Lighter Fluid
MaybeAn estimated 0.1% of orders come back. But the top 5 brands take 100% of clicks, so Lighter Fluid is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 51 / 100Top 40% of 14,768 Health & Household niches · +2 vs the category median of 4951
- Market size
- $2.4M/yr2.2M searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -8.2%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 65%top-5 click share · 4 brands · 83 sellers
Flapen Score
Lighter Fluid against its category
The dotted line is the Health & Household average. Past it, Lighter Fluid is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Lighter Fluid market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Lighter Fluid 2.2M times last year and spent an estimated $2.4M. All 4 brands take every click. Demand peaks in Jul–Aug. Flapen scores it 51 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
An estimated 7.7% of those searches ended in a purchase.
Shoppers searched for this 2.2M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. An estimated 7.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -8.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $2.4M a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 2.2M
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -8.2%
- Conversion, latest week
- 7.7%
- Market size, estimated
- $2.4Ma year
- Peak month
- July4.2× the quietest month
- Top search term
- zippo lighter fluid944K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth $13.79.
Listings sell for $13.79 on average, from $4.10 to $60.43. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 150K to 200K a year. The average listing sells 8,000 to 10,000 of them. At $13.79 that is $110K to $138K a year per listing.
- Average price
- $13.79under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- $4.10–$60.43
- Amazon United States median price
- $24.38across 115,062 niches
- Units sold a year
- 150K–200K
- Units per listing a year
- 8,000–10,000
- Revenue per listing a year
- $110K–$138K
- Returns
- 0.1%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
60% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 67% ship with Prime. On an average day, 11.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #38 within Lighters & Matches. It carries 9,660 reviews at 4.65 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 60%
- Prime listings
- 67%
- Out of stock, average day
- 11.4%
- Average rank
- #38in Lighters & Matches
- Average rating
- 4.65 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
- Average reviews
- 9,660per listing
- Listings tracked
- 15
04 · Newcomers
2 of last year's 2 launches cleared the first-year sales bar.
2 products launched here in the last 12 months. 2 of them cleared the first-year sales bar, our mark for a successful launch. The brands on the shelf have sold for 55 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 2
- Successful launches
- 2Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 55 months
Products
Top Lighter Fluid products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
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Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 65% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
4 flat
Sellers
83
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
65%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Brand 150%
- Brand 245%
- Brand 34%
- Brand 41%
Demand
Lighter Fluid search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.2×
Search terms
Top Lighter Fluid search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- zippo lighter fluid944K/yr
- lighter fluid658K/yr
- zippo fluid109K/yr
- zippo butane107K/yr
- lighter fluid refill118K/yr
- lighter fluid zippo38K/yr
- zippo fuel44K/yr
- ronsonol lighter fluid46K/yr
- zippo lighter fuel27K/yr
- lighter fuel29K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Lighter Fluid
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“IT LEAKS”
Every topic
Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.
Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.
14 topics
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FAQ
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