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title: "2 Pin Light Bulbs — £58K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **2 pin light bulbs**
**Skip it**
Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($4.94–$11.87) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 14Growth 7Conversion 81Competition 27Returns 77Price range 0Avg price 21Brand share 50Review moat 50Quality gap 72
**Conversion**
**Great****8.5%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Returns**
**Great****1.9%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Quality gap**
**Good****4.3★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Brand share**
**Okay****75%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Review moat**
**Good****1,485.44**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Competition**
**Okay****69%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Avg price**
**Bad****£7.62**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Market size**
**Bad****£58K**
£58K/yr · 89K searches
**Growth**
**Bad****-35.3%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Price range**
**Bad****£4.94–£11.87**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Signals**[** Low Review Barrier**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=low_review_barrier "Top brand's reviews < 500")
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, 2 pin light bulbs is a £58K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (89K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 75% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.
Data updated Jul 28, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **2 pin light bulbs market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **8K–10K**
- avg 250–500/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£61K–£76K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **8.5%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#101**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **94%**
- **Sponsored**
- **89%**
- **Out of stock**
- **3.5%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **47 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **180 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 69% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**14 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**31**
**Top-5 brand share**
**75%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**69%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**19%**
- Bynome24% - Quebec23% - Energizer13% - BARGAINS-GALORE9% - Liuyife7% - Akynite5%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -35.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K2KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/lighting/2-pin-light-bulbs/trend)
## **Top 2 pin light bulbs search terms**
- **2 pin light bulbs**32K/yr-29.1%5.6% conv. - **crompton light bulbs**13K/yr-55.5%0.2% conv. - **16w 2 pin bulb**5K/yr-15.1%16.7% conv. - **2 pin bulb**5K/yr-27.7%5.7% conv. - **gr8 2 pin bulb**4K/yr-29.2%16.6% conv. - **crompton lamps**6K/yr-53.7%0.1% conv. - **bathroom light bulb 2 pin**4K/yr-34.5%11.5% conv. - **2 pin light bulb**4K/yr-26.8%5.1% conv. - **philips pl-q 16w/830/2p**3K/yr-21.7%14.8% conv. - **2pin light bulb**3K/yr-28.0%8.5% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/lighting/2-pin-light-bulbs/search-terms)
## **Top 2 pin light bulbs 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%10%£6K20%£12K30%£17K40%£23K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 18 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Quebec 16W 2D Square 2-Pin GR8 Cap Compact Fluorescent Lamp Warm White 3500K Non-Dimmable CFL Light Bulb Energy Class A AC 230V DD Flat Butterfly Bulb for Flush Mount Ceiling Lighting 8000 Hours**Quebec**£7.57**4.3★378 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DYVNBXBP) [2**Bynome 16W 2 Pin GR8 CFL Bathroom Light Bulb Daylight White 6500K 2D Bulb**Bynome**£6.30**4.2★133 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D3YQN6FF) [3**Energizer LED 2D 2 Pin GR8 Bulb 7W = 16W 750 Lumens 4000K Cool White 30 Year Lifespan**Energizer**£7.59**4.6★151 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F3539F2J) [4**Set Of 2 Fluorescent Light Bulb - 2 Pin Energy Saving 16w Slim Lamp Tube 2d | Long Life Lamp Durable | High Efficiency - Compact Pack Of 2 Tubes | 2-Pin White (10 000 Hours) GR8 3500k 16 Watt Bulbs**BARGAINS-GALORE**£6.01**4.5★552 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08LNYCHTM) [5**Bynome G23 LED Bulb 9W 2 Pin Light Bulbs 2700K Warm White CFL Replacement 2-Pack (9 Watts)**Bynome**£7.42**3.9★30 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F4MFP8VY)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**KENIU Plug and Play 2D LED Bulb GR8 