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Blackout Blind

Blackout Blind shows demand growing +157.3% this quarter, but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

77
Worth a look
Market size 72Growth 96Conversion 60Competition 74Returns 88Price range 50Avg price 79Brand share 90Review moat 63Quality gap 72
This niche Category average

Is Blackout Blind profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Blackout Blind is a £787K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (914K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 45% of demand. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun–Jul. Verdict: Worth a look — 77/100.

Blackout Blind: 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 +157.3% over the last 90 days and 5.2% of searches end in a purchase.

£787K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr60K
Search volume / yr+157.3%914K
Conversion rate5.2%
Avg price£16.64

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 45% of demand, so 55% of the market is open.

55%

open market share

Brands · sellers34 · 50
Top-5 product click share41%
Open market55%
Avg brand age32 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 39 products

Sponsored placement95%
New entrants (1y)9· 6 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews964

Top Blackout Blind 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 41% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£31K£63K£94K£126K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

34 falling

Sellers

50

Top-5 brand share

45%

Top 20: 86%

Top-5 click share

41%

Top 20: 82%

Open market

50%

  • Tommee Tippee14%
  • Efilerup12%
  • MaximoLife10%
  • Flow fire5%
  • Bemece5%
  • YUZAII4%

Blackout Blind demand & seasonality

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

Volume914KCVR5.2%Products39Brands34Top 5 Brands45%OOS Rate2.3%Rating4.3★Reviews964Avg BSR#74
70K50KSpike '25Spike '26Prime Day '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Apr, May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.1×

Top Blackout Blind search terms shoppers use

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

  • blackout blinds stick on345K/yr
  • black out blinds stick on164K/yr
  • temporary blackout blinds57K/yr
  • black out blind49K/yr
  • portable blackout blind34K/yr
  • window blackout cover34K/yr
  • blackout40K/yr
  • travel blackout blind28K/yr
  • stick on blackout blinds23K/yr
  • guard blinds19K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Blackout Blind

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

What buyers love

69% of reviews
Quality-Overall12%

Excellent Product

Value For Money12%

Worth it

Ease Of Use10%

easy to remove

Assembly/Installation10%

Its not that hard to install

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

As described

What buyers complain about

56% of reviews
Adhesion/Stickiness13%

Not sticky enough

Smell10%

Weird Smell

Heating7%

Not good for heat

Value For Money6%

Disappointing value—pays more for the brand than the performance

Velcro Quality5%

We also noticed that the Velcro adhesive wasnt very strong

Blackout Blind return rate & reasons

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

1.3%

Return rate

54%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
45%
2Adhesion/Stickiness
9%
3Functionality-Overall
7%
4Quality-Overall
6%
5Smell
6%

Common Blackout Blind questions

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

Flapen scores Blackout Blind 77/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £787K/yr across 39 tracked products. 6 of 9 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +157.3% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Blackout Blind on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Apr–May–Jun–Jul, where the busiest month runs 4.1× the quietest.