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black fan

Worth a look

Shows demand growing +705.9% this quarter, but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 13Growth 100Conversion 31Competition 77Returns 97Price range 81Avg price 94Brand share 86Review moat 26Quality gap 84

Growth

Incredible+705.9%

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

Returns

Incredible0.5%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Great£22.56

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Brand share

Great49%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Quality gap

Great4.2★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Price range

Great£5.31–£62.20

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

Competition

Great38%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Conversion

Okay2.5%

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

Review moat

Okay3,905.35

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Market size

Bad£52K

£52K/yr · 93K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, black fan is a £52K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (93K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 49% of demand. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul. Verdict: Worth a look — 68/100.

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

black fan market data

Units sold / yr
3K–3K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
£56K–£68K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
2.5%
Avg BSR
#261
Page quality
0%
Prime
60%
Sponsored
85%
Out of stock
11.1%
Avg brand age
30 months
Avg seller age
181 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (38% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

29 falling

Sellers

55

Top-5 brand share

49%

Top 20: 91%

Top-5 click share

38%

Top 20: 80%

Open market

45%

  • Zanussi12%
  • A2Z12%
  • Honeywell11%
  • Amazon Basics8%
  • COZYBRITE6%
  • Signature6%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +705.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
18K13KSpike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26Prime Day '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 13.1×

Top black fan search terms

  • black fan75K/yr
  • fan black9K/yr
  • black fans9K/yr
All search terms

Top black 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%3%£2K6%£3K9%£5K12%£6K1001K10K100K 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 black fan

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

What buyers love

Value For Money18%

“not expensive”

Strength11%

“it feels stable overall once set up”

Quality-Overall11%

“A+ quality”

Noise Level10%

“Not noisy”

Assembly/Installation9%

“Easy assemble”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“As advertised”

Size-Overall3%

“Reasonable size”

Ease Of Use3%

“Easy to use”

Remote Control3%

“love the remote”

Heating2%

“it's been excellent during the recent heatwave”

What buyers complain about

Noise Level13%

“Quite noisy”

Quality-Overall11%

“Bad Quality”

Size-Overall8%

“It is HUGE”

Strength8%

“not very steady”

Value For Money6%

“although that is twice as expensive”

Assembly/Installation6%

“Assembly Problems”

Durability6%

“Broken after one use”

Functionality-Overall4%

“just doesn't work properly”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting2%

“Instructions poor”

Heating2%

“cannot stand the heat”

Top return reasons

Functionality-Overall18%
Size-Overall16%
Noise Level15%
Strength9%
Defective Material/Parts8%
Quality-Overall6%
Assembly/Installation4%
Durability3%
Mechanism Issues2%
Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

Common questions

Is black fan profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £52K/yr across 40 tracked products. 7 of 8 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +705.9%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (68/100).
How competitive is the black fan niche?
29 brands and 55 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 38% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 49% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in black fan?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Noise Level, Quality-Overall, Size-Overall. The return rate is 0.5%.
When does demand for black fan peak?
Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul; the busiest month runs 13.1× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the black fan niche?
Listings span £5.31–£62.20; the average listing price is £22.56 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,905 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.