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Parasol

Parasol clears our launch bar: a $2.1M/yr market growing +734.7% this quarter with returns at 0.3%.

Flapen Score

77
Launch it
Market size 95Growth 100Conversion 15Competition 88Returns 98Price range 29Avg price 95Brand share 77Review moat 53Quality gap 67
This niche Category average

Is Parasol profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Parasol is a £2.1M/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (3.7M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 58% of demand. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul. Verdict: Launch it — 77/100.

Parasol: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Yes. Search demand moved +734.7% over the last 90 days and 1.2% of searches end in a purchase.

£2.1M

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr50K
Search volume / yr+734.7%3.7M
Conversion rate1.2%
Avg price£45.29

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 58% of demand, so 42% of the market is open.

42%

open market share

Brands · sellers36 · 47
Top-5 product click share27%
Open market42%
Avg brand age45 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 · 95 products

Sponsored placement95%
New entrants (1y)21· 17 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews1,389

Top Parasol 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

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (27% combined) — 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%

Parasol demand & seasonality

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

Volume3.7MCVR1.2%Products95Brands36Top 5 Brands58%OOS Rate11.3%Rating4.3★Reviews1,389Avg BSR#55
500K300KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26Prime Day '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

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

Top Parasol search terms shoppers use

The exact queries 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

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Parasol

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

What buyers love

83% of reviews
Quality-Overall23%

The build quality is really strong

Value For Money22%

Excellent Value

Strength7%

-The pole built is sturdy

Size-Overall6%

Fits perfectly

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

As advertised

What buyers complain about

61% of reviews
Quality-Overall13%

Not very well made

Durability10%

Broken

Size-Overall9%

Too high

Strength7%

Not very sturdy

Color5%

Wrong colour

Parasol return rate & reasons

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

0.3%

Return rate

71%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
44%
2Color
11%
3Defective Material/Parts
8%
4Quality-Overall
4%
5Weight Heavy
3%

Common Parasol questions

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

Flapen scores Parasol 77/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Launch it. The niche generates £2.1M/yr across 95 tracked products. 17 of 21 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +734.7% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Parasol on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in May–Jun–Jul, where the busiest month runs 51.9× the quietest.