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butterfly wings

Worth a look

Shows a fragmented shelf (top 5 take 23% of clicks), but a small market ($30K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 8Growth 11Conversion 29Competition 92Returns 75Price range 48Avg price 30Brand share 88Review moat 82Quality gap 76

Competition

Great23%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Brand share

Great47%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Review moat

Great352.75

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Great4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Returns

Great2.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Price range

Okay£4.66–£24.42

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

Avg price

Okay£9.65

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Conversion

Okay2.4%

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

Growth

Bad-28.0%

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

Market size

Bad£30K

£30K/yr · 134K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, butterfly wings is a £30K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (134K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 47% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Oct. Verdict: Worth a look — 51/100.

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

butterfly wings market data

Units sold / yr
4K–5K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
£39K–£48K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
2.4%
Avg BSR
#516
Page quality
0%
Prime
98%
Sponsored
78%
Out of stock
15.0%
Avg brand age
29 months
Avg seller age
209 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (23% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

44 rising

Sellers

46

Top-5 brand share

47%

Top 20: 87%

Top-5 click share

23%

Top 20: 58%

Open market

47%

  • Aomig15%
  • AUYAO12%
  • AYBUY7%
  • DivingBirds7%
  • HAGOT6%
  • WhiteUniQoon6%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -28.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
18K13KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Mar, Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.4×

Top butterfly wings search terms

  • butterfly costume kids26K/yr
  • butterfly wings kids22K/yr
  • butterfly wings adult23K/yr
  • butterfly costume17K/yr
  • kids butterfly costume7K/yr
  • butterfly costume adult18K/yr
  • kids butterfly wings5K/yr
  • adult butterfly wings7K/yr
  • butterfly fancy dress4K/yr
  • adult butterfly costume6K/yr
All search terms

Top butterfly wings 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%2%£6084%£1K6%£2K8%£2K1101001K10K 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 butterfly wings

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall14%

“The wings and tutu are good quality”

Fun/Entertainment Experience9%

“Fantastic, great fun for imaginative play”

Value For Money9%

“Good value for money”

Color9%

“The colours are really pretty”

Durability8%

“.durable and fit perfectly”

Size-Overall6%

“And fits perfect”

Brightness/Shine/Glow5%

“The LED lights are brilliant”

Weight Light5%

“The wings are lightweight”

Material Quality3%

“Although the dress is 100% polyester, it feels premium and has three layers giving and holding amazing shape”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“It did the job”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall22%

“just beware of sizing”

Quality-Overall11%

“Not great quality the white underside feels cheap”

Assembly/Installation8%

“Assembly is annoying”

Value For Money6%

“Its not worth the price”

Durability4%

“the wand broke within 15 minutes of use”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“they didnt look like the picture at all”

Strength3%

“it was very flimsy”

Ease Of Use3%

“not very practical”

Stretchability/Expandability/Elasticity3%

“the elastic has broke on the wings”

Strap/String Quality2%

“Straps barely attached”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall48%
Quality-Overall11%
Defective Material/Parts4%
Length3%
Color3%
Advertised Vs Actual Product3%
Material Quality2%
Touch/Button Controls2%
Thin2%
Strength2%

Common questions

Is butterfly wings profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £30K/yr across 81 tracked products. 0 of 32 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -28.0%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (51/100).
How competitive is the butterfly wings niche?
44 brands and 46 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 23% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 47% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in butterfly wings?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Assembly/Installation. The return rate is 2.0%.
When does demand for butterfly wings peak?
Demand peaks in Mar–Oct; the busiest month runs 6.4× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the butterfly wings niche?
Listings span £4.66–£24.42; the average listing price is £9.65 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 353 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.