black flameless candles
Skip itHigh returns (5.9%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Avg price
Great$22.35avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great$7.58–$51.69cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Competition
Great36%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Brand share
Good63%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Market size
Okay$188K$188K/yr · 287K searches
Conversion
Okay2.9%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Growth
Bad-0.0%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Review moat
Bad5,077.44avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Returns
Bad5.9%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, black flameless candles is a $188K/yr Amazon United States market (287K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 63% of demand. Demand peaks in Aug–Sep–Oct. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.
Data updated Jul 28, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
black flameless candles market data
- Units sold / yr
- 13K–15K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- $279K–$335K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 2.9%
- Avg BSR
- #366
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 98%
- Sponsored
- 83%
- Out of stock
- 9.1%
- Avg brand age
- 34 months
- Avg seller age
- 154 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (36% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
29 falling
Sellers
37
Top-5 brand share
63%
Top 20: 92%
Top-5 click share
36%
Top 20: 70%
Open market
34%
- Homemory26%
- Nimiko14%
- kakoya10%
- Macarrie8%
- YOROXRG4%
- GenSwin3%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -0.0% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Aug, Sep, Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.6×
Top black flameless candles search terms
- black flameless candles69K/yr
- black led candles35K/yr
- black battery operated candles23K/yr
- black flameless candles with remote14K/yr
- black candles battery operated22K/yr
- black flameless taper candles20K/yr
- black flame candle22K/yr
- black battery candles9K/yr
- black fake candles7K/yr
- black led taper candles10K/yr
Top black flameless 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.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Nimiko Flameless Candles with Remote Battery Operated Flickering Flameless Candles LED Candles with Timer 2/4/6/8H with Realistic LED Candles Set of 9 (D3 x H 3 4 5 6 7) (Black)
Nimiko$25.654.5★2,261 rev
Macarrie 24 Packs Flameless Taper Candles Battery Operated Fake 11 Inch Long Candlelight LED Flameless Candlesticks Flickering Tapered for Summer Fall Wedding(Black)
Macarrie$29.054.6★679 rev
Homemory Black Tea Lights Candles Battery Operated 200+Hour Flameless Flickering Fake Electric LED Colored Tealights Candles for Halloween Theme Party Wedding Table Decor Holiday Decor 12-Pack
Homemory$8.374.7★76,727 rev
Homemory Black Tea Lights Candles Battery Operated 200+Hour Flameless Flickering Fake Electric LED Colored Tealights Candles for Halloween Theme Party Wedding Table Decor Holiday Decor 24-Pack
Homemory$11.474.7★76,727 rev
kakoya Flameless LED Candles with Timer 5 Pc Flickering Flameless Candles for Romantic Ambiance and Home Decoration Stable Acrylic Shell with Embedded Star String Battery Operated CandlesBlack
kakoya$23.354.6★5,844 rev
Newest
by launch date
fclayvts Realistic Flameless LED Candle Black Set of 24 Battery Operated with Remote Control 3D Flame Pillar Timer Funtion Melted Top Safe Perfect for Indoor/Outdoor Decor Wedding BBQ and Gift
fclayvts$30.347 rev
Nimiko Flameless Candles with Remote Battery Operated Flickering Flameless Candles LED Candles with Timer 2/4/6/8H with Realistic LED Candles Set of 12 (D2.2 x H 5 6 7) (Black)
Nimiko$29.552,261 rev
kakoya Flameless LED Candles with Timer 5 Pc Flickering Flameless Candles for Romantic Ambiance and Home Decoration Stable Acrylic Shell with Embedded Star String Battery Operated CandlesBlack
kakoya$23.355,844 rev
YOROXRG 24 Pack Halloween Decoration Flickering Flameless Candles Battery Operated LED Pillar Candles with Remote Control and Timer.for Home Decor (D2.2 xH 5 6 7 Black)
YOROXRG$37.8524 rev
MUMCHASI Black Flameless Candles Battery Operated Candles Real Wax Black LED Candles Flickering Remote Control for Home Fall Halloween Decor Party Gifts Set of 4
MUMCHASI$12.88194 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumNimiko Flameless Candles with Remote Battery Operated Flickering Flameless Candles LED Candles with Timer 2/4/6/8H with Realistic LED Candles Set of 12 (D2.2 x H 5 6 7) (Black)
Nimiko$29.554.5★
kakoya Flameless LED Candles with Timer 5 Pc Flickering Flameless Candles for Romantic Ambiance and Home Decoration Stable Acrylic Shell with Embedded Star String Battery Operated CandlesBlack
kakoya$23.354.6★
MUMCHASI Black Flameless Candles Battery Operated Candles Real Wax Black LED Candles Flickering Remote Control for Home Fall Halloween Decor Party Gifts Set of 4
MUMCHASI$12.884.4★
Homemory 6 Pcs Flameless Taper LED Candles with Remote and Timer 3D Wick Flickering Window Candles with 2 Light Modes Battery Operated for Xmas Wedding Decor 9.6 Inch Black
Homemory$12.434.5★
fclayvts Realistic Flameless LED Candle Black Set of 24 Battery Operated with Remote Control 3D Flame Pillar Timer Funtion Melted Top Safe Perfect for Indoor/Outdoor Decor Wedding BBQ and Gift
fclayvts$30.344.6★
What buyers say about black flameless candles
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“the brightness is adjustable”
“Remote works perfectly”
“Beautiful & reliable”
“Great value”
“just as advertised”
“Battery life is very good”
“Looks awesome, works great”
“I really like the timer so I can fall asleep with them on”
“Got them in Grey, love the color and glow and price”
“Wonderful,,, bought 5 one for me and other 4 for Christmas gifts,”
What buyers complain about
“not at all bright”
“Very poor quality”
“Its very dim”
“None worked”
“batteries do not last long even with timers set”
“A little cheap”
“Theyre big”
“the plastic feels cheap”
“This item looks more like tint than colored glass”
“Pre-used crap”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is black flameless candles profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $188K/yr across 48 tracked products. 0 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -0.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (49/100).
- How competitive is the black flameless candles niche?
- 29 brands and 37 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 36% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 63% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in black flameless candles?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Brightness/Shine/Glow, Quality-Overall, Bulb Flicker/Dimming/Color. The return rate is 5.9% — above our launch gate.
- When does demand for black flameless candles peak?
- Demand peaks in Aug–Sep–Oct; the busiest month runs 6.6× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the black flameless candles niche?
- Listings span $7.58–$51.69; the average listing price is $22.35 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 5,077 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.