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title: "Black Recessed Lights — $137K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **black recessed lights**
**Skip it**
Soft demand (-9.6% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 30Growth 20Conversion 53Competition 72Returns 42Price range 57Avg price 84Brand share 48Review moat 61Quality gap 25
**Avg price**
**Great****$74.18**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Competition**
**Good****42%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Review moat**
**Good****1,055.92**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Price range**
**Good****$10.67–$160.59**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Conversion**
**Good****4.3%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Brand share**
**Okay****76%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Returns**
**Okay****3.7%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Market size**
**Okay****$137K**
$137K/yr · 43K searches
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.6★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Growth**
**Bad****-9.6%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Signals**[** High Price**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_price "Avg price > $50")
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, black recessed lights is a $137K/yr Amazon United States market (43K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 76% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.
Data updated Jul 27, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **black recessed lights market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **2K–3K**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$148K–$185K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **4.3%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#121**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **83%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **38 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **176 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 42% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**14 **—flat
**Sellers**
**19**
**Top-5 brand share**
**76%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**42%**
Top 20: 83%
**Open market**
**20%**
- Amico38% - Sunco Lighting15% - NUWATT11% - zouzai8% - ALUSSO4% - DAMINY4%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 103 weeks — -9.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
1K600Spike '24Black Friday '24Prime Day '25Spike '26 seasonDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/tools-home-improvement/black-recessed-lights/trend)
## **Top black recessed lights search terms**
- **black recessed lights**22K/yr-2.0%3.5% conv. - **black can lights**13K/yr-12.0%4.2% conv. - **black can lights 6 inch led**4K/yr-12.6%5.1% conv. - **black recessed lighting**4K/yr-45.5%2.8% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/tools-home-improvement/black-recessed-lights/search-terms)
## **Top black recessed lights 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%$5K8%$11K12%$16K16%$22K1101001K10K 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**Sunco 4 Pack LED Black Recessed Light 6 Inch 5CCT 2700K/3000K/3500K/4000K/5000K Selectable Dimmable Can Lights Baffle Trim 13W=120W 965 LM Damp Rated Retrofit Installation UL Listed**Sunco Lighting**$30.93**4.6★279 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CGTGRRKX) [2**Amico 12 Pack 6 Inch 5CCT Ultra-Thin LED Recessed Ceiling Light with J-Box 2700K/3000K/3500K/4000K/5000K Selectable 12W Eqv 110W Dimmable Canless Downlight 1050LM High Brightness Black - ETL**Amico**$72.66**4.7★8,214 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0919MHMJX) [3**Amico 6 Pack 6 Inch 5CCT Ultra-Thin LED Recessed Ceiling Light with Junction Box 2700K/3000K/3500K/4000K/5000K Selectable 12W Eqv 110W Dimmable Canless Downlight 1050LM High Brightness Black**Amico**$48.03**4.7★3,725 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0919GVFQ1) [4**ALUSSO 12 Pack 5/6 Inch LED Recessed Lights 5CCT Selectable 2700K-6000K 1100LM Dimmable Retrofit Trim Can Lights Damp Rated Black**ALUSSO**$48.53**4.4★28 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CNRJFGF2) [5**Amico 24 Pack 5/6 inch 5CCT LED Recessed Lighting Dimmable 12.5W=100W 950LM 2700K/3000K/4000K/5000K/6000K Selectable Retrofit Can Lights with Baffle Trim IC Rated - ETL & FCC Black**Amico**$84.22**4.6★1,095 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CZQBSZ3Y)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Veriligt 12 Pack 6 Inch 5CCT LED Recessed Light Silm Canless Recessed Lighting Dimmable Damp Rated 2700K-5000K Wafer Ceiling Downlight with Junction Box 1200LM 12W 120V Black ETL&FCC**Veriligt**$66.17**84 rev10mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FSZSLT5Y) [**DAMINY 12 Pack 6 Inch Black LED Recessed