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Kamado Joe Charcoal

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.0% of orders. But the top 5 products take 100% of clicks, so Kamado Joe Charcoal is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
54
54 / 100
Top 36% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +3 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£565K/yr18K searches / yr
90-day growth
+220.1%search demand this quarter
Competition
100%top-5 click share · 2 brands · 22 sellers

Flapen Score

Kamado Joe Charcoal against its category

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

54Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Kamado Joe Charcoal market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Kamado Joe Charcoal 18K times last year and spent an estimated £565K. All 2 brands take every click. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun–Jul–Aug. Flapen scores it 54 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

13.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 18K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 13.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +220.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £565K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
18K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+220.1%
Conversion, latest week
13.3%
Market size, estimated
£565Ka year
Peak month
May6.2× the quietest month
Top search term
kamado joe charcoal15K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £238.42.

Listings sell for £238.42 on average, from £21.42 to £666.26. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 2K to 3K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £238.42 that is £119K to £179K a year per listing.

Average price
£238.42above the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£21.42–£666.26
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
2K–3K
Units per listing a year
500–750
Revenue per listing a year
£119K–£179K
Returns
0.0%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

100% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #39 within Barbecue & Outdoor Dining. It carries 3,023 reviews at 4.37 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
100%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#39in Barbecue & Outdoor Dining
Average rating
4.37 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
3,023per listing
Listings tracked
3

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are established.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 72 months on average, so the names here are established.

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

Products

Top Kamado Joe Charcoal 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 100% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£141K£283K£424K£565K1001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

2 falling

Sellers

22

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Kamado Joe86%
  • Big K14%

Demand

Kamado Joe Charcoal search demand

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

1K600Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.2×

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Kamado Joe Charcoal

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

Complain

Size-Overall32%−0.21

Small chunks

Hugely inconsistent sizes in the bag

80% really small

Quality-Overall24%−0.04

sadly the last bag was very poor quality

They should have better quality control

Poor quality

Value For Money10%+2.41

this bag is mainly tiny prices and dust

Expensive,

I don't recommend for the price

Flammable8%−0.11

the rest tiny pieces that burn out very quickly

Absolutely terrible charcoal spits flakes of ash whilst it burns

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%−0.11

Misleading, its says Restaurant grade, reality small pieces and lots of dust

Simply not what it says on the bag

Not the same product as the Picture

Love

Quality-Overall30%−0.04

Quality product an great delivery time

quality charcoal that burned well

Good quality

Value For Money25%+2.41

Buy it, it's worth it

Good value for money

good price

Grilling11%+1.30

The best 👌 Honestly the best charcoal

Good quality Charcoal

Amazing grill

Size-Overall10%−0.21

a good size

When the pieces are large enough its one of the best

Just the right lump size

Heating7%+0.66

No smoke and generates a lot of heat for hours

It also heats it so much quicker with no nasty smoke that cheap stuff gives

it heated up really well in my kamado

Return

0.0% Return rate 50% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall50%▁▁▅▁█▁

Small chunks

Hugely inconsistent sizes in the bag

80% really small

Grilling25%

Almost zero use for a kamado grill/egg as the small pieces just block the vents

Avoid this product - tiny pieces of charcoal

Storage Capacity25%▁▁█▁▁▁

FAQ

Common Kamado Joe Charcoal questions

Answered from the same tracked data.