
78%
Out of stock
16.0%
Avg brand age
33 months
Avg seller age
184 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (40% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

23 falling

Sellers

77

Top-5 brand share

66%

Top 20: 98%

Top-5 click share

40%

Top 20: 77%

Open market

29%

  • PHILIPS21%
  • Generic19%
  • Midea10%
  • Amazon Basics9%
  • Belaco7%
  • DREO5%

Top 5 blade fan search terms

  • philips pedestal fan10K/yr
  • 5 blade fan8K/yr
  • bush pedestal fan8K/yr
  • pedestal fan mist5K/yr
All search terms

Top 5 blade fan 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%4%£5908%£1K12%£2K16%£2K1101001K10K 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 5 blade fan

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

What buyers love

Value For Money17%

“Money well spent”

Quality-Overall13%

“Best quality”

Strength12%

“Good strong”

Noise Level12%

“Quiet and Powerful”

Assembly/Installation10%

“Easy assembly”

Remote Control4%

“Love the remote”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“As advertised”

Design-Overall2%

“Excellent design”

Heating2%

“Really useful in the heatwave”

Ease Of Use2%

“Easy to use”

What buyers complain about

Noise Level16%

“Makes alot of noise”

Quality-Overall11%

“Poor Quality control”

Value For Money8%

“It's expensive”

Durability7%

“almost falling apart”

Strength6%

“not very steady”

Assembly/Installation5%

“assembly is a pain”

Size-Overall5%

“small in size”

Functionality-Overall3%

“Didn't work”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting2%

“Instructions very poor”

Heating2%

“The fan had overheated”

Top return reasons

Functionality-Overall16%
Noise Level16%
Defective Material/Parts11%
Size-Overall10%
Strength6%
Quality-Overall6%
Assembly/Installation5%
Advertised Vs Actual Product4%
Mechanism Issues3%
Durability3%

Common questions

Is 5 blade fan profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £15K/yr across 45 tracked products. 7 of 10 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is >1,000%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (63/100).
How competitive is the 5 blade fan niche?
23 brands and 77 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 40% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 66% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in 5 blade fan?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Noise Level, Quality-Overall, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.7%.
What does it cost to enter the 5 blade fan niche?
Listings span £16.18–£116.06; the average listing price is £45.55 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,103 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.