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butterfly hair clips

Worth a look

Shows low returns (1.8%), but prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($3.86–$12.37) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 77Growth 59Conversion 69Competition 46Returns 78Price range 0Avg price 20Brand share 60Review moat 38Quality gap 24

Returns

Great1.8%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Market size

Great$941K

$941K/yr · 2.0M searches

Conversion

Good6.3%

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

Brand share

Good69%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Growth

Good+34.9%

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

Competition

Okay57%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Review moat

Okay2,677.54

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Bad4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Avg price

Bad$7.31

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Bad$3.86–$12.37

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, butterfly hair clips is a $941K/yr Amazon United States market (2.0M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 69% of demand. Demand peaks in Aug. Verdict: Worth a look — 53/100.

Data updated Jul 13, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

butterfly hair clips market data

Units sold / yr
100K–125K
avg 3,000–4,000/product
Revenue / yr
$731K–$914K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
6.3%
Avg BSR
#237
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
96%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
31 months
Avg seller age
162 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 57% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

20 falling

Sellers

24

Top-5 brand share

69%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

57%

Top 20: 92%

Open market

26%

  • JASVERLIN29%
  • XIEHE18%
  • BEBEEPOO12%
  • Ruocce5%
  • SUMAJU5%
  • ITingstere5%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +34.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
60K40KSpike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×

Top butterfly hair clips search terms

  • butterfly hair clips1.1M/yr
  • butterfly clips346K/yr
  • butterfly clips for hair102K/yr
  • butterfly hair accessories93K/yr
  • butterfly hair clip74K/yr
  • mini butterfly hair clips52K/yr
  • small butterfly hair clips50K/yr
  • butterfly clip38K/yr
  • butterfly hair clips for women34K/yr
  • hair butterfly clips27K/yr
All search terms

Top butterfly hair clips 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%10%$94K20%$188K30%$282K40%$376K101001K10K100K 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 hair clips

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

What buyers love

Color17%

“Cute colors”

Quality-Overall13%

“Good quality and holds fine hair”

Value For Money9%

“Good Deal”

Suitability Straight Hair8%

“They looked really nice in hair”

Size-Overall7%

“Fits a surprising amount of hair”

Durability6%

“Durable, holds hair well”

Ease Of Use5%

“Super easy”

Hair Styling4%

“They hold your hair with no problem”

Brightness/Shine/Glow4%

“The bright colors”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“As advertised”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall26%

“Extremely small”

Durability10%

“breakable”

Quality-Overall8%

“To low quality”

Strength5%

“flimsy”

Material Quality3%

“cheap thin plastic”

Color3%

“They did change color a little because I sprayed product on them”

Suitability Long Hair3%

“they aren't ideal for hair retention”

Suitability Short Hair3%

“Not for thicker hair”

Brightness/Shine/Glow2%

“just really not impressed with the glitter”

Thickness2%

“not great for thick pieces”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall53%
Suitability Long Hair13%
Advertised Vs Actual Product5%
Quality-Overall4%
Color4%
Suitability Short Hair3%
Defective Material/Parts3%
Value For Money2%
Brightness/Shine/Glow1%
Suitability Colored Hair1%

Common questions

Is butterfly hair clips profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $941K/yr across 26 tracked products. 1 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +34.9%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (53/100).
How competitive is the butterfly hair clips niche?
20 brands and 24 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 57% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 69% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in butterfly hair clips?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Durability, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 1.8%.
When does demand for butterfly hair clips peak?
Demand peaks in Aug; the busiest month runs 2.0× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the butterfly hair clips niche?
Listings span $3.86–$12.37; the average listing price is $7.31 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,678 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.