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Oil Lamp

Worth a look

Shows a sweet-spot price point ($31.29 avg), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 65Growth 1Conversion 15Competition 71Returns 90Price range 54Avg price 95Brand share 77Review moat 56Quality gap 65

Avg price

Incredible$31.29

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Returns

Great1.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Brand share

Great58%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Competition

Good42%

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

Market size

Good$626K

$626K/yr · 1.7M searches

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Good1,277.32

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Price range

Good$6.18–$162.42

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

Conversion

Bad1.2%

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

Growth

Bad-48.8%

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

Is oil lamp profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, oil lamp is a $626K/yr Amazon United States market (1.7M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 58% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Oct. Verdict: Worth a look — 56/100.

Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

oil lamp market size & sales

Units sold, revenue, conversion and listing quality across the tracked shelf.
Units sold / yr
25K–30K
avg 750–1,000/product
Revenue / yr
$782K–$939K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
1.2%
Avg BSR
#411
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
90%
Out of stock
0.6%
Avg brand age
47 months
Avg seller age
174 days

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 42% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

31 rising

Sellers

65

Top-5 brand share

58%

Top 20: 89%

Top-5 click share

42%

Top 20: 77%

Open market

38%

  • Stansport20%
  • Lamplight19%
  • Dietz9%
  • SureOBliss5%
  • DECKALY4%
  • Yexiya4%

oil lamp demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -48.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
150K100KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.0×

Top oil lamp search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
  • oil lamp469K/yr
  • oil lamps for indoor use313K/yr
  • hurricane lamp122K/yr
  • kerosene lamp148K/yr
  • oil lamps150K/yr
  • kerosene lantern86K/yr
  • oil lantern88K/yr
  • hurricane lantern55K/yr
  • hurricane lamps37K/yr
  • vintage oil lamp31K/yr
All search terms

Top oil lamp products & what they sell for

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

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%4%$25K8%$50K12%$75K16%$100K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market 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.

What reviews say buyers love and hate about oil lamp

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall14%

“Good quality”

Brightness/Shine/Glow13%

“Shines bright”

Value For Money11%

“Worth it”

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%

“Just what I needed”

Size-Overall5%

“This bottle was ample size for several uses”

Ease Of Use4%

“Easy to use”

Efficiency3%

“it has performed well”

Smell3%

“Clean burning and smell”

Design-Overall3%

“Excellent construction”

Color3%

“The color was pretty”

What buyers complain about

Leak-Proof31%

“Leaks everywhere”

Size-Overall20%

“Small size”

Quality-Overall11%

“Absolute garbage”

Value For Money4%

“This is a little pricey”

Smell4%

“there is a little odor”

Flammable3%

“making it a fire hazard”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“Not as shown”

Design-Overall1%

“not well built”

Ease Of Use1%

“And filling it is not an easy task”

Defective Material/Parts1%

“2 of 4 are defective”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall34%
Leak-Proof20%
Advertised Vs Actual Product6%
Defective Material/Parts6%
Value For Money6%
Functionality-Overall5%
Quality-Overall3%
Flammable2%
Color2%
Strength2%

Common oil lamp questions

Is oil lamp profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $626K/yr across 41 tracked products. 0 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -48.8%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (56/100).
How competitive is the oil lamp niche?
31 brands and 65 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 42% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 58% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in oil lamp?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Leak-Proof, Size-Overall, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 1.2%.
When does demand for oil lamp peak?
Demand peaks in Jan–Oct; the busiest month runs 3.0× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the oil lamp niche?
Listings span $6.18–$162.42; the average listing price is $31.29 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,277 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.