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Retractable String Lights for Camping

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Search demand grew +112.3% this quarter. But shoppers spend only $10K a year here, so Retractable String Lights for Camping is a Maybe.

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Flapen Score
56
56 / 100
Top 18% of 370 Lighting niches · +9 vs the category median of 47
Market size
£10K/yr10K searches / yr
90-day growth
+112.3%search demand this quarter
Competition
61%top-5 click share · 13 brands · 20 sellers

Flapen Score

Retractable String Lights for Camping against its category

The dotted line is the Lighting average. Past it, Retractable String Lights for Camping is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

56Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Retractable String Lights for Camping market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Retractable String Lights for Camping 10K times last year and spent an estimated £10K. The top 5 brands take 79% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jul–Aug–Oct–Dec. Flapen scores it 56 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

8.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 10K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 8.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +112.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £10K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
10K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+112.3%
Conversion, latest week
8.8%
Market size, estimated
£10Ka year
Peak month
October9.2× the quietest month
Top search term
retractable camping string lights4K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £11.81.

Listings sell for £11.81 on average, from £8.55 to £17.14. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 500 to 750 a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £11.81 that is £0 to £1K a year per listing.

Average price
£11.81under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£8.55–£17.14
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
500–750
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
£0–£1K
Returns
0.9%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads.

95% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 11.8% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #233 within String Lights. It carries 131 reviews at 4.43 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
95%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
11.8%
Average rank
#233in String Lights
Average rating
4.43 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
131per listing
Listings tracked
20

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 8 of last year's 10 launches as successful.

10 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 8 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 20 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
10
Successful launches
8Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
20 months

Products

Top Retractable String Lights for Camping 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 61% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£1K£2K£3K£4K101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

13 falling

Sellers

20

Top-5 brand share

79%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

61%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

17%

  • Mcbazel24%
  • sinzau21%
  • Famgoods17%
  • RISEMART9%
  • GCCATE7%
  • Hopexy5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 17%)

Demand

Retractable String Lights for Camping search demand

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

2K1KHoliday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26Prime Day '26DecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jul, Aug, Oct, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 9.2×

Search terms

Top Retractable String Lights for Camping search terms shoppers use

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

  • retractable camping string lights4K/yr
  • retractable string lights3K/yr
  • retractable string lights for camping1K/yr
  • retractable camping lights979/yr
  • camp lamp string lights778/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Retractable String Lights for Camping

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

Complain

Charging30%−0.30

These stopped charging

now it won't charge

Recharging not working

Durability13%−0.16

Broke easily

Broken after one used

Stopped working

Battery Life7%

the battery doesnt last that long

Poor Battery Life

with the ability to operate as a powerbank if needed however the battery capacity is a little low

Quality-Overall6%+0.30

Not good quality

Rubbish

Poor

Functionality-Overall4%−0.05

Returning them as not functioning

it doesn't work

still not working

Love

Brightness/Shine/Glow21%+1.33

Great light

Bright lights

Light Up

Charging11%−0.30

Easy to charge

Easy charging too

Easy to recharge

Quality-Overall10%+0.30

Excellent product

The lights are of good quality

Build quality is good with a solid

Ease Of Use9%+0.93

Ease of use

Easy to place

Easy to hang

Portability6%+0.42

The build is impressively portable

This is a portable light

portable

Return

0.9% Return rate 10% Fixable by listing

Charging33%▁▆▆▃█▆

These stopped charging

now it won't charge

Recharging not working

Functionality-Overall20%█▁▄▃▃▅

Returning them as not functioning

it doesn't work

still not working

Defective Material/Parts7%▁▁█▄▄▃
Color5%█▇▁▆▁▂
Durability5%▁█▁▁▄▆

Broke easily

Broken after one used

Stopped working

FAQ

Common Retractable String Lights for Camping questions

Answered from the same tracked data.