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title: "Lighter Wick — $8K/mo Amazon US Product Research (2026)"
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# **Lighter Wick**
**Skip it**
Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($4.72–$15.71) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 23Growth 22Conversion 92Competition 27Returns 99Price range 6Avg price 28Brand share 26Review moat 52Quality gap 37
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.3%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Great****11.3%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Review moat**
**Good****1,418.06**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Avg price**
**Okay****$9.36**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Competition**
**Okay****69%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Brand share**
**Okay****89%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Market size**
**Bad****$92K**
$92K/yr · 87K searches
**Growth**
**Bad****-6.9%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Price range**
**Bad****$4.72–$15.71**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
## **Is lighter wick profitable on Amazon?**
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, lighter wick is a $92K/yr Amazon United States market (87K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 89% of demand. Demand peaks in Jun. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.
Data updated Jul 13, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **lighter wick market size & sales**
Units sold, revenue, conversion and listing quality across the tracked shelf.
- **Units sold / yr**
- **10K–13K**
- avg 500–750/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$94K–$117K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **11.3%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#57**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **75%**
- **Out of stock**
- **8.1%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **38 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **185 days**
## **Competition: brands, sellers & click share**
The top 5 products take 69% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**10 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**32**
**Top-5 brand share**
**89%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**69%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**8%**
- Zippo61% - MEIJIAYOU10% - Jonchinjn9% - ZTCBITNL5% - JINMUNIC4% - UOMIO3% - Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 8%)
## **lighter wick demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -6.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
7K5KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/health-household/lighter-wick/trend)
## **Top lighter wick search terms shoppers use**
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- **zippo wick**40K/yr-10.8%12.8% conv. - **zippo wick replacement**15K/yr+0.7%11.8% conv. - **lighter wick**13K/yr-11.5%4.9% conv. - **zippo wicks**9K/yr+2.7%12.1% conv. - **zippo lighter wick**7K/yr-2.3%14.2% conv. - **lighter wicks**3K/yr-7.2%3.5% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/health-household/lighter-wick/search-terms)
## **Top lighter wick products & what they sell for**
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
0%10%$9K20%$18K30%$27K40%$37K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 16 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**5 Zippo Wicks**Zippo**$7.42**4.8★2,434 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005QH6RHW) [2**Zippo Genuine Replacement Wicks (2 Set)**Zippo**$5.09**4.7★1,118 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IAM6JN6) [3**Lighter Flints 100+ Pcs and Cotton Wicks 20 Pcs Premium Lighter Repair Kit Compatible with Zippo and Clipper Most Petrol Gas Fluid Lighters Long-Lasting Fast-Igniting and Durable JONCHINJN**Jonchinjn**$5.33**4.4★205 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FHBPXVS4) [4**Repair Kit Compatible with Zippo Replacement Parts Includes Cotton Flint Wick Pad Tool Compatible with Zippo Accessories**MEIJIAYOU**$14.27**4.4★47 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G19PR73J) [5**Genuine Zippo Replacement Wicks (6 Pack)**Zippo**$8.59**4.8★299 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LNIPT04)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Premium Lighter Wick for Zippo & Most Kerosene Lighters - Anti-Fraying High Ignition Rate Long-Lasting Needle-Install Design High-Tech Accessory (5 red Wicks)**GRENVILLE**$9.31**17 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G7CG8V8F) [**Repair Kit Compatible with Zippo Replacement Parts Includes Cotton Flint Wick Pad Tool Compatible with Zippo Accessories**MEIJIAYOU**$14.27**47 