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night light

Worth a look

Shows a $1.7M/yr market, but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 89Growth 11Conversion 58Competition 65Returns 80Price range 44Avg price 41Brand share 79Review moat 34Quality gap 55

Market size

Great£1.7M

£1.7M/yr · 3.0M searches

Returns

Great1.7%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Brand share

Great56%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Competition

Good46%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Conversion

Good5.0%

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

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Price range

Okay£4.00–£23.80

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

Avg price

Okay£10.95

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Review moat

Okay3,141.13

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Growth

Bad-28.8%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, night light is a £1.7M/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (3.0M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 56% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Sep–Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 58/100.

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

night light market data

Units sold / yr
125K–150K
avg 2,500–3,000/product
Revenue / yr
£1.4M–£1.6M
units × avg price
Conversion rate
5.0%
Avg BSR
#31
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
94%
Out of stock
6.2%
Avg brand age
32 months
Avg seller age
176 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 46% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

24 falling

Sellers

51

Top-5 brand share

56%

Top 20: 95%

Top-5 click share

46%

Top 20: 84%

Open market

40%

  • GRIFEMA21%
  • Suright10%
  • PURSNIC9%
  • Auxmir9%
  • Tommee Tippee7%
  • UPXNBOR4%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -28.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
125K75KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.2×

Top night light search terms

  • night light1.2M/yr
  • plug in night light301K/yr
  • night light plug in wall314K/yr
  • baby night light114K/yr
  • kids night light150K/yr
  • night light kids156K/yr
  • plug in light96K/yr
  • night lights98K/yr
  • plug in night light for hallway91K/yr
  • night light for kids47K/yr
All search terms

Top night light 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%5%£83K10%£165K15%£248K20%£330K101001K10K100K 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 night light

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

What buyers love

Brightness/Shine/Glow39%

“Bright light”

Value For Money11%

“Excellent value”

Quality-Overall8%

“Excellent product”

Ease Of Use5%

“Easy to use”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“As advertised”

Color4%

“Colours are also quite pretty”

Charging3%

“charges well”

Sleep Quality2%

“Good for kids, good sleep”

Efficiency2%

“does what I wanted it to do well”

Battery Life1%

“battery lasts long”

What buyers complain about

Durability18%

“Broke after a month”

Brightness/Shine/Glow12%

“Not bright enough”

Charging7%

“it stopped charging this week”

Functionality-Overall7%

“Not working well at all”

Quality-Overall6%

“Bad quality”

Size-Overall5%

“It is a small unit”

Value For Money3%

“Cheap price though”

Battery Life3%

“Battery life suddenly dropped”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“WRONG DESCRIPTION”

Remote Control1%

“no remote”

Top return reasons

Brightness/Shine/Glow25%
Functionality-Overall18%
Size-Overall9%
Charging7%
Defective Material/Parts6%
Quality-Overall5%
Color4%
Advertised Vs Actual Product3%
Durability2%
Connectivity-Overall2%

Common questions

Is night light profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £1.7M/yr across 32 tracked products. 6 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -28.8%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (58/100).
How competitive is the night light niche?
24 brands and 51 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 46% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 56% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in night light?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Brightness/Shine/Glow, Charging. The return rate is 1.7%.
When does demand for night light peak?
Demand peaks in Jan–Sep–Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.2× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the night light niche?
Listings span £4.00–£23.80; the average listing price is £10.95 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,141 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.