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Birthday Hat

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.8% of orders. But shoppers spend only $54K a year here, so Birthday Hat is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
59
59 / 100
Top 20% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +8 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£54K/yr147K searches / yr
90-day growth
-0.0%search demand this quarter
Competition
38%top-5 click share · 38 brands · 58 sellers

Flapen Score

Birthday Hat against its category

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

59Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Birthday Hat market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Birthday Hat 147K times last year and spent an estimated £54K. The top 5 brands take 40% of clicks. Flapen scores it 59 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

5.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 147K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 5.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -0.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £54K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
147K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-0.0%
Conversion, latest week
5.8%
Market size, estimated
£54Ka year
Peak month
September1.7× the quietest month
Top search term
birthday hat67K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £6.38.

Listings sell for £6.38 on average, from £2.87 to £20.22. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £6.38 that is £638 to £2K a year per listing.

Average price
£6.38under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.87–£20.22
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
6K–8K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£638–£2K
Returns
0.8%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

78% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 98% ship with Prime. On an average day, 4.8% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #315 within Party Supplies. It carries 241 reviews at 4.06 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
78%
Prime listings
98%
Out of stock, average day
4.8%
Average rank
#315in Party Supplies
Average rating
4.06 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
241per listing
Listings tracked
41

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 17 launches as successful.

17 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 23 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
17
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
23 months

Products

Top Birthday Hat 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 only 38% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£2K£3K£5K£7K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

38 rising

Sellers

58

Top-5 brand share

40%

Top 20: 84%

Top-5 click share

38%

Top 20: 81%

Open market

54%

  • Lizzy11%
  • Malaxlx8%
  • URAQT7%
  • Chstarina7%
  • Unique6%
  • LIOVODE6%

Demand

Birthday Hat search demand

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

4K3KSpike '26AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Search terms

Top Birthday Hat search terms shoppers use

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

  • birthday hat67K/yr
  • birthday hats25K/yr
  • birthday hats for adults24K/yr
  • birthday hats for kids17K/yr
  • birthday boy hat6K/yr
  • happy birthday hat8K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Birthday Hat

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

Complain

Quality-Overall18%+3.54

Low quality

Quality is not good as the hats dont slot in properly

Junk

Size-Overall14%−0.05

Hat is too big

then the wont fit

Ridiculously small

Value For Money10%−0.04

Not worth it

on the pricey side though

though I do think £6.99 for 8 may be a little steep

Strength8%−0.10

it's a bit flimsy

Glasses veey flimsy

It's torn in a couple of places

Assembly/Installation7%−0.07

These are very hard to put together

Assembly was quite tricky

Hard to assemble

Love

Quality-Overall41%+3.54

Unique patterns and excellent quality

Excellent quality

Really well made

Value For Money13%−0.04

Worth buying

Great product and great price

they seem reasonably priced

Size-Overall8%−0.05

Great fit

it was ok and fitted

Fitted birthday girls head fine

Color5%+0.30

Lovely colours

In vibrant colours

The colours were nice

Design-Overall3%+0.20

Great design just like the picture

Return

0.8% Return rate 44% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall36%▇▅▆▆▆█

Hat is too big

then the wont fit

Ridiculously small

Quality-Overall31%▆▇▆▄▆█

Low quality

Quality is not good as the hats dont slot in properly

Junk

Assembly/Installation7%██▄▅▅▃

These are very hard to put together

Assembly was quite tricky

Hard to assemble

Shape/Style3%▇▁█▂▁▁
Brightness/Shine/Glow2%▁▁▁█▁▁

FAQ

Common Birthday Hat questions

Answered from the same tracked data.