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welcome mat

Worth a look

Shows no brand lock-in (top 5 brands take 45% of clicks), but a small market ($43K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 11Growth 24Conversion 28Competition 83Returns 90Price range 56Avg price 39Brand share 90Review moat 57Quality gap 70

Brand share

Great45%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Returns

Great1.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Competition

Great32%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Quality gap

Good4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Good1,207.29

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Price range

Good£4.45–£28.33

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

Avg price

Okay£10.64

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Conversion

Okay2.3%

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

Growth

Bad-2.1%

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

Market size

Bad£43K

£43K/yr · 178K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, welcome mat is a £43K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (178K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 45% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 53/100.

Data updated Jul 28, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

welcome mat market data

Units sold / yr
4K–5K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
£43K–£53K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
2.3%
Avg BSR
#234
Page quality
0%
Prime
63%
Sponsored
82%
Out of stock
7.3%
Avg brand age
36 months
Avg seller age
194 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (32% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

34 rising

Sellers

52

Top-5 brand share

45%

Top 20: 89%

Top-5 click share

32%

Top 20: 74%

Open market

50%

  • Yimobra15%
  • Homaxy12%
  • OHS7%
  • CaySep6%
  • Eohak5%
  • EDS5%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 88 weeks — -2.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KPrime Day '25Spike '25DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Top welcome mat search terms

  • welcome mat124K/yr
  • welcome mat outdoor27K/yr
  • welcome door mat19K/yr
  • outdoor welcome mat9K/yr
All search terms

Top welcome mat 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%3%£1K6%£3K9%£4K12%£5K1101001K10K100K 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 welcome mat

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall32%

“Good quality mat”

Value For Money14%

“Fair price”

Advertised Vs Actual Product12%

“As described”

Color5%

“Really bright colours”

Ease Of Cleaning5%

“Easy to clean”

Size-Overall4%

“Fits perfect”

Grip3%

“mat non slip”

Durability3%

“Looks really cute and durable”

Design-Overall2%

“Appealing design”

Strength2%

“Sturdy”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall18%

“Runs small”

Quality-Overall16%

“Not great quality”

Thickness10%

“A little thinner than expected”

Durability6%

“It doesnt last”

Value For Money6%

“looks more expensive than it was”

Strength5%

“Light and flimsy”

Suitable For Outdoor5%

“Its not an outdoor mat”

Weight Heavy5%

“Thought they would be heavier as they were advertised as heavy duty rubber”

Color4%

“Colours are very dull”

Adhesion/Stickiness3%

“sticky left on mat”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall62%
Quality-Overall9%
Color7%
Thin6%
Advertised Vs Actual Product3%
Material Quality2%
Thickness2%
Flatness2%
Strength1%
Weight Heavy1%

Common questions

Is welcome mat profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £43K/yr across 51 tracked products. 1 of 14 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -2.1%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (53/100).
How competitive is the welcome mat niche?
34 brands and 52 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 32% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 45% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in welcome mat?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Thickness. The return rate is 1.2%.
When does demand for welcome mat peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the welcome mat niche?
Listings span £4.45–£28.33; the average listing price is £10.64 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,207 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.