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Travel Steamer

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Travel Steamer scores 72 out of 100, a Pass. Shoppers spend $470K a year here, search demand grew +105.0% this quarter, and returns run at 2.1% of orders.

Flapen Score
72
72 / 100
Top 2% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +21 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£470K/yr377K searches / yr
90-day growth
+105.0%search demand this quarter
Competition
47%top-5 click share · 23 brands · 183 sellers

Flapen Score

Travel Steamer against its category

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

72Pass
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Travel Steamer market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Travel Steamer 377K times last year and spent an estimated £470K. The top 5 brands take 67% of clicks. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul–Aug. Flapen scores it 72 out of 100, a Pass.

01 · Demand

5.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 377K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 5.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +105.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £470K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
377K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+105.0%
Conversion, latest week
5.3%
Market size, estimated
£470Ka year
Peak month
June3.5× the quietest month
Top search term
travel steamer for clothes193K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £23.65.

Listings sell for £23.65 on average, from £15.18 to £37.55. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £23.65 that is £6K to £12K a year per listing.

Average price
£23.65inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£15.18–£37.55
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
15K–20K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£6K–£12K
Returns
2.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

100% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 14.8% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #25 within Irons, Steamers & Accessories. It carries 2,092 reviews at 4.23 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
100%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
14.8%
Average rank
#25in Irons, Steamers & Accessories
Average rating
4.23 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
2,092per listing
Listings tracked
33

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 10 of last year's 14 launches as successful.

14 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 10 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 20 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
14
Successful launches
10Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
20 months

Products

Top Travel Steamer 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 47% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£19K£38K£56K£75K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

23 falling

Sellers

183

Top-5 brand share

67%

Top 20: 98%

Top-5 click share

47%

Top 20: 85%

Open market

29%

  • Exsivemy18%
  • PHILIPS17%
  • Tefal14%
  • BEAUTURAL12%
  • Rolipo6%
  • ZStarlite4%

Demand

Travel Steamer search demand

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

15K10KSpike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.5×

Search terms

Top Travel Steamer search terms shoppers use

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

  • travel steamer for clothes193K/yr
  • travel steamer112K/yr
  • portable steamer49K/yr
  • mini steamer19K/yr
  • travel steam generators4K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Travel Steamer

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

Complain

Durability16%−0.20

Stopped working after a few uses

Doesn't last

Broke after one use

Weight Heavy12%−0.08

Also quite heavy

heavier than anticipated

Its heavy for what it is

Functionality-Overall9%−0.12

Never worked

Barely works

Did not work

Size-Overall8%−0.05

It is small

a little bit bigger than I expected

Cable is a bit short

Leak-Proof7%

leaks water everywhere

leaks water

began to leak

Love

Ease Of Use23%+1.88

Easy to handle

Ease of use

Easy to hold

Quality-Overall14%+0.70

it feels well made

The device is well made

Excellent product

Value For Money11%+0.55

Excellent value for money

GOOD VALUE

Excellent value for money

Portability9%+0.44

portable for travelling

portable size

Works well, portable and great value for the price

Heating7%−0.01

Great heat

Heats quickly

Fast heating

Return

2.1% Return rate 15% Fixable by listing

Functionality-Overall29%▇█▇█▇▇

Never worked

Barely works

Did not work

Weight Heavy21%▇▇▇▇█▇

Also quite heavy

heavier than anticipated

Its heavy for what it is

Size-Overall10%▆▇▇█▇█

It is small

a little bit bigger than I expected

Cable is a bit short

Heating6%█▄▅▅▄▅

it suddenly stopped heating up which was very disappointing

will not heat up

It is heating up

Leak-Proof5%▅▆█▄▅▅

leaks water everywhere

leaks water

began to leak

FAQ

Common Travel Steamer questions

Answered from the same tracked data.