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Yankee Candle Wax Melts

Fail

Demand is soft, at -50.4% this quarter, so Yankee Candle Wax Melts is a Fail.

Flapen Score
42
42 / 100
Ranks 4,560 of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · −9 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£205K/yr392K searches / yr
90-day growth
-50.4%search demand this quarter
Competition
62%top-5 click share · 2 brands · 42 sellers

Flapen Score

Yankee Candle Wax Melts against its category

The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Yankee Candle Wax Melts is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

42Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Yankee Candle Wax Melts market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Yankee Candle Wax Melts 392K times last year and spent an estimated £205K. All 2 brands take every click. Flapen scores it 42 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

9.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 392K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 9.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -50.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £205K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
392K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-50.4%
Conversion, latest week
9.3%
Market size, estimated
£205Ka year
Top search term
yankee candle wax melts236K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £5.62.

Listings sell for £5.62 on average, from £1.26 to £22.22. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 40K to 50K a year. The average listing sells 1,500 to 2,000 of them. At £5.62 that is £8K to £11K a year per listing.

Average price
£5.62under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£1.26–£22.22
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
40K–50K
Units per listing a year
1,500–2,000
Revenue per listing a year
£8K–£11K
Returns
0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

0% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 95% ship with Prime. On an average day, 3.7% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #118 within Candles & Holders. It carries 1,041 reviews at 4.34 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
0%
Prime listings
95%
Out of stock, average day
3.7%
Average rank
#118in Candles & Holders
Average rating
4.34 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,041per listing
Listings tracked
19

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 2 launches as successful.

2 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 39 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
2
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
39 months

Products

Top Yankee Candle Wax Melts 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 62% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£10K£20K£31K£41K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

2 falling

Sellers

42

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

62%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Yankee Candle98%
  • Devon Melts2%

Demand

Yankee Candle Wax Melts search demand

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

18K13KBlack Friday '25Holiday '25OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.5× · 10 of 12 months tracked

Search terms

Top Yankee Candle Wax Melts search terms shoppers use

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

  • yankee candle wax melts236K/yr
  • yankee wax melts50K/yr
  • wax melts yankee candle24K/yr
  • wax melts yankee33K/yr
  • yankee candle wax melt13K/yr
  • yankee melts8K/yr
  • yankee candle melts9K/yr
  • yankee wax melt9K/yr
  • yankee wax melts strong scented6K/yr
  • yankee candle wax melts christmas4K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Yankee Candle Wax Melts

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

Complain

Smell60%+3.99

No smell

Doesnt even smell

I received a burning camp fire smell

Value For Money9%−0.15

Wayyyyyy over priced

Doesnt worth the money

Over priced

Size-Overall7%−0.13

so small

Tiny

The only criticism I have is that it is quite small for the price

Durability4%+0.27

are big i break them in two

didn't last long

Not long lasting

Adhesion/Stickiness3%−0.07

As you can see there isn't even any glue

Love

Smell75%+3.99

Gorgeous smell

The fragrance is strong

Long lasting scent

Value For Money7%−0.15

Great value

half the price

Good value

Quality-Overall5%+0.36

These are great quality candles

Always great variety

Quality

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%+0.09

exactly as advertised

As described lovely

Absolutly just what i wanted

Durability3%+0.27

long lasting melts keep my home fresh all day

lasts for ages

Long lasting and smells amazing

Return

0.1% Return rate 15% Fixable by listing

Smell72%▅▄█▇█▁

No smell

Doesnt even smell

I received a burning camp fire smell

Advertised Vs Actual Product15%█▃▁▃▁▁

Only one pack not 2 missleading

Misleading doesnt say 1 only

Value For Money11%▁█▁▂▁▁

Wayyyyyy over priced

Doesnt worth the money

Over priced

Defective Material/Parts2%▁█▁▁▁▁

FAQ

Common Yankee Candle Wax Melts questions

Answered from the same tracked data.