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Sponge Holder

Fail

Shoppers spend only $72K a year here, so Sponge Holder is a Fail.

Flapen Score
48
48 / 100
Ranks 3,444 of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · −3 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£72K/yr270K searches / yr
90-day growth
-13.0%search demand this quarter
Competition
34%top-5 click share · 34 brands · 43 sellers

Flapen Score

Sponge Holder against its category

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

48Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Sponge Holder market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Sponge Holder 270K times last year and spent an estimated £72K. The top 5 brands take 43% of clicks. Flapen scores it 48 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

3.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 270K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 3.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -13.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £72K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
270K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-13.0%
Conversion, latest week
3.3%
Market size, estimated
£72Ka year
Peak month
September1.5× the quietest month
Top search term
sponge holder100K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £8.07.

Listings sell for £8.07 on average, from £2.62 to £18.84. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 8K to 10K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £8.07 that is £807 to £2K a year per listing.

Average price
£8.07under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.62–£18.84
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
8K–10K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£807–£2K
Returns
2.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

76% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 98% ship with Prime. On an average day, 8.7% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #181 within Kitchen Storage Accessories. It carries 2,882 reviews at 4.40 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
76%
Prime listings
98%
Out of stock, average day
8.7%
Average rank
#181in Kitchen Storage Accessories
Average rating
4.40 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
2,882per listing
Listings tracked
41

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 6 launches as successful.

6 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 26 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
6
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
26 months

Products

Top Sponge Holder 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 34% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£2K£4K£7K£9K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

34 falling

Sellers

43

Top-5 brand share

43%

Top 20: 90%

Top-5 click share

34%

Top 20: 82%

Open market

52%

  • TAILI12%
  • HapiRm11%
  • Sinnsally9%
  • GLADFRESIT6%
  • CYZBL5%
  • Gunwon5%

Demand

Sponge Holder search demand

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

6K4KSpike '24Prime Day '25Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

Search terms

Top Sponge Holder search terms shoppers use

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

  • sponge holder100K/yr
  • sponge holder for kitchen sink59K/yr
  • kitchen sponge holder44K/yr
  • sink sponge holder30K/yr
  • dish sponge holder11K/yr
  • kitchen sink sponge holder9K/yr
  • washing up sponge holder4K/yr
  • sponge caddy4K/yr
  • kitchen sponge holder sink7K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Sponge Holder

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

Complain

Quality-Overall17%+0.24

Not as I expected low quality

Poor quality

cheap quality

Size-Overall17%+0.14

Too small

not great fit

a little bigger

Rusts/Corrodes9%−0.06

But started to rust

Metal so it rusts

got very rusty very soon

Durability6%−0.09

I can't see it lasting very long

Not asomg lasting as hoped

falls off within a day

Strength6%−0.04

A bit flimsy

Not the most robust item

Not sturdy enough

Love

Quality-Overall19%+0.24

The quality is solid

Decent quality

Is well made product

Size-Overall12%+0.14

fits everything that I need

Fits just right

Easy to fit

Advertised Vs Actual Product12%+0.94

As Advertised

Better than expected

As described

Ease Of Cleaning9%+0.92

easy to clean

Keeps kitchen area tidy

Looks smart and is easy to clean under

Ease Of Use8%+0.88

Handy

Easy to clean

This is such a handy little thing

Return

2.1% Return rate 73% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall60%██▆▇█▆

Too small

not great fit

a little bigger

Color5%▃▆▆█▅█
Adhesion/Stickiness5%▃▂█▅▄▄

Despite leaving overnight on dry surface before using still not adhered and falls off

it does not stick very well

not sticky poor quality

Quality-Overall5%█▂▇▆▇▅

Not as I expected low quality

Poor quality

cheap quality

Strength4%▃█▂▆▄▆

A bit flimsy

Not the most robust item

Not sturdy enough

FAQ

Common Sponge Holder questions

Answered from the same tracked data.