Red Flares
Red Flares shows demand growing +858.3% this quarter, but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Flapen Score
Is Red Flares profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Red Flares is a £83K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (95K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 91% of demand. Demand peaks in May. Verdict: Worth a look — 62/100.
Red Flares: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Worth a look. Search demand moved +858.3% over the last 90 days and 4.6% of searches end in a purchase.
£83K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 91% of demand, so 9% of the market is open.
9%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.2★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 15 products
Top Red Flares products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Pack of 4 Ring Pull Smoke Flare Ideal for Paintball Weddings Photoshoots & Special Effects (RED)
- Price
- £17.68
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 31
- Age
- 2y ago
Inevitable Party Pack of 4 Ring Pull Smoke Grenade Effects for Paintball Weddings Photoshoots & Special Effects (Red)
- Price
- £23.37
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 550
- Age
- 6y ago
Enola Gaye EG25 Micro Smoke Grenade Wire Pull Perfect for Weddings | Gender Reveal | Paintball | Football | Photography | Special Effects (Red)
- Price
- £7.75
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 72
- Age
- 2y ago
4 x Red Smoke Flares 90-120 sec Pull Ring Ignition Party Pack of Effects for Paintball Weddings Photoshoots & Special Effects
- Price
- £21.09
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 8
- Age
- 1y ago
Inevitable Party Pack of 3 Ring Pull Coloured Smoke Grenades for Paintball Airsoft Weddings Photo-shoots Stage & Special Effects (3 x Red)
- Price
- £20.62
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 122
- Age
- 6y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
5-Pack Smoke Flares - 90 Second Handheld Wire Pull Smoke Flares By Encyrpted | Photography Gender Reveal & Events (Red)
- Price
- £24.86
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 7
- Age
- 4mo ago
Inevitable Party Pack of 3 Ring Pull Coloured Smoke Grenades for Paintball Airsoft Weddings Photo-shoots Stage & Special Effects (3 x Red)
- Price
- £20.62
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 122
- Age
- 6y ago
Red Smoke Flares 5-Pack 90 Second Wire Pull | T1-Rated for Celebrations Photoshoots & Outdoor Events
- Price
- £24.77
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 3
- Age
- 1y ago
Inevitable Party Pack of 4 Ring Pull Smoke Grenade Effects for Paintball Weddings Photoshoots & Special Effects (Red)
- Price
- £23.37
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 550
- Age
- 6y ago
Pack of 6 Colour Ring Pull Smoke Grenades with Ideal for Paintball Weddings Photoshoots & Special Effects (6 Red)
- Price
- £27.88
- Rating
- 0.0/5
- Reviews
- 0
- Age
- 2y ago
Newest
by launch date5-Pack Smoke Flares - 90 Second Handheld Wire Pull Smoke Flares By Encyrpted | Photography Gender Reveal & Events (Red)
- Price
- £24.86
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 7
- Age
- 4mo ago
Red Smoke Flares 5-Pack 90 Second Wire Pull | T1-Rated for Celebrations Photoshoots & Outdoor Events
- Price
- £24.77
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 3
- Age
- 1y ago
5-Pack Red Smoke Flares 90 Seconds Wire Pull by Encrypted | Sports Celebrations Outdoor Events Photography & Gender Reveals
- Price
- £22.00
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 8
- Age
- 1y ago
4 x Red Smoke Flares 90-120 sec Pull Ring Ignition Party Pack of Effects for Paintball Weddings Photoshoots & Special Effects
- Price
- £21.09
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 8
- Age
- 1y ago
Pack of 6 Colour Ring Pull Smoke Grenades with Ideal for Paintball Weddings Photoshoots & Special Effects (6 Red)
- Price
- £27.88
- Rating
- 0.0/5
- Reviews
- 0
- Age
- 2y ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 65% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
Brands
5 falling
Sellers
10
Top-5 brand share
91%
Top 20: 91%
Top-5 click share
65%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Generic60%
- Inevitable Party22%
- --9%
- EXCLUSIVE ONLINE4%
- Gemstone Fireworks3%
- Arshiner2%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Red Flares demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
Peak months: May · busiest ÷ quietest = 36.2×
Top Red Flares search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- red flares36K/yr
- red smoke flare18K/yr
- red flares smoke14K/yr
- red smoke flares6K/yr
- red flare6K/yr
- red smoke bomb6K/yr
- red smoke4K/yr
- red pyro4K/yr
- red flares smoke football2K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Red Flares
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
88% of reviews“Worked well”
“Fun to use”
“Excellent worked perfectly well as described”
“fun”
What buyers complain about
88% of reviews“Only 2 worked”
“Really small”
“The ring pull broke off the others”
“Overpriced”
Red Flares return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
0.2%
Return rate
26%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common Red Flares questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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