Matches
MaybeAn estimated 0.3% of orders come back. But demand is soft, at -24.5% this quarter, so Matches is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 57 / 100Top 18% of 14,768 Health & Household niches · +8 vs the category median of 4957
- Market size
- $2.1M/yr4.0M searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -24.5%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 58%top-5 click share · 18 brands · 153 sellers
Flapen Score
Matches against its category
The dotted line is the Health & Household average. Past it, Matches is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Matches market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Matches 4.0M times last year and spent an estimated $2.1M. The top 5 brands take 72% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Dec. Flapen scores it 57 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
An estimated 4.4% of those searches ended in a purchase.
Shoppers searched for this 4.0M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. An estimated 4.4% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -24.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $2.1M a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 4.0M
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -24.5%
- Conversion, latest week
- 4.4%
- Market size, estimated
- $2.1Ma year
- Peak month
- January1.7× the quietest month
- Top search term
- matches1.8M searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth $11.69.
Listings sell for $11.69 on average, from $4.10 to $24.60. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 150K to 200K a year. The average listing sells 5,000 to 6,000 of them. At $11.69 that is $58K to $70K a year per listing.
- Average price
- $11.69under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- $4.10–$24.60
- Amazon United States median price
- $24.38across 115,062 niches
- Units sold a year
- 150K–200K
- Units per listing a year
- 5,000–6,000
- Revenue per listing a year
- $58K–$70K
- Returns
- 0.3%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
68% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 28% ship with Prime. On an average day, 5.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #29 within Lighters & Matches. It carries 1,531 reviews at 4.40 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 68%
- Prime listings
- 28%
- Out of stock, average day
- 5.5%
- Average rank
- #29in Lighters & Matches
- Average rating
- 4.40 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
- Average reviews
- 1,531per listing
- Listings tracked
- 25
04 · Newcomers
2 of last year's 3 launches cleared the first-year sales bar.
3 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 49 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 3
- Successful launches
- 2Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 49 months
Products
Top Matches 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 58% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
18 falling
Sellers
153
Top-5 brand share
72%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
58%
Top 20: 93%
Open market
25%
- Brand 150%
- Brand 27%
- Brand 35%
- Brand 45%
- Brand 55%
- Brand 63%
Demand
Matches search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Jan, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
Search terms
Top Matches search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- matches1.8M/yr
- strike anywhere matches269K/yr
- match279K/yr
- long matches271K/yr
- matches box270K/yr
- matches in a jar with striker206K/yr
- match box127K/yr
- matches bulk108K/yr
- match boxes79K/yr
- decorative matches81K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Matches
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“Cheap quality”
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.
16 topics
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FAQ
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