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power outage lights

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Soft demand (-44.1% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 14Growth 3Conversion 66Competition 75Returns 81Price range 82Avg price 83Brand share 13Review moat 54Quality gap 53

Avg price

Great£18.22

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great£8.14–£50.74

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

Returns

Great1.7%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Competition

Great40%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Conversion

Good5.9%

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

Review moat

Good1,356.42

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Bad£56K

£56K/yr · 52K searches

Brand share

Bad95%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Growth

Bad-44.1%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, power outage lights is a £56K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (52K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 95% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.

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

power outage lights market data

Units sold / yr
3K–4K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
£55K–£73K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
5.9%
Avg BSR
#314
Page quality
0%
Prime
92%
Sponsored
94%
Out of stock
4.1%
Avg brand age
36 months
Avg seller age
203 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (40% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

9 rising

Sellers

15

Top-5 brand share

95%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

40%

Top 20: 84%

Open market

3%

  • Auraglow45%
  • Xtralite34%
  • HuuppHip6%
  • SAFETLIGHT5%
  • BORDRISE5%
  • UltraSecure2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 3%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -44.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K2KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.0×

Top power outage lights search terms

  • auraglow19K/yr
  • auraglow lights7K/yr
  • auraglow pir motion sensor light9K/yr
  • xtralite nitesafe torch4K/yr
  • plug in torch5K/yr
  • plug in torch emergency light3K/yr
  • xtralite3K/yr
  • power failure light2K/yr
All search terms

Top power outage lights 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%£2K6%£3K9%£5K12%£7K101001K10K100K 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 power outage lights

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

What buyers love

Brightness/Shine/Glow36%

“Great light”

Quality-Overall10%

“Well made and give off a good amount of light”

Value For Money8%

“Good for the price”

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%

“As advertised”

Ease Of Use6%

“Easy to use”

Battery Life5%

“Battery life is excellent”

Charging4%

“Holds charge well”

Efficiency3%

“Works well and gives reassurance”

Size-Overall2%

“Once removed the item fits perfectly and works well”

Assembly/Installation2%

“Easily installed”

What buyers complain about

Durability24%

“Broken”

Quality-Overall9%

“not a very reliable Product”

Charging8%

“One thing that could be improved on is that I can't see any charging indicator”

Battery Life6%

“Useless battery”

Adhesion/Stickiness5%

“The adhesive pad also fell off fairly quickly”

Brightness/Shine/Glow5%

“The light isnt as bright as I was expecting”

Functionality-Overall3%

“Auto not working”

Strength3%

“Feels flimsy”

Size-Overall3%

“Much smaller than I was expecting”

Water Resistance2%

“then they stopped working as filled with rain”

Top return reasons

Functionality-Overall30%
Brightness/Shine/Glow17%
Size-Overall12%
Defective Material/Parts8%
Charging8%
Quality-Overall3%
Durability2%
Compatibility-Overall2%
Adhesion/Stickiness2%
Advertised Vs Actual Product1%

Common questions

Is power outage lights profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £56K/yr across 36 tracked products. 2 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -44.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (46/100).
How competitive is the power outage lights niche?
9 brands and 15 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 40% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 95% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in power outage lights?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Quality-Overall, Charging. The return rate is 1.7%.
When does demand for power outage lights peak?
Demand peaks in Jan–Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.0× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the power outage lights niche?
Listings span £8.14–£50.74; the average listing price is £18.22 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,356 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.