2pin 950lm 7W =16W Works and Compatible with (ECG) or (CCG) ballasts for Replacing 1:1 Bathroom Light Bulb 2D 2pin GR8 16w (3000K/Warm White)**KENIU**£7.85**63 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FL1QYN8N) [**B4U GR8 2 Pin 16W Bathroom Light Bulb CFL Fluorescent Light Tubes 16W 2D Flat Butterfly Bulb for Flush Ceiling Light Warm White 3500K 2 Pack**B4U**£10.61**117 rev11mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FLP56Y9D) [**Bynome G23 LED Bulb 9W 2 Pin Light Bulbs 2700K Warm White CFL Replacement 2-Pack (9 Watts)**Bynome**£7.42**30 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F4MFP8VY) [**Energizer LED 2D 2 Pin GR8 Bulb 7W = 16W 750 Lumens 4000K Cool White 30 Year Lifespan**Energizer**£7.59**151 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F3539F2J) [**GR8 16W 2 Pin Light Bulbs Compact Fluorescent Light GR8 2D Square Bathroom Light Bulb CFL Low Energy Ceiling Light Bulb 2D Flat Butterfly Bulb for Flush Ceiling Lamp Warm White 3500K 960LM**B4U**£7.64**117 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F2FCYJ7Q)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Bynome G23 LED Bulb 9W 2 Pin Light Bulbs 2700K Warm White CFL Replacement 2-Pack (9 Watts)**Bynome**£7.42**3.9★**▲ 413%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F4MFP8VY) [**KENIU Plug and Play 2D LED Bulb GR8 2pin 950lm 7W =16W Works and Compatible with (ECG) or (CCG) ballasts for Replacing 1:1 Bathroom Light Bulb 2D 2pin GR8 16w (3000K/Warm White)**KENIU**£7.85**4.2★**▲ 218%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FL1QYN8N) [**B4U GR8 2 Pin 16W Bathroom Light Bulb CFL Fluorescent Light Tubes 16W 2D Flat Butterfly Bulb for Flush Ceiling Light Warm White 3500K 2 Pack**B4U**£10.61**4.2★**▲ 178%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FLP56Y9D) [**GR8 16W 2 Pin Light Bulbs Compact Fluorescent Light GR8 2D Square Bathroom Light Bulb CFL Low Energy Ceiling Light Bulb 2D Flat Butterfly Bulb for Flush Ceiling Lamp Warm White 3500K 960LM**B4U**£7.64**4.2★**▲ 163%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F2FCYJ7Q) [**Lepro Bayonet Light Bulb 8.5W=60W 806lm Warm White 2700K Pack of 3**Lepro**£5.37**4.6★**▲ 147%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D5M7N5TK)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about 2 pin light bulbs**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Value For Money**21%
*“Good Value”*
**Quality-Overall**17%
*“Good quality and fast delivery”*
**Brightness/Shine/Glow**17%
*“brightness to as expected”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**15%
*“Exactly what I wanted”*
**Size-Overall**13%
*“Fits perfectly”*
**Efficiency**3%
*“Does the job”*
**Assembly/Installation**3%
*“easy to install”*
**Bulb Flicker/Dimming/Color**2%
*“Dimmed Properly”*
**Weight Light**2%
*“Light”*
**Ease Of Use**2%
*“Easy to use”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Durability**39%
*“Did not last”*
**Bulb Flicker/Dimming/Color**11%
*“Not bright and a horrible blue colour”*
**Quality-Overall**8%
*“Cheap”*
**Brightness/Shine/Glow**6%
*“Not very bright”*
**Defective Material/Parts**5%
*“All arrived broken”*
**Value For Money**4%
*“maybe a tad expensive”*
**Functionality-Overall**3%
*“Didn't work”*
**Size-Overall**3%
*“didn't fit”*
**Color**3%
*“The light is quite a cold white so feels a little clinical”*
**Thin**2%
*“Very thin and breaks very easy”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**48%
**Functionality-Overall**15%
**Defective Material/Parts**9%
**Bulb Flicker/Dimming/Color**7%
**Compatibility-Overall**7%
**Color**3%
**Brightness/Shine/Glow**3%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**2%
**Durability**1%
**Connectivity-Overall**1%
## **Common questions**
- **Is 2 pin light bulbs profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £58K/yr across 18 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -35.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).
- **How competitive is the 2 pin light bulbs niche?**
- 14 brands and 31 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 69% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 75% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in 2 pin light bulbs?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Bulb Flicker/Dimming/Color, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 1.9%.
- **When does demand for 2 pin light bulbs peak?**
- Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.1× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the 2 pin light bulbs niche?**
- Listings span £4.94–£11.87; the average listing price is £7.62 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,485 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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