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Parasol

Pass

Parasol scores 77 out of 100, a Pass. Shoppers spend $2.1M a year here, search demand grew +734.7% this quarter, and returns run at 0.3% of orders.

Flapen Score
77
77 / 100
Top 1% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +26 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£2.1M/yr3.7M searches / yr
90-day growth
+734.7%search demand this quarter
Competition
27%top-5 click share · 36 brands · 47 sellers

Flapen Score

Parasol against its category

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

77Pass
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Parasol market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Parasol 3.7M times last year and spent an estimated £2.1M. The top 5 brands take 58% of clicks. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul. Flapen scores it 77 out of 100, a Pass.

01 · Demand

1.2% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 3.7M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 1.2% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +734.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £2.1M a year.

Searches, last 12 months
3.7M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+734.7%
Conversion, latest week
1.2%
Market size, estimated
£2.1Ma year
Peak month
July51.9× the quietest month
Top search term
parasol1.1M searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £45.29.

Listings sell for £45.29 on average, from £8.54 to £300.74. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 40K to 50K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £45.29 that is £11K to £23K a year per listing.

Average price
£45.29inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£8.54–£300.74
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
40K–50K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£11K–£23K
Returns
0.3%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads.

95% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 26% ship with Prime. On an average day, 11.3% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #55 within Garden Furniture & Accessories. It carries 1,389 reviews at 4.35 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
95%
Prime listings
26%
Out of stock, average day
11.3%
Average rank
#55in Garden Furniture & Accessories
Average rating
4.35 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,389per listing
Listings tracked
95

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 17 of last year's 21 launches as successful.

21 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 17 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 45 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
21
Successful launches
17Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
45 months

Products

Top Parasol 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 27% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£41K£82K£123K£164K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

36 falling

Sellers

47

Top-5 brand share

58%

Top 20: 92%

Top-5 click share

27%

Top 20: 52%

Open market

37%

  • VOUNOT15%
  • GardenCo14%
  • KEPLIN12%
  • CHRISTOW12%
  • VonHaus5%
  • PHI VILLA5%

Demand

Parasol search demand

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

500K300KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26Prime Day '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 51.9×

Search terms

Top Parasol search terms shoppers use

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

  • parasol1.1M/yr
  • garden parasol617K/yr
  • parasol umbrella302K/yr
  • garden umbrella277K/yr
  • garden parasol with base included243K/yr
  • cantilever parasol183K/yr
  • garden umbrella parasol168K/yr
  • garden parasols150K/yr
  • garden parasols sale clearance91K/yr
  • garden umbrella parasol with base89K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Parasol

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

Complain

Quality-Overall13%+0.92

Not very well made

Quality is low

Awful quality

Durability10%−0.15

Broken

Doesn't last

Broken after first use

Size-Overall9%+0.24

Too high

You need more fitting

Small

Strength7%

Not very sturdy

Not strong enough

not enough strong

Color5%−0.03

Wrong colour

Not the colour I ordered

colour is a bit bright

Love

Quality-Overall23%+0.92

The build quality is really strong

Amazing quality

Cover is good quality

Value For Money22%+2.23

Excellent Value

Excellent value

Good Price

Strength7%

-The pole built is sturdy

It is sturdy

Sturdy construction

Size-Overall6%+0.24

Fits perfectly

It fits easily ok

easy to fit

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%−0.02

As advertised

BETTER THAN EXPECTED

As described

Return

0.3% Return rate 71% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall44%█▇▆▇▇▆

Too high

You need more fitting

Small

Color11%█▄▃▄▃▃

Wrong colour

Not the colour I ordered

colour is a bit bright

Defective Material/Parts8%▁▁█▄▅█
Quality-Overall4%▁▁█▇▅▇

Not very well made

Quality is low

Awful quality

Weight Heavy3%▁█▃▃▄▄

Heavier than you think

Very heavy

it's a really heavy box

FAQ

Common Parasol questions

Answered from the same tracked data.