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Rubber Duck

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.4% of orders. But products sell for $8.77 on average, outside the sweet spot, so Rubber Duck is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
63
63 / 100
Top 5% of 1,773 Toys & Games niches · +19 vs the category median of 44
Market size
£272K/yr634K searches / yr
90-day growth
+11.9%search demand this quarter
Competition
37%top-5 click share · 36 brands · 98 sellers

Flapen Score

Rubber Duck against its category

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

63Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Rubber Duck market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Rubber Duck 634K times last year and spent an estimated £272K. The top 5 brands take 47% of clicks. Demand peaks in Dec. Flapen scores it 63 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

4.9% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 634K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 4.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +11.9% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £272K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
634K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+11.9%
Conversion, latest week
4.9%
Market size, estimated
£272Ka year
Peak month
December2.5× the quietest month
Top search term
rubber duck254K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £8.77.

Listings sell for £8.77 on average, from £2.83 to £25.26. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 25K to 30K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £8.77 that is £2K to £4K a year per listing.

Average price
£8.77under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.83–£25.26
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
25K–30K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£2K–£4K
Returns
0.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

80% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 96% ship with Prime. On an average day, 7.8% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #219 within Baby & Toddler Toys. It carries 959 reviews at 4.34 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
80%
Prime listings
96%
Out of stock, average day
7.8%
Average rank
#219in Baby & Toddler Toys
Average rating
4.34 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
959per listing
Listings tracked
50

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 15 launches as successful.

15 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 26 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
15
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
26 months

Products

Top Rubber Duck 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 only 37% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£8K£16K£24K£33K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

36 rising

Sellers

98

Top-5 brand share

47%

Top 20: 89%

Top-5 click share

37%

Top 20: 75%

Open market

48%

  • JOYIN18%
  • Munchkin8%
  • D.A.Y. Republic7%
  • SULOLI7%
  • YUERFEILA6%
  • Yoosso6%

Demand

Rubber Duck search demand

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

25K15KHoliday '24Prime Day '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.5×

Search terms

Top Rubber Duck search terms shoppers use

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

  • rubber duck254K/yr
  • rubber ducks163K/yr
  • rubber ducks multipack31K/yr
  • bath ducks33K/yr
  • mini rubber ducks24K/yr
  • rubber ducks novelty22K/yr
  • small rubber ducks13K/yr
  • novelty rubber ducks10K/yr
  • mini rubber duck9K/yr
  • rubber ducks bath toys13K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Rubber Duck

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

Complain

Size-Overall28%−0.14

Bit small

been very disappointed with the size

Bigger than I expected

Quality-Overall18%

Very poor quality product

Poor quality control

Cheap rubbish

Water Resistance4%−0.01

They all fall on there side when in water

constantly full of water

Value For Money4%+0.23

Quite expensive for what they are

Over priced

Waste of money

Rubber Quality4%−0.01

Rubber ducks

Love

Quality-Overall21%

seem well made

Good quality

Good variety

Fun/Entertainment Experience15%+1.63

Fun designs

lots of fun

Fun for kids

Color10%+0.68

the colours where vibrant

brightly coloured

Good colour

Value For Money10%+0.23

Good value for money

Excellent value

Good value

Size-Overall7%−0.14

good size

Size is as advertised

nice size not too big

Return

0.4% Return rate 82% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall69%█▇▆▆▆▇

Bit small

been very disappointed with the size

Bigger than I expected

Quality-Overall6%█▂▂▂▆▂

Very poor quality product

Poor quality control

Cheap rubbish

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%▁▁▁▅█▃

Didnt get the ones pictured

no two are the same

Size not as advertised

Choking2%▁▁▄█▂▁
Value For Money2%▁▆█▁▅▁

Quite expensive for what they are

Over priced

Waste of money

FAQ

Common Rubber Duck questions

Answered from the same tracked data.