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Hatchimals

Fail

The top 5 brands take 99% of clicks, so Hatchimals is a Fail.

Flapen Score
32
32 / 100
Ranks 1,533 of 1,773 Toys & Games niches · −12 vs the category median of 44
Market size
£43K/yr210K searches / yr
90-day growth
-41.0%search demand this quarter
Competition
64%top-5 click share · 6 brands · 109 sellers

Flapen Score

Hatchimals against its category

The dotted line is the Toys & Games average. Past it, Hatchimals is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

32Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Hatchimals market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Hatchimals 210K times last year and spent an estimated £43K. The top 5 brands take 99% of clicks. Flapen scores it 32 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

1.0% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 210K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 1.0% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -41.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £43K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
210K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-41.0%
Conversion, latest week
1.0%
Market size, estimated
£43Ka year
Top search term
hatchimals154K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £20.17.

Listings sell for £20.17 on average, from £5.53 to £79.84. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 5K to 6K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £20.17 that is £5K to £10K a year per listing.

Average price
£20.17inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£5.53–£79.84
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
5K–6K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£5K–£10K
Returns
1.6%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

13% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 88% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #475 within Electronic Toys. It carries 1,243 reviews at 4.58 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
13%
Prime listings
88%
Out of stock, average day
0.4%
Average rank
#475in Electronic Toys
Average rating
4.58 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,243per listing
Listings tracked
16

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are young.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 28 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
0
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
28 months

Products

Top Hatchimals 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 64% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£4K£9K£13K£17K1001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

6 rising

Sellers

109

Top-5 brand share

99%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

64%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • HATCHIMALS86%
  • Animagic5%
  • Rainbocorns4%
  • moose toys3%
  • SCRUFFALUVS1%
  • Pets Alive1%

Demand

Hatchimals search demand

Weekly searches over the year. Pick a range.

2K1KApr '26Apr '26May '26May '26Jun '26Jun '26Jul '26Jul '26

Search terms

Top Hatchimals search terms shoppers use

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

  • hatchimals154K/yr
  • hatchimals alive25K/yr
  • hatchimals eggs11K/yr
  • hatchimals colleggtibles6K/yr
  • hatchimal11K/yr
  • hatchimals egg3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Hatchimals

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

Complain

Functionality-Overall22%−0.16

Doesnt work one very disappointed child

Doesn't work properly

Fun/Entertainment Experience11%−0.04

Boring

Durability11%−0.06

Stopped working after just 2 months

Quality-Overall11%+0.60

Rather cheap looking

Leak-Proof11%

Leaks everywhere

Leaks water everywhere

Love

Fun/Entertainment Experience37%−0.04

The toy is fun for children

Good toy

Hours of fun

Value For Money21%+1.66

Great toy, daughter loved it, and competitive price at the time of purchase. Christmas

Great value for money

Good price

Gifting Purpose19%+1.49

Christmas present, was well loved

Lovely gift idea

A perfect gift for my granddaughter

Quality-Overall4%+0.60

Good product

Music Effect4%+0.29

a good range of sounds

Return

1.6% Return rate 6% Fixable by listing

Functionality-Overall40%█▄▅▇▆▁

Doesnt work one very disappointed child

Doesn't work properly

Defective Material/Parts18%▂▂▃▂▁█
Gifting Purpose11%▃▄▁▂█▁
Touch/Button Controls5%▅▁▁▃█▁
Advertised Vs Actual Product4%█▁▁▁▁▁

FAQ

Common Hatchimals questions

Answered from the same tracked data.