Lighting with Junction Box 5CCT Ultra-Thin Recessed Light 10W 1100LM Dimmable Canless Wafer Ceiling Light High Brightness**DAMINY**$65.84**9 rev11mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FNMPD9LJ) [**DAMINY 24 Pack 6 Inch Black LED Recessed Lighting with Junction Box 5CCT Ultra-Thin Recessed Light 10W 1100LM Dimmable Canless Wafer Ceiling Light High Brightness**DAMINY**$130.61**844 rev11mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FLDJD68Q) [**Ensenior 12 Pack 6 Inch LED Recessed Ceiling Light Black Dimmable 2700K-5000K 5CCT 1200LM 12W 120V High Brightness Canless Wafer Downlight - ETL&FCC&IC**Ensenior**$72.54**12 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FG2K9BQ5) [**Amico 4 Pack 6 Inch Black 5CCT Ultra-Thin LED Recessed Light with Junction Box 2700K/3000K/3500K/4000K/5000K Selectable 12W Eqv 110W 1050LM Dimmable Canless Wafer Downlight ETL & FCC**Amico**$39.38**62 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F2XWYJPY)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Veriligt 12 Pack 6 Inch 5CCT LED Recessed Light Silm Canless Recessed Lighting Dimmable Damp Rated 2700K-5000K Wafer Ceiling Downlight with Junction Box 1200LM 12W 120V Black ETL&FCC**Veriligt**$66.17**4.7★**▲ 218%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FSZSLT5Y) [**ALUSSO 12 Pack 5/6 Inch LED Recessed Lights 5CCT Selectable 2700K-6000K 1100LM Dimmable Retrofit Trim Can Lights Damp Rated Black**ALUSSO**$48.53**4.4★**▲ 204%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CNRJFGF2) [**Amico 12 Pack 4 Inch 5CCT Ultra-Thin LED Recessed Ceiling Light with J-Box 2700K/3000K/3500K/4000K/5000K Selectable 11W Eqv 70W Dimmable Canless Downlight 800LM High Brightness Black - ETL**Amico**$67.98**4.7★**▲ 177%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CNSXBNS6) [**DAMINY 24 Pack 6 Inch Black LED Recessed Lighting with Junction Box 5CCT Ultra-Thin Recessed Light 10W 1100LM Dimmable Canless Wafer Ceiling Light High Brightness**DAMINY**$130.61**4.5★**▲ 164%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FLDJD68Q) [**DAMINY 12 Pack 6 Inch Black LED Recessed Lighting with Junction Box 5CCT Ultra-Thin Recessed Light 10W 1100LM Dimmable Canless Wafer Ceiling Light High Brightness**DAMINY**$65.84**4.5★**▲ 148%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FNMPD9LJ)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about black recessed lights**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Brightness/Shine/Glow**30%
*“Very bright”*
**Assembly/Installation**26%
*“Easy Install”*
**Quality-Overall**12%
*“Good quality”*
**Value For Money**8%
*“Great price”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
*“As described”*
**Ease Of Use**3%
*“Very convenient, a lot of lite”*
**Color**3%
*“was a good color”*
**Design-Overall**3%
*“This is a great invention”*
**Night Vision**2%
*“We really like the night lite feature too”*
**Size-Overall**1%
*“Size was perfect”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Quality-Overall**16%
*“Low quality”*
**Bulb Flicker/Dimming/Color**16%
*“Flickering so soon”*
**Brightness/Shine/Glow**14%
*“2 lights aren't working”*
**Defective Material/Parts**8%
*“50% defective”*
**Durability**8%
*“8 out of 11 installed devices failed within two weeks”*
**Thickness**8%
*“Too thin for me”*
**Socket/Port/Plug**6%
*“Does not come with the romex connector you should use when running power to the box”*
**Thin**2%
*“returned as they looked too thin for my liking”*
**Weight Light**2%
*“Felt too lightweight”*
**Strength**2%
*“Didn't look sturdy enough for me”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**45%
**Color**12%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**6%
**Bulb Flicker/Dimming/Color**5%
**Brightness/Shine/Glow**5%
**Functionality-Overall**4%
**Quality-Overall**4%
**Value For Money**4%
**Compatibility-Overall**3%
**Assembly/Installation**2%
## **Common questions**
- **Is black recessed lights profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $137K/yr across 36 tracked products. 2 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -9.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (45/100).
- **How competitive is the black recessed lights niche?**
- 14 brands and 19 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 42% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 76% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in black recessed lights?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Bulb Flicker/Dimming/Color, Brightness/Shine/Glow. The return rate is 3.7%.
- **When does demand for black recessed lights peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the black recessed lights niche?**
- Listings span $10.67–$160.59; the average listing price is $74.18 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,056 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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