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Torch

Pass

Torch scores 69 out of 100, a Pass. Shoppers spend an estimated $6.0M a year here, demand is soft, at -3.0% this quarter, and an estimated 0.4% of orders come back.

Flapen Score
69
69 / 100
Top 2% of 14,768 Health & Household niches · +20 vs the category median of 49
Market size
$6.0M/yr5.8M searches / yr
90-day growth
-3.0%search demand this quarter
Competition
44%top-5 click share · 30 brands · 65 sellers

Flapen Score

Torch against its category

The dotted line is the Health & Household average. Past it, Torch is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

69Pass
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Torch market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Torch 5.8M times last year and spent an estimated $6.0M. The top 5 brands take 60% of clicks. Demand peaks in Dec. Flapen scores it 69 out of 100, a Pass.

01 · Demand

An estimated 4.6% of those searches ended in a purchase.

Shoppers searched for this 5.8M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. An estimated 4.6% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -3.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $6.0M a year.

Searches, last 12 months
5.8M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-3.0%
Conversion, latest week
4.6%
Market size, estimated
$6.0Ma year
Peak month
December1.9× the quietest month
Top search term
cigar lighter1.4M searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth $22.65.

Listings sell for $22.65 on average, from $8.42 to $65.51. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 250K to 300K a year. The average listing sells 6,000 to 8,000 of them. At $22.65 that is $136K to $181K a year per listing.

Average price
$22.65inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
$8.42–$65.51
Amazon United States median price
$24.38across 115,062 niches
Units sold a year
250K–300K
Units per listing a year
6,000–8,000
Revenue per listing a year
$136K–$181K
Returns
0.4%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

77% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 3.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #37 within Lighters & Matches. It carries 4,154 reviews at 4.34 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
77%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
3.5%
Average rank
#37in Lighters & Matches
Average rating
4.34 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
Average reviews
4,154per listing
Listings tracked
43

04 · Newcomers

5 of last year's 5 launches cleared the first-year sales bar.

5 products launched here in the last 12 months. 5 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
5
Successful launches
5Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
49 months

Products

Top Torch 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 44% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

Brands

30 falling

Sellers

65

Top-5 brand share

60%

Top 20: 91%

Top-5 click share

44%

Top 20: 79%

Open market

37%

  • Brand 118%
  • Brand 218%
  • Brand 314%
  • Brand 46%
  • Brand 54%
  • Brand 64%

Demand

Torch search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

225K175KHoliday '24Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×

Search terms

Top Torch search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • cigar lighter1.4M/yr
  • torch1.1M/yr
  • butane torch1.1M/yr
  • blow torch296K/yr
  • kitchen torch354K/yr
  • cigar torch136K/yr
  • mini torch163K/yr
  • scorch torch165K/yr
  • creme brulee torch202K/yr
  • cigar torch lighter153K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Torch

We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.

17%of positive reviews mention “Quality-Overall”
19%of negative reviews mention “Durability”
0.4%of orders come back
“Broke in a week”
A buyer, on “Durability”19% of negative reviews mention the same topic

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.

15 topics

NegativePositive

FAQ

Common Torch questions

Answered from the same tracked data.