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Darts

Darts shows a $5.1M/yr market, but soft demand (-50.2% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

55
Worth a look
Market size 98Growth 0Conversion 23Competition 71Returns 96Price range 45Avg price 95Brand share 37Review moat 47Quality gap 53
This niche Category average

Is Darts profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Darts is a £5.1M/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (6.9M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 83% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 55/100.

Darts: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved -50.2% over the last 90 days and 1.8% of searches end in a purchase.

£5.1M

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr125K
Search volume / yr-50.2%6.9M
Conversion rate1.8%
Avg price£39.95

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 83% of demand, so 17% of the market is open.

17%

open market share

Brands · sellers17 · 34
Top-5 product click share43%
Open market17%
Avg brand age38 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 49 products

Sponsored placement76%
New entrants (1y)4· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews1,840

Top Darts products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 43% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£152K£304K£456K£608K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

17 falling

Sellers

34

Top-5 brand share

83%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

43%

Top 20: 76%

Open market

13%

  • Target Darts53%
  • WINMAU15%
  • LANNEY8%
  • CyeeLife4%
  • Generic4%
  • CC-Exquisite4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (11 brands, 13%)

Darts demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume6.9MCVR1.8%Products49Brands17Top 5 Brands83%OOS Rate1.2%Rating4.4★Reviews1,840Avg BSR#109
600K400KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Feb, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 7.5×

Top Darts search terms shoppers use

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

  • darts3.6M/yr
  • target darts712K/yr
  • darts set585K/yr
  • tungsten darts277K/yr
  • red dragon darts254K/yr
  • luke littler darts307K/yr
  • swiss point darts210K/yr
  • josh rock darts85K/yr
  • dart113K/yr
  • winmau darts117K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Darts

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

86% of reviews
Quality-Overall27%

Build quality is excellent: solid construction

Value For Money27%

Great value

Grip8%

comfortable to grip

Weight Light6%

Great darts quite lightweight

Suitability Beginner6%

Beginner friendly

What buyers complain about

72% of reviews
Durability29%

breaks easily

Quality-Overall15%

Rubbish quality

Value For Money8%

Cheap for a reason

Strength3%

Fragile and break easily

Flexibility3%

flights are tacky bend

Darts return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.9%

Return rate

13%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Durability
18%
2Defective Material/Parts
16%
3Quality-Overall
12%
4Size-Overall
5%
5Functionality-Overall
5%

Common Darts questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Darts 55/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £5.1M/yr across 49 tracked products. 1 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -50.2% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Darts on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Jan–Feb–Dec, where the busiest month runs 7.5× the quietest.