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Solar Candles

Maybe

Search demand grew +94.3% this quarter. But shoppers spend only $27K a year here, so Solar Candles is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
61
61 / 100
Top 7% of 370 Lighting niches · +14 vs the category median of 47
Market size
£27K/yr59K searches / yr
90-day growth
+94.3%search demand this quarter
Competition
41%top-5 click share · 20 brands · 36 sellers

Flapen Score

Solar Candles against its category

The dotted line is the Lighting average. Past it, Solar Candles is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

61Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Solar Candles market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Solar Candles 59K times last year and spent an estimated £27K. The top 5 brands take 67% of clicks. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun–Jul. Flapen scores it 61 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

4.0% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 59K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 4.0% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +94.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £27K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
59K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+94.3%
Conversion, latest week
4.0%
Market size, estimated
£27Ka year
Peak month
May8.0× the quietest month
Top search term
solar candles outdoor waterproof14K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £11.18.

Listings sell for £11.18 on average, from £3.28 to £20.19. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 3K to 3K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £11.18 that is £0 to £1K a year per listing.

Average price
£11.18under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.28–£20.19
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
3K–3K
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
£0–£1K
Returns
1.6%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

86% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 97% ship with Prime. On an average day, 8.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #220 within Indoor Lighting. It carries 773 reviews at 4.15 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
86%
Prime listings
97%
Out of stock, average day
8.5%
Average rank
#220in Indoor Lighting
Average rating
4.15 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
773per listing
Listings tracked
35

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 4 launches as successful.

4 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 35 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
4
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
35 months

Products

Top Solar Candles 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 41% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£1K£2K£3K£4K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

20 falling

Sellers

36

Top-5 brand share

67%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

41%

Top 20: 86%

Open market

28%

  • Homemory36%
  • AMFUN9%
  • SoulBay8%
  • Taylor & Brown8%
  • Yakpo7%
  • salipt4%

Demand

Solar Candles search demand

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

3K2KSpike '26JunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul

Peak months: Apr, May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 8.0×

Search terms

Top Solar Candles search terms shoppers use

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

  • solar candles outdoor waterproof14K/yr
  • solar tea lights outdoor11K/yr
  • solar candles13K/yr
  • solar candles outdoor7K/yr
  • solar tea lights8K/yr
  • solar candle6K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Solar Candles

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

Complain

Durability17%−0.12

Pity about the two that broke

They dont last

all failed after two weeks

Functionality-Overall11%−0.07

Not working

non working

Tea lights not working

Battery Life10%−0.10

Not solar powered its battery

it melted the batteries inside

Battery run out quickly disappointed

Quality-Overall10%−0.07

Sub standard quality of goods

Poor quality

Rubbish

Water Resistance8%−0.03

When this happens the candles stop working until the water is tipped out

water got inside

Not waterproof

Love

Brightness/Shine/Glow34%+2.22

Amazing lights

Great lights

Excellent value and good brightness

Value For Money13%+0.87

Great value for money

Worth it

Reasonably priced

Advertised Vs Actual Product12%+0.65

all work as stated

Exactly as described

perfect for what I needed

Quality-Overall7%−0.07

Quality of product - looks good

Great products

Good item

Water Resistance4%−0.03

Waterproof candles

these work well very water proof

Return

1.6% Return rate 61% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall51%▂▄▅█▇▆

they don't fit what I wanted them

A bit bigger than tee lights

Quite small

Functionality-Overall12%█▅▇▅▅▆

Not working

non working

Tea lights not working

Brightness/Shine/Glow9%█▅▄▂▂▄
Quality-Overall7%▇█▂▂▅▂

Sub standard quality of goods

Poor quality

Rubbish

Color5%▇▅█▇▃▅

FAQ

Common Solar Candles questions

Answered from the same tracked data.