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Lighter

Pass

Lighter scores 65 out of 100, a Pass. Shoppers spend $1.5M a year here, demand is soft, at -20.1% this quarter, and returns run at 0.4% of orders.

Flapen Score
65
65 / 100
Top 9% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +14 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£1.5M/yr3.6M searches / yr
90-day growth
-20.1%search demand this quarter
Competition
26%top-5 click share · 36 brands · 148 sellers

Flapen Score

Lighter against its category

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

65Pass
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Lighter market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Lighter 3.6M times last year and spent an estimated £1.5M. The top 5 brands take 49% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 65 out of 100, a Pass.

01 · Demand

5.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 3.6M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 5.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -20.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £1.5M a year.

Searches, last 12 months
3.6M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-20.1%
Conversion, latest week
5.7%
Market size, estimated
£1.5Ma year
Peak month
December2.6× the quietest month
Top search term
lighter1.2M searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £7.26.

Listings sell for £7.26 on average, from £2.16 to £17.93. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 200K to 250K a year. The average listing sells 4,000 to 5,000 of them. At £7.26 that is £29K to £36K a year per listing.

Average price
£7.26under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.16–£17.93
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
200K–250K
Units per listing a year
4,000–5,000
Revenue per listing a year
£29K–£36K
Returns
0.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

79% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 67% ship with Prime. On an average day, 4.8% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #47 within Candles & Holders. It carries 2,205 reviews at 4.26 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
79%
Prime listings
67%
Out of stock, average day
4.8%
Average rank
#47in Candles & Holders
Average rating
4.26 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
2,205per listing
Listings tracked
67

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 3 of last year's 8 launches as successful.

8 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 3 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 49 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
8
Successful launches
3Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
49 months

Products

Top Lighter 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 26% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£44K£88K£133K£177K1001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

36 falling

Sellers

148

Top-5 brand share

49%

Top 20: 90%

Top-5 click share

26%

Top 20: 60%

Open market

46%

  • LcFun17%
  • KARAN KING11%
  • ezkart10%
  • Aouplry6%
  • Aspect5%
  • SUPRUS5%

Demand

Lighter search demand

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

125K75KSpike '24Black Friday '24Holiday '24Spike '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6×

Search terms

Top Lighter search terms shoppers use

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

  • lighter1.2M/yr
  • lighters410K/yr
  • candle lighter445K/yr
  • jet lighter226K/yr
  • windproof lighter150K/yr
  • lighters multipack139K/yr
  • gas lighter166K/yr
  • electric lighter166K/yr
  • bbq lighter65K/yr
  • cigarette lighter115K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Lighter

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

Complain

Durability17%−0.17

can break easily

Broke after one month

Do not last

Charging14%−0.09

Won't charge

Doesnt charge

Stopped charging

Quality-Overall12%+0.23

V poor quality control

Cheap Rubbish

Bad quality

Functionality-Overall10%−0.12

Stopped working

Doesn't work as intended

Did not work

Leak-Proof4%

Leaked

they were leaking

It leaks

Love

Value For Money17%+1.32

Great deal

not expensive

Good value for money

Quality-Overall15%+0.23

Looks good and is well made

Great product, exactly what Ive been looking for

Decent quality

Ease Of Use9%+0.65

Filling is easy

Easy to Use

A quick,easy to use device

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%+0.70

Better than expected

As described

As advertised

Charging7%−0.09

Easy to charge

charges really well

Holds a charge

Return

0.4% Return rate 8% Fixable by listing

Functionality-Overall36%██▇██▆

Stopped working

Doesn't work as intended

Did not work

Charging16%█▆█▇▆▇

Won't charge

Doesnt charge

Stopped charging

Defective Material/Parts7%▃█▇▇▆█

Faulty item

Defective product

But some items easily stopped working

Size-Overall7%█▅▅▄▅▇

Much smaller than expected

It's a bit larger than I was expecting

So it doesnt fit

Durability5%█▅▂▃▃▃

can break easily

Broke after one month

Do not last

FAQ

Common Lighter questions

Answered from the same tracked data.