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title: "Oil Lamp Wicks — $161K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 52/100 · $161K/yr market · 235K searches/yr. Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($4.15–$15.85) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **oil lamp wicks**
**Worth a look**
Shows no brand lock-in (top 5 brands take 47% of clicks), but prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($4.15–$15.85) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 34Growth 11Conversion 79Competition 76Returns 84Price range 7Avg price 24Brand share 88Review moat 57Quality gap 45
**Brand share**
**Great****47%**
top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche
**Returns**
**Great****1.6%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Great****8.0%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Competition**
**Great****39%**
top-5 click share — an open shelf
**Review moat**
**Good****1,207.22**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Market size**
**Okay****$161K**
$161K/yr · 235K searches
**Avg price**
**Bad****$8.56**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Growth**
**Bad****-28.2%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Price range**
**Bad****$4.15–$15.85**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Signals**[** No Dominant Brand**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=no_dominant_brand "Top brand's click share < 20%")
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, oil lamp wicks is a $161K/yr Amazon United States market (235K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 47% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Oct. Verdict: Worth a look — 52/100.
Data updated Jul 31, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **oil lamp wicks market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **20K–25K**
- avg 500–750/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$171K–$214K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **8.0%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#54**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **98%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.6%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **49 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **170 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (39% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.
**Brands**
**31 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**51**
**Top-5 brand share**
**47%**
Top 20: 93%
**Top-5 click share**
**39%**
Top 20: 83%
**Open market**
**47%**
- Pengxiaomei19% - DTTIYXI8% - LEFUBABY7% - SWATOM7% - JUNSDUKE6% - ZNBSIXP6%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -28.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
20K15KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Jan, Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.4×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/home-kitchen/oil-lamp-wicks/trend)
## **Top oil lamp wicks search terms**
- **oil lamp wicks**93K/yr-34.8%7.0% conv. - **wicks for oil lamps**22K/yr-9.0%5.8% conv. - **oil lamp wick**25K/yr-24.6%6.6% conv. - **wick for oil lamp**15K/yr-5.1%6.0% conv. - **lamp wick**12K/yr-28.2%5.7% conv. - **lantern wick**10K/yr-29.8%8.5% conv. - **lantern wicks for oil lantern**6K/yr-1.8%8.8% conv. - **kerosene lamp wick**8K/yr-34.2%6.9% conv. - **lamp wicks**6K/yr-33.8%5.2% conv. - **cotton wicks for oil lamps**6K/yr-35.1%6.5% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/home-kitchen/oil-lamp-wicks/search-terms)
## **Top oil lamp wicks 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%3%$5K6%$10K9%$14K12%$19K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**2 Rolls Cotton Oil Lamp Wick 3/4 Inch X 6 Ft**Pengxiaomei**$8.01**4.7★2,648 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074JVC28Z) [2**DTTIYXI Oil Lamp Wicks 1/2 Inch x 30 Ft Flat Cotton Lantern Wick for Oil Lamps**DTTIYXI**$5.32**4.3★39 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GHYK17KN) [3**2 Rolls Cotton Oil Lamp Wick 3/4 Inch x 6.5 Ft Replacement Flat Wick**Pengxiaomei**$8.51**4.7★5,306 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076BF4B14) [4**6.5 Feet Cotton Wick 1/2 Inch 3/4 Inch 5/8 Inch 7/8 Inch Oil Lamp Wick Replacement for Candle Burner Lantern Stove Supplies 4 Rolls**LEFUBABY**$8.23**4.6★861 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0888CY2X2) [5**1 Roll / 6.5 Feet Oil Lamp Wick 1 Inch Flat Cotton Wick Replacement for Oil Lamps Lanterns Oil Burners (1 1)**JUNSDUKE**$6.24**4.6★380 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQH9NPDV)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**DTTIYXI Oil Lamp Wicks 1/2 Inch x 30 Ft Flat Cotton Lantern Wick for Oil Lamps**DTTIYXI**$5.32**39 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GHYK17KN) [**33 