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hex dumbbells set

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A small market ($29K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 7Growth 24Conversion 7Competition 60Returns 100Price range 91Avg price 95Brand share 28Review moat 64Quality gap 23

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Incredible£32.67

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great£10.32–£99.26

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Review moat

Good925.63

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Good49%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Brand share

Okay89%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Growth

Bad-2.4%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Quality gap

Bad4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Bad£29K

£29K/yr · 160K searches

Conversion

Bad0.6%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, hex dumbbells set is a £29K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (160K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 89% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.

Data updated Jul 29, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

hex dumbbells set market data

Units sold / yr
750–1K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
£25K–£33K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
0.6%
Avg BSR
#34
Page quality
0%
Prime
21%
Sponsored
92%
Out of stock
0.5%
Avg brand age
46 months
Avg seller age
196 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 49% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

10 falling

Sellers

13

Top-5 brand share

89%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

49%

Top 20: 94%

Open market

8%

  • HOMCOM28%
  • Amazon Basics27%
  • RAVIAN16%
  • Chase Fitness13%
  • Yaheetech3%
  • HOME GYM DEALS3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 8%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 26 weeks — -2.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KSpike '26Feb '26Mar '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26

Top hex dumbbells set search terms

  • hex dumbbells59K/yr
  • hex dumbbell set25K/yr
  • rubber coated dumbbells set9K/yr
  • hex dumbbells set32K/yr
  • hex weights7K/yr
  • rubber dumbbells6K/yr
  • hex dumbells5K/yr
  • hex dumbbell7K/yr
  • rubber dumbbells set5K/yr
  • hex weights dumbbells set4K/yr
All search terms

Top hex dumbbells set products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%10%£3K20%£6K30%£9K40%£12K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about hex dumbbells set

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall37%

“Amazing Quality”

Value For Money15%

“Good value for money”

Advertised Vs Actual Product11%

“As advertised”

Grip8%

“Good grip”

Weight Light4%

“Perfect weight”

Exercise/Sports Suitability3%

“great for a home workout”

Weight Heavy3%

“Brilliant weights”

Ease Of Use3%

“Easy enough to hold”

Size-Overall2%

“Fit for purpose”

Comfort-Overall2%

“Brilliant comfortable to use and good price”

What buyers complain about

Smell29%

“Bad smell”

Quality-Overall11%

“Very Garbage”

Weight Heavy10%

“Had to return them as they were just too heavy for what I wanted”

Size-Overall3%

“The sand ones are huge”

Value For Money3%

“Cost me a small fortune the initial outlay”

Material Quality3%

“they were made off a very low standard of materials used for that product I put them in the garbage”

Product Condition1%

“was supposed to be new but looked heavily used not happy”

Grip1%

“it wasn't rubber it is a plastic hence it slipped from my hands often enough and become dangerous”

Rubber Quality1%

“Not a rubber”

Scratch Resistance1%

“Many scratches awell with obvious factory work all over it with metal sticking out”

Top return reasons

Weight Heavy49%
Smell10%
Size-Overall9%
Quality-Overall6%
Advertised Vs Actual Product6%
Weight Light4%
Defective Material/Parts4%
Product Condition2%
Rubber Quality2%
Adhesion/Stickiness1%

Common questions

Is hex dumbbells set profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £29K/yr across 24 tracked products. 4 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -2.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (42/100).
How competitive is the hex dumbbells set niche?
10 brands and 13 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 49% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 89% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in hex dumbbells set?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Smell, Quality-Overall, Weight Heavy. The return rate is 0.1%.
What does it cost to enter the hex dumbbells set niche?
Listings span £10.32–£99.26; the average listing price is £32.67 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 926 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.