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Black Fridge

Black Fridge shows low returns (1.0%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

57
Worth a look
Market size 24Growth 62Conversion 17Competition 69Returns 95Price range 11Avg price 71Brand share 63Review moat 75Quality gap 85
This niche Category average

Is Black Fridge profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Black Fridge is a £96K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (61K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 67% of demand. Demand peaks in Jul. Verdict: Worth a look — 57/100.

Black Fridge: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved +39.9% over the last 90 days and 1.4% of searches end in a purchase.

£96K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr1K
Search volume / yr+39.9%61K
Conversion rate1.4%
Avg price£112.98

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 67% of demand, so 33% of the market is open.

33%

open market share

Brands · sellers13 · 19
Top-5 product click share43%
Open market33%
Avg brand age38 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.2★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 24 products

Sponsored placement92%
New entrants (1y)5· 4 succeeded
Avg rating4.2★
Avg reviews511

Top Black Fridge products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 43% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£4K£8K£12K£15K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

13 falling

Sellers

19

Top-5 brand share

67%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

43%

Top 20: 96%

Open market

26%

  • Cookology25%
  • COMFEE'13%
  • Willow12%
  • Igenix10%
  • HOMCOM8%
  • Russell Hobbs7%

Black Fridge demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume61KCVR1.4%Products24Brands13Top 5 Brands67%OOS Rate10.0%Rating4.2★Reviews511Avg BSR#30
2K1KSpike '24Black Friday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26Prime Day '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Top Black Fridge search terms shoppers use

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

  • black fridge30K/yr
  • black under counter fridge21K/yr
  • under counter fridge black5K/yr
  • fridge black5K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Black Fridge

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

91% of reviews
Value For Money22%

Excellent value

Size-Overall18%

fits perfect

Quality-Overall16%

the quality feels solid

Noise Level11%

Very quiet and worth the price

Storage Capacity10%

plenty of room very happy with purchase

What buyers complain about

75% of reviews
Size-Overall31%

Small fridge

Heating8%

does not keep low temp during hot spells

Value For Money8%

expensive am very gutted £160

Quality-Overall7%

Low Buget and even lower quality

Noise Level5%

Do NOT Buy Very Noisy

Black Fridge return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

1.0%

Return rate

53%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Size-Overall
46%
2Defective Material/Parts
13%
3Functionality-Overall
8%
4Scratch Resistance
5%
5Heating
4%

Common Black Fridge questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Black Fridge 57/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £96K/yr across 24 tracked products. 4 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +39.9% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Black Fridge on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Jul, where the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.