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fall votive candles

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A small market ($13K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 3Growth 14Conversion 29Competition 67Returns 90Price range 77Avg price 85Brand share 39Review moat 84Quality gap 78

Returns

Great1.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Great$18.90

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Review moat

Great310.53

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Great4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Price range

Great$10.97–$29.09

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Competition

Good45%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Brand share

Okay82%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Conversion

Okay2.3%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Growth

Bad-21.9%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Market size

Bad$13K

$13K/yr · 30K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, fall votive candles is a $13K/yr Amazon United States market (30K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 82% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.

Data updated Jul 31, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

fall votive candles market data

Units sold / yr
1K–1K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$19K–$24K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
2.3%
Avg BSR
#198
Page quality
0%
Prime
89%
Sponsored
47%
Out of stock
12.1%
Avg brand age
56 months
Avg seller age
139 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 45% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

10 rising

Sellers

57

Top-5 brand share

82%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

45%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

14%

  • Yankee Candle44%
  • Aroma Naturals16%
  • YOSICIL8%
  • USC7%
  • Shortie's Candle Company7%
  • Conelist5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 14%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 35 weeks — -21.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
1K750Nov '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26

Top fall votive candles search terms

  • yankee candle votives9K/yr
  • yankee votive candles6K/yr
  • yankee candles votives5K/yr
  • fall votive candles6K/yr
  • pumpkin votive candles4K/yr
All search terms

Top fall votive 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.

0%4%$5248%$1K12%$2K16%$2K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 19 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about fall votive candles

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Smell53%

“Beautiful fragrances”

Brightness/Shine/Glow8%

“Great candles”

Value For Money8%

“Great price and wonderful product”

Color7%

“The color is okay”

Quality-Overall4%

“great quality”

Gifting Purpose3%

“Gift”

Size-Overall1%

“Liked the size”

Functionality-Overall1%

“Functional”

What buyers complain about

Smell43%

“No scent”

Size-Overall12%

“The only thing is i thoguht each candle was a bit bigger”

Quality-Overall8%

“Bad burning quality”

Value For Money6%

“Not worth the money”

Flammable5%

“Unfortunately I did not like these candles - they burned down very quickly”

Adhesion/Stickiness2%

“Some melting with the order and was sticky”

Defective Material/Parts2%

“Item glass broken”

Durability2%

“The candle only lasted 5 hours of burn time”

Allergies1%

“I have allergies”

Product Condition1%

“Do not sell products that are opened or used by others”

Top return reasons

Smell45%
Size-Overall37%
Advertised Vs Actual Product5%
Defective Material/Parts2%
Quality-Overall2%
Display Colors2%
Color2%
Value For Money2%
Mechanism Issues1%
Shape/Style1%

Common questions

Is fall votive candles profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $13K/yr across 19 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -21.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (49/100).
How competitive is the fall votive candles niche?
10 brands and 57 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 45% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 82% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in fall votive candles?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Smell, Size-Overall, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 1.2%.
What does it cost to enter the fall votive candles niche?
Listings span $10.97–$29.09; the average listing price is $18.90 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 311 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.