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travel alarm clock

Worth a look

Shows no brand lock-in (top 5 brands take 40% of clicks), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 38Growth 18Conversion 69Competition 82Returns 68Price range 16Avg price 21Brand share 95Review moat 49Quality gap 95

Brand share

Great40%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Quality gap

Incredible4.0★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Great33%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Conversion

Good6.3%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Returns

Good2.3%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Okay1,568.61

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Market size

Okay£194K

£194K/yr · 414K searches

Avg price

Bad£7.47

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Bad-13.7%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Price range

Bad£3.40–£17.22

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, travel alarm clock is a £194K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (414K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 40% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 58/100.

Data updated Jul 27, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

travel alarm clock market data

Units sold / yr
20K–25K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
£149K–£187K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
6.3%
Avg BSR
#394
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
91%
Out of stock
7.1%
Avg brand age
34 months
Avg seller age
186 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (33% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

48 falling

Sellers

73

Top-5 brand share

40%

Top 20: 81%

Top-5 click share

33%

Top 20: 65%

Open market

55%

  • DTL13%
  • Azyh8%
  • Siyinzu7%
  • MeesMeek7%
  • NOKLEAD5%
  • Travelwey4%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -13.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
10K6KSpike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Top travel alarm clock search terms

  • travel alarm clock75K/yr
  • travel clock58K/yr
  • small clock53K/yr
  • small digital clock49K/yr
  • small alarm clock30K/yr
  • travel alarm clocks battery operated18K/yr
  • small clocks battery operated18K/yr
  • mini clock12K/yr
  • travel clocks battery operated12K/yr
  • small alarm clocks bedside14K/yr
All search terms

Top travel alarm clock products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%2%£4K4%£8K6%£12K8%£16K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about travel alarm clock

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Value For Money16%

“Excellent value”

Ease Of Use11%

“Easy to read”

Alarm/Timer Accuracy9%

“Good alarm for the price”

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%

“Exactly as shown”

Quality-Overall8%

“Great quality, very easy set up”

Assembly/Installation5%

“its easy to install”

Size-Overall4%

“fits nicely on bedside drawer”

Noise Level4%

“It is not noisy”

Brightness/Shine/Glow3%

“The brightness is also adjustable”

Portability3%

“Portable and light”

What buyers complain about

Quality-Overall12%

“poor quality control”

Noise Level10%

“Noisy”

Size-Overall7%

“I bought this thinking that it might not be suitable because of its size”

Durability7%

“Won't last”

Functionality-Overall7%

“Did not work”

Alarm/Timer Accuracy5%

“Alarm stopped working after 2 months”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting4%

“Bad instructions”

Battery Life4%

“Battery life is short”

Value For Money4%

“Too basic for the price”

Display-Overall3%

“Display light not working”

Top return reasons

Alarm/Timer Accuracy23%
Size-Overall16%
Functionality-Overall14%
Display-Overall6%
Noise Level6%
Quality-Overall6%
Brightness/Shine/Glow5%
Touch/Button Controls4%
Defective Material/Parts3%
Assembly/Installation2%

Common questions

Is travel alarm clock profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £194K/yr across 69 tracked products. 2 of 23 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -13.7%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (58/100).
How competitive is the travel alarm clock niche?
48 brands and 73 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 33% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 40% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in travel alarm clock?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Noise Level, Size-Overall. The return rate is 2.3%.
When does demand for travel alarm clock peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the travel alarm clock niche?
Listings span £3.40–£17.22; the average listing price is £7.47 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,569 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.