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Party Hats

Maybe

The products selling today average only 3.6★. But prices span $2.82–$10.20, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Party Hats is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
57
57 / 100
Top 12% of 1,773 Toys & Games niches · +13 vs the category median of 44
Market size
£164K/yr401K searches / yr
90-day growth
-3.4%search demand this quarter
Competition
53%top-5 click share · 23 brands · 36 sellers

Flapen Score

Party Hats against its category

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

57Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Party Hats market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Party Hats 401K times last year and spent an estimated £164K. The top 5 brands take 57% of clicks. Flapen scores it 57 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

7.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 401K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 7.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -3.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £164K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
401K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-3.4%
Conversion, latest week
7.8%
Market size, estimated
£164Ka year
Peak month
November1.3× the quietest month
Top search term
party hats197K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £5.24.

Listings sell for £5.24 on average, from £2.82 to £10.20. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 25K to 30K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £5.24 that is £3K to £4K a year per listing.

Average price
£5.24under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.82–£10.20
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
25K–30K
Units per listing a year
500–750
Revenue per listing a year
£3K–£4K
Returns
0.8%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

73% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 92% ship with Prime. On an average day, 8.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #1,801 within Party Supplies. It carries 185 reviews at 3.59 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
73%
Prime listings
92%
Out of stock, average day
8.1%
Average rank
#1,801in Party Supplies
Average rating
3.59 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
185per listing
Listings tracked
26

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 14 launches as successful.

14 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 23 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
14
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
23 months

Products

Top Party Hats 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 53% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£8K£16K£25K£33K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)2 products missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

23 falling

Sellers

36

Top-5 brand share

57%

Top 20: 97%

Top-5 click share

53%

Top 20: 94%

Open market

37%

  • Chstarina20%
  • Unique11%
  • Lubarion10%
  • Cuixia8%
  • Aeaocvo7%
  • XLTXWD7%

Demand

Party Hats search demand

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

9K7KSpike '24SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Search terms

Top Party Hats search terms shoppers use

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

  • party hats197K/yr
  • party hats for adults46K/yr
  • party hat39K/yr
  • party hats for kids39K/yr
  • birthday hats26K/yr
  • birthday hats for kids17K/yr
  • kids party hats11K/yr
  • birthday party hats10K/yr
  • adult party hats7K/yr
  • blue party hats5K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Party Hats

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

Complain

Assembly/Installation27%−0.26

Assembly was quite tricky

Difficult to assemble

a pain to put together

Quality-Overall14%+1.94

Poor quality

Absolute garbage

Quality is not good as the hats dont slot in properly

Size-Overall13%−0.12

then the wont fit

Ridiculously small

When ordering didnt realise these hats are small and child size

Value For Money8%

Not worth it

though I do think £6.99 for 8 may be a little steep

on the pricey side though

Stretchability/Expandability/Elasticity7%−0.09

elastic is fiddly to tie

the elastic wasn't really long enough

2 elastic bands missing

Love

Quality-Overall29%+1.94

Very well made item

Unique patterns and excellent quality

Good quality

Color11%+0.65

The colours were nice

Bright and colourful

bright which are perfect for a birthday party

Value For Money8%

Worth buying

Great value,

Excellent value and very reasonably priced

Ease Of Use8%+0.42

Easy to use

is easy to handle

so theyre quite versatile

Gifting Purpose6%+0.58

festive feel to our celebration

Great value for the items for children's birthday parties

Return

0.8% Return rate 38% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall28%▅▅▇███

then the wont fit

Ridiculously small

When ordering didnt realise these hats are small and child size

Quality-Overall18%▄▄▅▅▄█

Poor quality

Absolute garbage

Quality is not good as the hats dont slot in properly

Assembly/Installation13%█▆▆▅▃▄

Assembly was quite tricky

Difficult to assemble

a pain to put together

Adhesion/Stickiness6%▅▁▁█▃▁
Material Quality4%█▁▁▄▃▁

FAQ

Common Party Hats questions

Answered from the same tracked data.