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Dog Steps

Pass

Dog Steps scores 65 out of 100, a Pass. Shoppers spend $1.0M a year here, demand is soft, at -16.8% this quarter, and returns run at 1.1% of orders.

Flapen Score
65
65 / 100
Top 5% of 875 Pet Supplies niches · +15 vs the category median of 50
Market size
£1.0M/yr1.6M searches / yr
90-day growth
-16.8%search demand this quarter
Competition
37%top-5 click share · 33 brands · 40 sellers

Flapen Score

Dog Steps against its category

The dotted line is the Pet Supplies average. Past it, Dog Steps is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

65Pass
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Dog Steps market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Dog Steps 1.6M times last year and spent an estimated £1.0M. The top 5 brands take 54% of clicks. Flapen scores it 65 out of 100, a Pass.

01 · Demand

2.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 1.6M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 2.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -16.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £1.0M a year.

Searches, last 12 months
1.6M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-16.8%
Conversion, latest week
2.7%
Market size, estimated
£1.0Ma year
Peak month
January1.2× the quietest month
Top search term
dog steps283K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £23.19.

Listings sell for £23.19 on average, from £8.47 to £45.34. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 30K to 40K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £23.19 that is £6K to £12K a year per listing.

Average price
£23.19inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£8.47–£45.34
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
30K–40K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£6K–£12K
Returns
1.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads.

94% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 71% ship with Prime. On an average day, 15.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #16 within Beds, Bedding & Furniture. It carries 1,164 reviews at 4.33 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
94%
Prime listings
71%
Out of stock, average day
15.5%
Average rank
#16in Beds, Bedding & Furniture
Average rating
4.33 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,164per listing
Listings tracked
48

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 7 of last year's 14 launches as successful.

14 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 7 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 28 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
14
Successful launches
7Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
28 months

Products

Top Dog Steps 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 only 37% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£31K£62K£93K£124K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

33 falling

Sellers

40

Top-5 brand share

54%

Top 20: 89%

Top-5 click share

37%

Top 20: 74%

Open market

41%

  • Feandrea20%
  • EHEYCIGA12%
  • ROMROL9%
  • PcnEoor8%
  • Nepfaivy6%
  • Amazon Basics5%

Demand

Dog Steps search demand

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

30K20KSpike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.2×

Search terms

Top Dog Steps search terms shoppers use

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

  • dog steps283K/yr
  • dog ramp240K/yr
  • dog steps for bed213K/yr
  • dog stairs130K/yr
  • dog steps for sofa120K/yr
  • dog ramp for bed76K/yr
  • dog ramp for sofa82K/yr
  • pet steps65K/yr
  • stairs & steps for dogs57K/yr
  • steps for dogs to get on the bed52K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Dog Steps

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

Complain

Size-Overall20%−0.11

Quite big

Not fit for purpose

Quite small

Quality-Overall11%+0.26

But the quality of the cover is very poor

Garbage

Bad quality

Strength7%−0.01

Not sturdy enough

Very flimsy

Not as strong as I thought

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%−0.05

NOT AS DESCRIBED

Not as advertised

Doesnt look like the picture

Value For Money6%

Waste of money

Definitely not worth the money

Bit pricey

Love

Quality-Overall20%+0.26

Good product, well made and sturdy, arrived quickly

Decent quality

Good quality, nice cover and great for little dogs

Pet Friendly14%

Cat loves it

Dog loves it

Dog is happy so me too

Strength10%−0.01

Sturdy and safe

This is a sturdy ramp

Theyre sturdy enough for small dogs

Ease Of Use9%+1.02

Ease of use

easy to open

Great handy purchase

Value For Money8%

Excellent value

Money well spent

Great value for money

Return

1.1% Return rate 55% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall42%█▇████

Quite big

Not fit for purpose

Quite small

Escape Proof9%▅▆▇█▅▅
Strength8%▆█▄▇█▇

Not sturdy enough

Very flimsy

Not as strong as I thought

Quality-Overall6%▇▆▆▆▇█

But the quality of the cover is very poor

Garbage

Bad quality

Defective Material/Parts4%▃█▄▅▇▅

FAQ

Common Dog Steps questions

Answered from the same tracked data.