Black Headphones
FailThe top 5 brands take 98% of clicks, so Black Headphones is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 45 / 100Top 46% of 171 Musical Instruments & DJ niches · +1 vs the category median of 4445
- Market size
- £1.2M/yr687K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -20.6%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 45%top-5 click share · 8 brands · 110 sellers
Flapen Score
Black Headphones against its category
The dotted line is the Musical Instruments & DJ average. Past it, Black Headphones is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Black Headphones market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Black Headphones 687K times last year and spent an estimated £1.2M. The top 5 brands take 98% of clicks. Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 45 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
1.6% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 687K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 1.6% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -20.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £1.2M a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 687K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -20.6%
- Conversion, latest week
- 1.6%
- Market size, estimated
- £1.2Ma year
- Peak month
- December6.6× the quietest month
- Top search term
- sennheiser headphones290K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £107.68.
Listings sell for £107.68 on average, from £6.75 to £323.29. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 8K to 10K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £107.68 that is £11K to £27K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £107.68above the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £6.75–£323.29
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 8K–10K
- Units per listing a year
- 100–250
- Revenue per listing a year
- £11K–£27K
- Returns
- 3.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
81% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 98% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.7% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #230 within Musical Instruments & DJ. It carries 6,824 reviews at 4.25 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 81%
- Prime listings
- 98%
- Out of stock, average day
- 0.7%
- Average rank
- #230in Musical Instruments & DJ
- Average rating
- 4.25 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 6,824per listing
- Listings tracked
- 42
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 2 of last year's 3 launches as successful.
3 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 2 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 44 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 3
- Successful launches
- 2Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 44 months
Products
Top Black Headphones products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Sennheiser MOMENTUM 4 Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones Bluetooth Headset for Crystal-Clear Calls with Adaptive Noise Cancellation Up To 60HR Playtime Folding Design Black/Copper
- Price
- £146.76
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 3,385
- Age
- 2y ago
Sennheiser HD 560S Open back reference-grade headphones for audio enthusiasts Over Ear Black
- Price
- £78.68
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 3,508
- Age
- 5y ago
Sennheiser ACCENTUM Wireless Bluetooth Headphones Noise Cancelling - Up To 50HR Playtime Hybrid Noise Cancelling (ANC) All-Day Comfort Bluetooth Over Ear Headphones for School Traveling Black
- Price
- £81.58
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 1,809
- Age
- 2y ago
Sennheiser HD 400S - Over-Ear Headphone with Smart Remote Black
- Price
- £31.81
- Rating
- 3.9/5
- Reviews
- 4,811
- Age
- 7y ago
Sennheiser HD 660S2 - Audiophile Open-Back Over Ear Headphones Wired with Deep Bass Extension and Refined Acoustic Performance for PC Music Gaming Podcasts Premium Black
- Price
- £303.21
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 653
- Age
- 3y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Sennheiser HD 480 PRO Professional Closed-Back Studio Headphones | Includes 3m Coiled Cable Recording Ear Pads and PRO Headphone Bag (700499)
- Price
- £259.53
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 44
- Age
- 3mo ago
Sennheiser IE 100 PRO CLEAR In-Ear Monitors | Dynamic 10mm Broadband Transducer for Powerful Precise Monitoring | 1.3M Cable & S/M/L Silcone Adaptors Included | Clear & Black (508941)
- Price
- £59.37
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 1,493
- Age
- 5y ago
Sennheiser HD 25 SPECIAL EDITION Closed-Back On-Ear DJ & Monitoring Headphones | Rotatable Capsule for Single-Ear Listening | Exclusive Carry Case & Velour Ear Pads | Black (509271)
- Price
- £131.52
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,139
- Age
- 5y ago
Sony MDREX110APB.CE7 Deep Bass Earphones with Smartphone Control and Mic - Metallic Black
- Price
- £13.41
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 15,935
- Age
- 12y ago
soundcore Anker Q20i Hybrid Active Noise Cancelling Foldable Headphones
- Price
- £27.78
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 70,129
- Age
- 3y ago
Newest
by launch dateSennheiser HD 480 PRO Professional Closed-Back Studio Headphones | Includes 3m Coiled Cable Recording Ear Pads and PRO Headphone Bag (700499)
- Price
- £259.53
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 44
- Age
- 3mo ago
Sennheiser HD 505 Wired Headphones Over Ear With Transparent Sound and Controlled Bass Enhanced Comfort Open Ear Headphones for Music Work Gaming Audiophiles Students Travel Copper Edition
- Price
- £159.11
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 189
- Age
- 1y ago
Sennheiser HD 490 PRO Open-Back Dynamic Studio Headphones | Includes 1.8m Cable Interchangeable Mixing & Producing Ear Pads (700286)
- Price
- £269.93
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 329
- Age
- 2y ago
Sennheiser MOMENTUM True Wireless 4 Smart Wireless Bluetooth Earbuds Crystal-Clear Sound Noise Cancelling Earbuds Comfortable Design Up to 30 HR Playtime Adaptive ANC Auracast - Black Copper
- Price
- £136.82
- Rating
- 3.7/5
- Reviews
- 3,591
- Age
- 2y ago
Sennheiser ACCENTUM Plus Wireless Bluetooth Headphones Noise Cancelling - Quick-Charge Feature Up to 50HR Playtime Adaptive Hybrid ANC Over Ear Headphones for Traveling School Black
- Price
- £113.98
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 1,564
- Age
- 2y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 45% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
8 flat
Sellers
110
Top-5 brand share
98%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
45%
Top 20: 81%
Open market
1%
- Sennheiser83%
- Sony8%
- ARTIX4%
- OneOdio1%
- soundcore1%
- INFURTURE1%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 1%)
Demand
Black Headphones search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.6×
Search terms
Top Black Headphones search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- sennheiser headphones290K/yr
- sennheiser101K/yr
- sennheiser hdb 63036K/yr
- sony wired headphones40K/yr
- sony headphones wired34K/yr
- noise cancelling headphones wired33K/yr
- wired noise cancelling headphones21K/yr
- sennheiser hd 800 s21K/yr
- noise cancelling wired headphones12K/yr
- sennheiser wireless headphones14K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Black Headphones
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Sound quality poor
Sound is horrible
Sounds not very loud
broke very quickly
breaks easy
poor durability
the production quality is simply infuriating
OVERATED GARBAGE
Extremely poor quality
are pretty short
small
A bit big
Noise cancelling is very poor
The noise cancellation isnt very good at all
Poor noise cancelling
Love
Good clear sound
Amazing sound
Beautiful sound
Quality: high build quality
Impressive build quality
Amazing quality
Excellent value for money
Excellent headphones for the price
Excellent Value
noise cancelling is fantastic
Great noise cancelling
Great noise cancellation
they're remarkably comfortable
These headphones are extremely comfortable
with wear becomes incredibly comfortable
Return
3.2% Return rate 20% Fixable by listing
Sound quality poor
Sound is horrible
Sounds not very loud
are pretty short
small
A bit big
Unable to connect
none would make a good connection. kept cutting out
Connectivity Issues
Very painful to wear
Uncomfortable and small
making it uncomfortable after a while
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FAQ
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