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Kayak

Pass

Kayak scores 65 out of 100, a Pass. Shoppers spend $311K a year here, search demand grew +363.8% this quarter, and returns run at 0.9% of orders.

Flapen Score
65
65 / 100
Top 5% of 792 Sports & Outdoors niches · +15 vs the category median of 50
Market size
£311K/yr600K searches / yr
90-day growth
+363.8%search demand this quarter
Competition
41%top-5 click share · 23 brands · 83 sellers

Flapen Score

Kayak against its category

The dotted line is the Sports & Outdoors average. Past it, Kayak is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

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

Market

The Kayak market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Kayak 600K times last year and spent an estimated £311K. The top 5 brands take 65% of clicks. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul–Aug. Flapen scores it 65 out of 100, a Pass.

01 · Demand

0.5% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 600K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 0.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +363.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £311K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
600K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+363.8%
Conversion, latest week
0.5%
Market size, estimated
£311Ka year
Peak month
July8.6× the quietest month
Top search term
kayak241K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £95.81.

Listings sell for £95.81 on average, from £12.86 to £350.46. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 3K to 3K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £95.81 that is £0 to £10K a year per listing.

Average price
£95.81inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£12.86–£350.46
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–£10K
Returns
0.9%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

74% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 53% ship with Prime. On an average day, 16.3% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #78 within Water Sports. It carries 1,117 reviews at 4.35 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
74%
Prime listings
53%
Out of stock, average day
16.3%
Average rank
#78in Water Sports
Average rating
4.35 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,117per listing
Listings tracked
43

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 44 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

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

Products

Top Kayak 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£9K£19K£28K£37K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

23 rising

Sellers

83

Top-5 brand share

65%

Top 20: 98%

Top-5 click share

41%

Top 20: 80%

Open market

30%

  • Bestway18%
  • FREESPIRIT17%
  • Andes15%
  • Sevylor10%
  • Intex5%
  • Outsunny4%

Demand

Kayak search demand

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

50K30KHoliday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26Prime Day '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 8.6×

Search terms

Top Kayak search terms shoppers use

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

  • kayak241K/yr
  • inflatable kayak127K/yr
  • inflatable kayak 2 person44K/yr
  • canoe32K/yr
  • inflatable kayak 1 person20K/yr
  • kayaks20K/yr
  • fishing kayak20K/yr
  • inflatable canoe14K/yr
  • 2 person kayak11K/yr
  • canoes and kayaks11K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Kayak

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

Complain

Inflation/Deflation24%−0.15

However, after 5 minutes use, the bottom of it started to deflate

Struggled a little to inflate with the pump provided

no pump

Quality-Overall24%−0.23

Quality control questionable

Bad quality

It's rubbish

Ease Of Use8%−0.06

Hard to steer

Assembly/Installation8%−0.03

The seats are hard to place

Size-Overall7%

Ours wasn't fit for purpose

go a size up

Knocked off 1 star because I thing the sizing is wrong. well

Love

Value For Money22%+1.93

Good value for money

A good budget product

Excellent for the money

Quality-Overall14%−0.23

Great product

Well made, good quality and will do the job as intended

overall is decent

Inflation/Deflation10%−0.15

Easy to inflate, super stable, quick to pack away

Easy to pump and deflate with two large and one small fill points

very quick to inflate

Size-Overall9%

Perfect fit

Excellent boat, good size amd good quality

Good product - check the sizing

Warmth6%

Perfect for a paddle in the heat

Comfy and warm

Return

0.9% Return rate 77% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall62%█▇▅▅▅▅

Ours wasn't fit for purpose

go a size up

Knocked off 1 star because I thing the sizing is wrong. well

Quality-Overall5%▁▁▁▁▅█

Quality control questionable

Bad quality

It's rubbish

Inflation/Deflation4%▁▁▁▁█▆

However, after 5 minutes use, the bottom of it started to deflate

Struggled a little to inflate with the pump provided

no pump

Weight Heavy4%▁▁█▂▁▂
Value For Money2%▁▁▁█▁▃

FAQ

Common Kayak questions

Answered from the same tracked data.