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Water Gun

Pass

Water Gun scores 84 out of 100, a Pass. Shoppers spend $1.5M a year here, search demand grew +528.7% this quarter, and returns run at 0.5% of orders.

Flapen Score
84
84 / 100
Top 1% of 1,773 Toys & Games niches · +40 vs the category median of 44
Market size
£1.5M/yr2.6M searches / yr
90-day growth
+528.7%search demand this quarter
Competition
26%top-5 click share · 51 brands · 123 sellers

Flapen Score

Water Gun against its category

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

84Pass
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Water Gun market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Water Gun 2.6M times last year and spent an estimated £1.5M. The top 5 brands take 36% of clicks. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul. Flapen scores it 84 out of 100, a Pass.

01 · Demand

4.1% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 2.6M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 4.1% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +528.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £1.5M a year.

Searches, last 12 months
2.6M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+528.7%
Conversion, latest week
4.1%
Market size, estimated
£1.5Ma year
Peak month
July19.9× the quietest month
Top search term
water gun871K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £13.99.

Listings sell for £13.99 on average, from £2.45 to £25.99. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 100K to 125K a year. The average listing sells 750 to 1,000 of them. At £13.99 that is £10K to £14K a year per listing.

Average price
£13.99under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.45–£25.99
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
100K–125K
Units per listing a year
750–1,000
Revenue per listing a year
£10K–£14K
Returns
0.5%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

90% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 97% ship with Prime. On an average day, 6.8% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #76 within Sports Toys & Outdoor. It carries 537 reviews at 3.97 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
90%
Prime listings
97%
Out of stock, average day
6.8%
Average rank
#76in Sports Toys & Outdoor
Average rating
3.97 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
537per listing
Listings tracked
86

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 34 of last year's 50 launches as successful.

50 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 34 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
50
Successful launches
34Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
23 months

Products

Top Water Gun 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 26% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£29K£58K£88K£117K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

51 rising

Sellers

123

Top-5 brand share

36%

Top 20: 74%

Top-5 click share

26%

Top 20: 53%

Open market

59%

  • MOZOOSON8%
  • NIUBI8%
  • Super Soaker7%
  • Cakkone7%
  • POPERFUN6%
  • XSHOT5%

Demand

Water Gun search demand

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

300K200KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26Prime Day '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 19.9×

Search terms

Top Water Gun search terms shoppers use

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

  • water gun871K/yr
  • electric water gun285K/yr
  • water guns224K/yr
  • water pistol266K/yr
  • super soaker155K/yr
  • water guns kids126K/yr
  • water pistols for kids85K/yr
  • water pistols90K/yr
  • watergun87K/yr
  • water gun electric68K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Water Gun

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

Complain

Leak-Proof12%

Leaks badly

It leaks

Leaked

Quality-Overall9%−0.12

Average quality

Poor quality control

cheap quality

Durability8%−0.12

Breaks easily

broke in a week

Broke after a month

Size-Overall5%−0.05

It's really quite large

Tank doesn't fit

Small size

Value For Money5%−0.01

Was expecting more for the price

Slightly more in price than I thought it would be

a bit too expensive

Love

Fun/Entertainment Experience24%+2.55

Amazing fun

Fun for all

fun for kids

Value For Money7%−0.01

Fair price

Good Value

Excellent value

Ease Of Use7%+0.49

Easy to Use

easy to hold

easy to handle

Shooting7%+0.26

shoots surprisingly far

Good shooting range

it shoots good

Quality-Overall7%−0.12

The build quality is really good

Excellent product

the quality is satisfactory

Return

0.5% Return rate 16% Fixable by listing

Functionality-Overall16%█▂▇▆▅▆

Stopped working

Did not work

It doesnt work correctly

Leak-Proof14%█▅▅▆▄▅

Leaks badly

It leaks

Leaked

Size-Overall13%▁▇▆▅██

It's really quite large

Tank doesn't fit

Small size

Defective Material/Parts9%▁▅▄▇█▇
Quality-Overall7%▁█▇▆▅▅

Average quality

Poor quality control

cheap quality

FAQ

Common Water Gun questions

Answered from the same tracked data.