FT Oil Lamp Wicks 1/2 in Lamp Wick with Red Stitch Wick for Oil Lamp Kerosene Lighting Camping Stoves Decorative Lanterns Paraffin Lamps Hurricane Lights**Navinom**$5.59**13 rev4mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GTNM1YMG) [**3/4 Inch Oil Lamp Wick 2 Rolls 13 Feet Flat Cotton Replacement Wick for Oil Lamps Oil Lanterns and Oil Burners Cut to Fit Kerosene Lamp Wick**LVACODV**$8.06**20 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GM9RZNW9) [**ZNBSIXP 32.8 Feet Oil Lamp Wicks 1/2 Inch Cotton Oil Lanterns Wick Replacement Wick for Oil Burners Kerosene Lamps & Paraffin Lanterns**ZNBSIXP**$6.16**56 rev10mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FT3CW4SS) [**5PCS Oil Lamp Wicks with Zinc Alloy Tube Holder Oil Lamp Parts Replacement**OMOBANU**$9.80**38 rev11mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FLJQXV8K)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**33 FT Oil Lamp Wicks 1/2 in Lamp Wick with Red Stitch Wick for Oil Lamp Kerosene Lighting Camping Stoves Decorative Lanterns Paraffin Lamps Hurricane Lights**Navinom**$5.59**4.4★**▲ 471%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GTNM1YMG) [**3/4 Inch Oil Lamp Wick 2 Rolls 13 Feet Flat Cotton Replacement Wick for Oil Lamps Oil Lanterns and Oil Burners Cut to Fit Kerosene Lamp Wick**LVACODV**$8.06**4.9★**▲ 405%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GM9RZNW9) [**DTTIYXI Oil Lamp Wicks 1/2 Inch x 30 Ft Flat Cotton Lantern Wick for Oil Lamps**DTTIYXI**$5.32**4.3★**▲ 382%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GHYK17KN) [**1 Roll Oil Lamp Wick - 6.5 Feet Roll 3/4 Inch Flat Cotton Wick Replacement - Perfect for Oil Lamps Lanterns and Oil Burners (3/4 inch)**CHTUGEM**$6.01**4.7★**▲ 307%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D3ZZ8B29) [**SWATOM 1/4 Round Cotton Oil Lamp Wicks 40 PCS for Tiki Torches Alcohol Candle Burner Lampberger Kerosene Lamp Dietz Oil Lantern**SWATOM**$9.84**4.2★**▲ 300%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D6G8FVJ3)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about oil lamp wicks**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**18%
*“And appear to be very well made”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**17%
*“As advertised”*
**Size-Overall**11%
*“They fit my lamps perfectly”*
**Value For Money**10%
*“Excellent price”*
**Ease Of Use**7%
*“easy to use”*
**Durability**6%
*“Good quality and very durable”*
**Efficiency**3%
*“Worked great”*
**Brightness/Shine/Glow**3%
*“Lights bright and radiantly for the first 10 seconds max”*
**Fire Resistance**3%
*“Standard wick, no burn issue”*
**Thickness**2%
*“Love the thickness of the wick”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Size-Overall**27%
*“These were much larger than anticipated”*
**Functionality-Overall**11%
*“Burns way too quick to hold any lighting constant feeding doesnt work”*
**Quality-Overall**8%
*“Absolute trash”*
**Thickness**6%
*“The cotton is thick”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**5%
*“I purchased this item because the description said the lip was 1 inch wide. As you can from the pictures it is less than 1 inch”*
**Flammable**4%
*“It burned like a piece of toilet paper”*
**Material Quality**4%
*“cheap yarn and not real candle wick”*
**Maintenance And Repair**2%
*“in addition, theres plenty left over to replace other ones in the future”*
**Heating**2%
*“They also burn very quickly”*
**Durability**1%
*“No matter how much wick you feed it immediately dies”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**69%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**7%
**Thickness**6%
**Functionality-Overall**4%
**Thin**3%
**Quality-Overall**2%
**Flammable**2%
**Compatibility-Overall**1%
**Material Quality**1%
**Defective Material/Parts**1%
## **Common questions**
- **Is oil lamp wicks profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $161K/yr across 41 tracked products. 0 of 9 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -28.2%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (52/100).
- **How competitive is the oil lamp wicks niche?**
- 31 brands and 51 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 39% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 47% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in oil lamp wicks?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Functionality-Overall, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 1.6%.
- **When does demand for oil lamp wicks peak?**
- Demand peaks in Jan–Oct; the busiest month runs 2.4× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the oil lamp wicks niche?**
- Listings span $4.15–$15.85; the average listing price is $8.56 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,207 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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