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18x52 Above Ground Pool

brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — 18x52 Above Ground Pool doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

48
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Ranks 6,657 of 8,839 Patio, Lawn & Garden niches · −8 vs the category median of 56

Market size 31Growth 96Conversion 3Competition 44Returns 98Price range 0Avg price 0Brand share 0Review moat 49Quality gap 93
This niche Category average · 8,839 niches

Is 18x52 Above Ground Pool profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, 18x52 Above Ground Pool is a $140K/yr Amazon United States market (53K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Jun. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.

18x52 Above Ground Pool: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved +143.3% over the last 90 days and 0.3% of searches end in a purchase.

$140K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr500
Search volume / yr+143.3%53K
Conversion rate0.3%
Avg price$945.70

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand, so 0% of the market is open.

0%

open market share

Brands · sellers5 · 20
Top-5 product click share58%
Open market0%
Avg brand age30 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.0★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 22 products

Sponsored placement100%
New entrants (1y)2· 2 succeeded
Avg rating4.0★
Avg reviews1,620

Top 18x52 Above Ground Pool products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 58% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

$0$14K$28K$42K$56K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

5 falling

Sellers

20

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

58%

Top 20: 98%

Open market

0%

  • Intex67%
  • Bestway29%
  • Aquarian1%
  • Blue Wave1%
  • Generic1%

18x52 Above Ground Pool demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume53KCVR0.3%Products22Brands5Top 5 Brands100%OOS Rate0.3%Rating4.0★Reviews1,620Avg BSR#27
13K8KSpike '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Mar, Apr, May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 20.4×

Top 18x52 Above Ground Pool search terms shoppers use

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

  • 18 x 52 above ground pool11K/yr
  • intex 18x52 above ground pool7K/yr
  • above ground pool 18x526K/yr
  • bestway 18 x 48 pool5K/yr
  • 18x52 pool5K/yr
  • intex pool 18x525K/yr
  • 18 round pool5K/yr
  • intex pool 18x484K/yr
  • bestway pool 18x483K/yr
  • intex 18x48 above ground pool1K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about 18x52 Above Ground Pool

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

79% of reviews
Assembly/Installation25%

Easily assembled

Value For Money15%

Cant beat the price

Quality-Overall12%

Best quality

Size-Overall7%

The size is perfect for families

Strength7%

Sturdy and Easy to Setup

What buyers complain about

75% of reviews
Leak-Proof26%

LEAKS EVERYWHERE

Quality-Overall8%

Absolute garbage

Durability8%

Horrible it broke after 2 months

Value For Money7%

they try to charge you $150+ to return it

Size-Overall6%

Sent wrong size

18x52 Above Ground Pool return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.4%

Return rate

44%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Size-Overall
33%
2Leak-Proof
17%
3Defective Material/Parts
9%
4Value For Money
9%
5Advertised Vs Actual Product
5%

Common 18x52 Above Ground Pool questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores 18x52 Above Ground Pool 48/100 on Amazon United States — Skip it. The niche generates $140K/yr across 22 tracked products. 2 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +143.3% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for 18x52 Above Ground Pool on Amazon United States peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Jun, where the busiest month runs 20.4× the quietest.