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G19PR73J) [**Cotton Compatible with Zippo Lighter 2 Pack Replacement Parts Comaptible with Zippo Accessories(Cotton Felt Pad Wick)**MEIJIAYOU**$8.29**17 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G19H5HLM) [**Lighter Repair Kit with Flints Wicks Cotton Screws & Felt Pads - Complete Maintenance Set for Vintage Petrol Lighters and Fluid Lighter Replacement Parts**ZTCBITNL**$14.27**41 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FX4BZV5J) [**Lighter Flints 100+ Pcs and Cotton Wicks 20 Pcs Premium Lighter Repair Kit Compatible with Zippo and Clipper Most Petrol Gas Fluid Lighters Long-Lasting Fast-Igniting and Durable JONCHINJN**Jonchinjn**$5.33**205 rev10mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FHBPXVS4)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Premium Lighter Wick for Zippo & Most Kerosene Lighters - Anti-Fraying High Ignition Rate Long-Lasting Needle-Install Design High-Tech Accessory (5 red Wicks)**GRENVILLE**$9.31**4.3★**▲ 185%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G7CG8V8F) [**Repair Kit Compatible with Zippo Replacement Parts Includes Cotton Flint Wick Pad Tool Compatible with Zippo Accessories**MEIJIAYOU**$14.27**4.4★**▲ 137%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G19PR73J) [**Lighter Repair Kit with Flints Wicks Cotton Screws & Felt Pads - Complete Maintenance Set for Vintage Petrol Lighters and Fluid Lighter Replacement Parts**ZTCBITNL**$14.27**4.5★**▲ 128%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FX4BZV5J) [**Zippo 3w3f Flint/Wick Co-Pack One Size**Zippo**$9.31**4.8★**▲ 68%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01G2IUJX6) [**Cotton Compatible with Zippo Lighter 2 Pack Replacement Parts Comaptible with Zippo Accessories(Cotton Felt Pad Wick)**MEIJIAYOU**$8.29**4.2★**▲ 51%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G19H5HLM)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What reviews say buyers love and hate about lighter wick**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**27%
*“Very reliable and great quality”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**10%
*“As described”*
**Maintenance And Repair**10%
*“Great little repair kit”*
**Size-Overall**10%
*“Perfect fit”*
**Value For Money**8%
*“a great value”*
**Ease Of Use**6%
*“Ease of use”*
**Assembly/Installation**4%
*“Easy installation”*
**Functionality-Overall**3%
*“Now all 4 of my Zippo lighters working fine”*
**Material Quality**2%
*“extra cotton was good”*
**Organizing Capabilities**2%
*“in a nice case to help you stay organized”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Size-Overall**16%
*“Wicks dont fit”*
**Quality-Overall**11%
*“The flints are not the best quality”*
**Thickness**8%
*“The wicks are a bit to thick to fit”*
**Value For Money**7%
*“Waste of money”*
**Durability**5%
*“they don't last long at all”*
**Maintenance And Repair**5%
*“needs to be replaced”*
**Burnt/Roasted/Overbaked**4%
*“Put it in a brand new zippo, the wick burned up and went out”*
**Jamming/Clogging**4%
*“flaking off in brittle chunks Ill submit a photo to show the head end of one I just swapped out cause it jammed terrible”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%
*“Completely useless is the only description I can offer”*
**Ease Of Use**3%
*“I wasted 2-3 wicks trying to pull it through with tweezer because I kept pulling the fibers in the center effectively making it useless”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**32%
**Functionality-Overall**12%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**9%
**Thickness**8%
**Maintenance And Repair**7%
**Defective Material/Parts**7%
**Material Quality**6%
**Value For Money**6%
**Compatibility-Overall**4%
**Quality-Overall**4%
## **Common lighter wick questions**
- **Is lighter wick profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $92K/yr across 16 tracked products. 2 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -6.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (40/100).
- **How competitive is the lighter wick niche?**
- 10 brands and 32 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 69% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 89% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in lighter wick?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Thickness. The return rate is 0.3%.
- **When does demand for lighter wick peak?**
- Demand peaks in Jun; the busiest month runs 2.3× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the lighter wick niche?**
- Listings span $4.72–$15.71; the average listing price is $9.36 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,418 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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