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Terrarium

Maybe

Products sell for $26.41 on average, inside the sweet spot. But buyers convert on only 1.0% of searches, so Terrarium is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
50
50 / 100
Ranks 2,970 of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · −1 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£173K/yr628K searches / yr
90-day growth
-18.8%search demand this quarter
Competition
49%top-5 click share · 18 brands · 36 sellers

Flapen Score

Terrarium against its category

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

50Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Terrarium market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Terrarium 628K times last year and spent an estimated £173K. The top 5 brands take 69% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 50 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

1.0% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 628K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 1.0% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -18.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £173K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
628K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-18.8%
Conversion, latest week
1.0%
Market size, estimated
£173Ka year
Peak month
December3.2× the quietest month
Top search term
terrarium288K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £26.41.

Listings sell for £26.41 on average, from £7.99 to £66.27. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £26.41 that is £3K to £7K a year per listing.

Average price
£26.41inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£7.99–£66.27
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
6K–8K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£3K–£7K
Returns
1.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

85% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 71% ship with Prime. On an average day, 7.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #475 within Garden Tools & Watering Equipment. It carries 350 reviews at 4.47 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
85%
Prime listings
71%
Out of stock, average day
7.5%
Average rank
#475in Garden Tools & Watering Equipment
Average rating
4.47 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
350per listing
Listings tracked
34

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 3 launches as successful.

3 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 35 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
3
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
35 months

Products

Top Terrarium 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 49% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£7K£14K£21K£28K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

18 falling

Sellers

36

Top-5 brand share

69%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

49%

Top 20: 85%

Open market

26%

  • PYEF CRAFTS37%
  • Tropical Glass11%
  • Root box8%
  • Generic8%
  • NCYP5%
  • The Art of Succulents5%

Demand

Terrarium search demand

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

35K25KHoliday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.2×

Search terms

Top Terrarium search terms shoppers use

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

  • terrarium288K/yr
  • terrarium kit136K/yr
  • terrarium jar46K/yr
  • terrariums26K/yr
  • glass terrarium20K/yr
  • terrarium kit with plants25K/yr
  • large terrarium9K/yr
  • plant terrarium12K/yr
  • glass plant terrarium9K/yr
  • glass terrarium for plants6K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Terrarium

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

Complain

Size-Overall27%−0.14

Not fit for purpose

Its big

Very small

Advertised Vs Actual Product15%−0.12

Picture deceiving

Not as advertised

Misleading

Value For Money11%+0.74

Not very good for the price

Not worth the money

Nice kit a little pricey

Durability4%−0.04

Not durable

not made to last

Warps

Water Resistance3%−0.02

Due to these not being waterproof

Not watertight

Love

Quality-Overall25%+1.83

Good quality

Decent item

This is a well made item

Value For Money17%+0.74

Good value for money

Good price

reasonable price

Gifting Purpose10%+0.65

Lovely gift for Fathers Day

Great gift

This is a wonderful gift for anyone

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting7%+0.34

Great value and really clear instructions

very easy to follow instructions

Arrived with Information that was easy to read and understand

Size-Overall6%−0.14

Good size

not too small

Once out the packaging it is a nice size, a size perfect for me as a beginner and to experiment with

Return

1.4% Return rate 74% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall61%▇▇▅▇█▇

Not fit for purpose

Its big

Very small

Defective Material/Parts9%▇█▄▇▅▁
Advertised Vs Actual Product6%▁▁▇▄▄█

Picture deceiving

Not as advertised

Misleading

Compatibility-Overall3%█▁▁▃▁▁
Leak-Proof2%▁▃█▁▂▁

FAQ

Common Terrarium questions

Answered from the same tracked data.