candles
Worth a lookShows a $26.3M/yr market, but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size
Incredible$26.3M$26.3M/yr · 29.0M searches
Competition
Incredible19%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Returns
Incredible1.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Great$18.40avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great$6.06–$46.98cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Brand share
Great59%top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche
Conversion
Good4.9%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Bad5,912.38avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Growth
Bad-19.0%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, candles is a $26.3M/yr Amazon United States market (29.0M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 59% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 69/100.
Data updated Jul 10, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
candles market data
- Units sold / yr
- 1.0M–1.0M
- avg 8,000–10,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- $18.4M–$18.4M
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 4.9%
- Avg BSR
- #128
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 80%
- Out of stock
- 1.2%
- Avg brand age
- 48 months
- Avg seller age
- 138 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (19% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
49 rising
Sellers
345
Top-5 brand share
59%
Top 20: 85%
Top-5 click share
19%
Top 20: 45%
Open market
37%
- Yankee Candle30%
- AOOVOO10%
- Chesapeake Bay Candle8%
- Glade7%
- Village Candle5%
- Bath & Body Works4%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -19.0% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.2×
Top candles search terms
- candles11.0M/yr
- candle5.8M/yr
- candles clearance2.0M/yr
- yankee candles2.2M/yr
- scented candles1.1M/yr
- yankee candles clearance1.0M/yr
- candles for home scented616K/yr
- bath and body works candles793K/yr
- yankee candle758K/yr
- vanilla candle553K/yr
Top candles 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.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Yankee Candle Mid Summers Night Scented Candle 22oz Large Jar with up to 150 Hour Burn Giftable
Yankee Candle$16.454.6★1,804 rev
Yankee Candle Pink Sands Scented Candle 22oz Large Jar with up to 150 Hour Burn Time Giftable Birthdays
Yankee Candle$16.364.7★1,057 rev
Scented Candles Set | Men Candle Set Scented Candles for Home Gifts for Men Aromatherapy Gift Set - 4 Pack Manly Gifts for Dad Fathers Day Soy Candle of Leather/Smoke & Vanilla/Oak/Lavender
Auelife$26.724.0★3,231 rev
Glade 1-Wick 2in1 Scented Candle Jar Hawaiian Breeze & Vanilla Passion Fruit Air Freshener Infused with Essential Oils 4.08 Oz 2 Count
Glade$6.254.7★391 rev
Yankee Candle Lemon Lavender Scented Candle 22oz Large Jar with up to 150 Hour Burn Time Giftable Birthdays
Yankee Candle$16.614.7★850 rev
Newest
by launch dateGlade 1-Wick 2in1 Scented Candle Jar Hawaiian Breeze & Vanilla Passion Fruit Air Freshener Infused with Essential Oils 4.08 Oz 2 Count
Glade$6.25391 rev
Glade 1-Wick 2in1 Scented Candle Jar Moonlit Walk & Wandering Stream Air Freshener Infused with Essential Oils 4.08 Oz 2 Count
Glade$6.06179 rev
Yankee Candle Mid Summers Night Scented Candle 22oz Large Jar with up to 150 Hour Burn Giftable
Yankee Candle$16.451,804 rev
Yankee Candle Pink Sands Scented Candle 22oz Large Jar with up to 150 Hour Burn Time Giftable Birthdays
Yankee Candle$16.361,057 rev
Yankee Candle Lemon Lavender Scented Candle 22oz Large Jar with up to 150 Hour Burn Time Giftable Birthdays
Yankee Candle$16.61850 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumGlade 1-Wick 2in1 Scented Candle Jar Moonlit Walk & Wandering Stream Air Freshener Infused with Essential Oils 4.08 Oz 2 Count
Glade$6.064.7★
Yankee Candle Coconut Beach Scented Candle 22oz Large Jar with up to 150 Hour Burn Time Giftable Birthdays
Yankee Candle$16.384.5★
Glade 1-Wick 2in1 Scented Candle Jar Hawaiian Breeze & Vanilla Passion Fruit Air Freshener Infused with Essential Oils 4.08 Oz 2 Count
Glade$6.254.7★
Chesapeake Bay Candle Scented Candle Serenity + Calm (Lavender Thyme) Coffee Table Home Dcor
Chesapeake Bay Candle$10.064.5★
Yankee Candle Ocean Air Scented Candle 22oz Large Jar with up to 150 Hour Burn Time Giftable
Yankee Candle$16.554.6★
What buyers say about candles
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Cozy Fragrance”
“Very bright”
“Awesome quality”
“Decent price”
“Beautiful Gift”
“Durable”
“As described”
“warm to make any room cozy”
“Fits my need”
“The colors are pretty”
What buyers complain about
“Awful smell”
“Extremely small”
“Pricey”
“Bad quality”
“Doesnt last”
“FIRE HAZARD”
“Not strong”
“Stopped working”
“Looks are deceiving”
“Doesn't give off a ton of heat”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is candles profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $26.3M/yr across 116 tracked products. 11 of 11 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -19.0%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (69/100).
- How competitive is the candles niche?
- 49 brands and 345 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 19% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 59% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in candles?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Smell, Size-Overall, Value For Money. The return rate is 1.0%.
- When does demand for candles peak?
- Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 4.2× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the candles niche?
- Listings span $6.06–$46.98; the average listing price is $18.40 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 5,912 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.