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Horl

Fail

The top 5 brands take 100% of clicks, so Horl is a Fail.

Flapen Score
35
35 / 100
Ranks 5,308 of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · −16 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£406K/yr142K searches / yr
90-day growth
-22.0%search demand this quarter
Competition
93%top-5 click share · 4 brands · 9 sellers

Flapen Score

Horl against its category

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

35Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Horl market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Horl 142K times last year and spent an estimated £406K. All 4 brands take every click. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 35 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

2.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 142K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 2.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -22.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £406K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
142K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-22.0%
Conversion, latest week
2.8%
Market size, estimated
£406Ka year
Peak month
December15.9× the quietest month
Top search term
horl knife sharpener37K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £101.45.

Listings sell for £101.45 on average, from £25.18 to £246.09. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 3K to 3K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £101.45 that is £10K to £25K a year per listing.

Average price
£101.45above the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£25.18–£246.09
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
3K–3K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£10K–£25K
Returns
1.5%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads.

100% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 11.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #112 within Knife Sharpeners. It carries 1,460 reviews at 4.51 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
100%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
11.5%
Average rank
#112in Knife Sharpeners
Average rating
4.51 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,460per listing
Listings tracked
7

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are settling in.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 49 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

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

Products

Top Horl 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 93% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£61K£122K£182K£243K1001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

4 flat

Sellers

9

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

93%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • HORL79%
  • Pietuley10%
  • OKNIV8%
  • HONE Knife Sharpener3%

Demand

Horl search demand

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

15K10KPrime Day '25Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26JunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 15.9×

Search terms

Top Horl search terms shoppers use

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

  • horl knife sharpener37K/yr
  • horl21K/yr
  • horl 340K/yr
  • horl 3 knife sharpener22K/yr
  • horl 23K/yr
  • horl 3 knife sharpener uk6K/yr
  • horl 2 pro rolling knife sharpener - kitchen knife sharpener for razor sharp edges made in germany - easy knife sharpening kit with 3:1 planetary gear with magnetic holder with 152K/yr
  • horl35K/yr
  • horl3 knife sharpener6K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Horl

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

Complain

Sharpness21%−0.03

Didnt sharpen at all

Doesnt really sharpen the knives that well at all

not the sharpness that you expect after you have just did it

Functionality-Overall15%−0.11

Doesn't work

Barely effective

you start to see slight twisting or instability

Size-Overall12%−0.07

it's too small

they are a very tight fit

The size of the block is very cumbersome

Durability9%−0.08

Broke after 4 uses

I very doubt that the discs going to last long

Wore out too quickly

Value For Money7%+0.27

Poor value for money 400 grit smooth on day 1

seems a bit expensive just for this maybe for the home user it's a good

Not sure this is good value for money

Love

Sharpness34%−0.03

Excellent piece of kit puts a razor edge sharpness on my knives

Sharp knives

Great knife sharpener

Ease Of Use20%+2.64

Easy to store ease of usage my child can do it

Easy to use

Its easy to handle

Quality-Overall13%+0.60

The build quality feels solid

Great build quality

Amazing quality

Value For Money8%+0.27

Excellent value for money

Very good value for the price

Good value for money

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%−0.03

Actually works

As described

Does the job just fine

Return

1.5% Return rate 9% Fixable by listing

Sharpness39%▇▃▄▄▆█

Didnt sharpen at all

Doesnt really sharpen the knives that well at all

not the sharpness that you expect after you have just did it

Functionality-Overall22%▄█▆▅▅▃

Doesn't work

Barely effective

you start to see slight twisting or instability

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%▄▃▃▄▃█

be warned there are similar advertising a fake look a like make sure it has the HORL STAMPED ON THE ROLLER BODY thus is one of those times where you get what you pay for

i think i got sucked in by the marketing

Quality-Overall7%▄▇▆█▇▁

This is a cheap product

Durability5%▂▁▃█▅▁

Broke after 4 uses

I very doubt that the discs going to last long

Wore out too quickly

FAQ

Common Horl questions

Answered from the same tracked data.