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Barometer

Barometer shows low returns (0.8%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

56
Worth a look
Market size 9Growth 53Conversion 16Competition 61Returns 96Price range 78Avg price 95Brand share 52Review moat 77Quality gap 84
This niche Category average

Is Barometer profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Barometer is a £36K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (115K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 74% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 56/100.

Barometer: 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 +24.2% over the last 90 days and 1.3% of searches end in a purchase.

£36K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr2K
Search volume / yr+24.2%115K
Conversion rate1.3%
Avg price£23.93

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 74% of demand, so 26% of the market is open.

26%

open market share

Brands · sellers25 · 60
Top-5 product click share48%
Open market26%
Avg brand age44 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.2★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 33 products

Sponsored placement73%
New entrants (1y)11· 2 succeeded
Avg rating4.2★
Avg reviews451

Top Barometer 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 48% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£1K£2K£3K£4K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

25 falling

Sellers

60

Top-5 brand share

74%

Top 20: 97%

Top-5 click share

48%

Top 20: 89%

Open market

23%

  • Youshiko37%
  • William Widdop11%
  • GreHom11%
  • BinaryABC11%
  • Vexloria4%
  • Thorness3%

Barometer demand & seasonality

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

Volume115KCVR1.3%Products33Brands25Top 5 Brands74%OOS Rate19.4%Rating4.2★Reviews451Avg BSR#82
4K3KSpike '24Black Friday '24Holiday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×

Top Barometer search terms shoppers use

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

  • barometer46K/yr
  • barometer indoor35K/yr
  • barometer outdoor8K/yr
  • outdoor barometer5K/yr
  • barometers10K/yr
  • barometers for the home indoor12K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Barometer

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

What buyers love

77% of reviews
Value For Money18%

Well worth the price

Quality-Overall13%

Good quality

Assembly/Installation13%

Auto setup does all

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

Just what I wanted

Display-Overall7%

Lovely screen, informative graphics

What buyers complain about

68% of reviews
Size-Overall16%

Its bigger than I expected

Functionality-Overall15%

Sent it back as automatic clock would not work

Quality-Overall13%

Poor quality control

Display-Overall7%

Blank screen

Measurement/Reading Accuracy4%

Outside temperature gauge not accurate

Barometer return rate & reasons

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

0.8%

Return rate

35%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
24%
2Functionality-Overall
20%
3Defective Material/Parts
8%
4Display-Overall
5%
5Measurement/Reading Accuracy
5%

Common Barometer questions

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

Flapen scores Barometer 56/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £36K/yr across 33 tracked products. 2 of 11 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +24.2% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Barometer on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Dec, where the busiest month runs 2.0× the quietest.