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Ant Killer

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Ant Killer scores 70 out of 100, a Pass. Shoppers spend $1.4M a year here, search demand grew +304.3% this quarter, and returns run at 0.1% of orders.

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Flapen Score
70
70 / 100
Top 4% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +19 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£1.4M/yr968K searches / yr
90-day growth
+304.3%search demand this quarter
Competition
60%top-5 click share · 13 brands · 121 sellers

Flapen Score

Ant Killer against its category

The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Ant Killer is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

70Pass
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Ant Killer market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Ant Killer 968K times last year and spent an estimated £1.4M. The top 5 brands take 79% of clicks. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun–Jul. Flapen scores it 70 out of 100, a Pass.

01 · Demand

14.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 968K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 14.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +304.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £1.4M a year.

Searches, last 12 months
968K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+304.3%
Conversion, latest week
14.3%
Market size, estimated
£1.4Ma year
Peak month
May24.6× the quietest month
Top search term
ant killer650K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £9.75.

Listings sell for £9.75 on average, from £3.30 to £19.32. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 150K to 200K a year. The average listing sells 6,000 to 8,000 of them. At £9.75 that is £59K to £78K a year per listing.

Average price
£9.75under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.30–£19.32
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
150K–200K
Units per listing a year
6,000–8,000
Revenue per listing a year
£59K–£78K
Returns
0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

88% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 5.7% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #15 within Plant Protection & Pest Control. It carries 3,227 reviews at 4.22 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
88%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
5.7%
Average rank
#15in Plant Protection & Pest Control
Average rating
4.22 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
3,227per listing
Listings tracked
17

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 2 of last year's 2 launches as successful.

2 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 2 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 44 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
2
Successful launches
2Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
44 months

Products

Top Ant Killer 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 60% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£135K£270K£405K£541K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

13 rising

Sellers

121

Top-5 brand share

79%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

60%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

16%

  • NOPE!37%
  • FERRIS15%
  • Vitax Ltd10%
  • Zero In8%
  • Pest strike8%
  • Quebec5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 16%)

Demand

Ant Killer search demand

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

225K175KSpike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26Prime Day '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Apr, May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 24.6×

Search terms

Top Ant Killer search terms shoppers use

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

  • ant killer650K/yr
  • ant killer indoor74K/yr
  • ant killer outdoor40K/yr
  • ant repellent indoor pet safe23K/yr
  • ant repellent indoor24K/yr
  • ants killer for house21K/yr
  • ant repellent20K/yr
  • pet friendly ant killer16K/yr
  • pet safe ant killer12K/yr
  • ant killer pet safe11K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Ant Killer

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

Complain

Pest/Insect Control39%+0.36

Ant baits dont work

Still got ants

it doesn't work for ants

Functionality-Overall20%−0.47

Doesnt work as expected

Did not work

Not effective

Value For Money11%−0.10

Price-wise, it's not particularly cheap,

It also feels pretty pricey for what it is

This stuff just doesnt work well enough for the price

Leak-Proof4%

Leaked everywhere

Arrived completely leaking

Leaked

Quality-Overall4%+1.00

quality control of product seems poor

Absolute rubbish and a waste of time

Poor quality

Love

Pest/Insect Control33%+0.36

No more ants

It killed the ants

Keep ants away

Advertised Vs Actual Product13%+1.30

As described

totally works as advertised

Does what it says

Quality-Overall13%+1.00

Great product - very effective

Excellent Product

Amazing and fascinating product

Ease Of Use7%+0.51

Easy to use

It is easy to apply

easy to open

Efficiency7%+0.73

Worked really well

It works ok

Really effective

Return

0.1% Return rate 8% Fixable by listing

Leak-Proof35%▁▁█▇▄▄

Leaked everywhere

Arrived completely leaking

Leaked

Functionality-Overall22%█▁▂▃▃▄

Doesnt work as expected

Did not work

Not effective

Pest/Insect Control14%█▁▂▃▄▅

Ant baits dont work

Still got ants

it doesn't work for ants

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%▁▁█▄▇▅

Misleading

Product that arrived looks nothing like the photos

Does not work as advertised

Adhesion/Stickiness5%▁▁▇█▅▂

They are sticky

it was all sticky in the box

Not sticky

FAQ

Common Ant Killer questions

Answered from the same tracked data.