fake tea lights
Skip itA small market ($66K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Conversion
Good6.4%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Price range
Good$4.13–$29.68cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Avg price
Good$12.09avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Competition
Okay58%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Returns
Okay3.7%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Brand share
Okay87%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Growth
Bad-7.7%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Quality gap
Bad4.7★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Bad15,753.61avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Market size
Bad$66K$66K/yr · 85K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, fake tea lights is a $66K/yr Amazon United States market (85K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 35/100.
Data updated Jul 28, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
fake tea lights market data
- Units sold / yr
- 6K–8K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- $73K–$97K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 6.4%
- Avg BSR
- #149
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 97%
- Out of stock
- 2.0%
- Avg brand age
- 43 months
- Avg seller age
- 188 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 58% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
14 falling
Sellers
24
Top-5 brand share
87%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
58%
Top 20: 88%
Open market
11%
- Homemory47%
- Amagic28%
- Zhiweikm8%
- BEICHI2%
- KOABY2%
- Anziner2%
- Open — no brand owns it (8 brands, 11%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 102 weeks — -7.7% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.2×
Top fake tea lights search terms
- bright tea lights16K/yr
- fake tea candles7K/yr
- homemory9K/yr
- electric tea candles7K/yr
- mini led candles6K/yr
- electric tealight candles6K/yr
- mini fake candles5K/yr
- fake tealight candles4K/yr
- bright led tea lights7K/yr
- fake tealights4K/yr
Top fake tea 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.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Homemory 24Pcs Flickering Flameless Candle Battery Operated 200+Hours Fake Electric LED Tea Lights for Votive Centerpiece Table Decorations Wedding Aniversary Halloween Christmas
Homemory$10.614.7★76,727 rev
Amagic 12/24/50/100/150Pack Flameless LED Tea Lights Candles Battery Operated Electric Fake Tealight Candles for Votive Halloween Christmas Home Decor Wedding Table Decor (12Pack)
Amagic$4.454.7★3,466 rev
Homemory 12Pcs Flickering Flameless Candle Battery Operated 200+Hours Fake Electric LED Tea Lights for Votive Centerpiece Table Decorations Wedding Aniversary Halloween Christmas
Homemory$7.114.7★76,727 rev
Zhiweikm Bright LED Battery Operated Flameless Tea Light Submersible Tea Candle Waterproof Decorations Underwater Vase Light for Party & Wedding Pack of 12 Clear White
Zhiweikm$14.614.3★1,593 rev
Homemory 48-Pack Novelty Flickering Flameless Tea Lights Candles 200+Hours Battery-Operated LED Fake Candles for Wedding Table Centerpieces Proposal Anniversary White Base 1.5 H1.3
Homemory$20.644.8★9,165 rev
Newest
by launch date
12/24/50/100/200 Pack Flickering LED Tea Lights Last 100H+ Warm White
XRABTVSK$6.5161 rev
Candlium LED Tea Lights - 12 Pack Flameless Battery Operated Candles 200+ Hours Flickering Warm White Realistic Fake Tealights for Weddings Home Decor Parties and Sweetest Day
Candlium$5.032,711 rev
Amagic 12/24/50/100/150 Pack Battery Operated Tea Lights Candles 12 Pack
Amagic$4.131,653 rev
Amagic 50Pack Flameless LED Tea Lights Candles Battery Operated Electric Fake Tealight Candles for Votive Halloween Christmas Home Decor Wedding Table Decor (50Pack)
Amagic$15.243,466 rev
Homemory 12pcs Flameless LED Tea Lights with Remote & Timer 400+Hours Realistic Flickering Battery Candles for Seasonal Tabletop and Centerpieces Decor
Homemory$14.501,256 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumAmagic 50Pack Flameless LED Tea Lights Candles Battery Operated Electric Fake Tealight Candles for Votive Halloween Christmas Home Decor Wedding Table Decor (50Pack)
Amagic$15.244.7★
12/24/50/100/200 Pack Flickering LED Tea Lights Last 100H+ Warm White
XRABTVSK$6.514.7★
Amagic 24Pack Flameless LED Tea Lights Candles Battery Operated Electric Fake Tealight Candles for Votive Halloween Christmas Home Decor Wedding Table Decor (24Pack)
Amagic$7.704.7★
Homemory 48-Pack Novelty Flickering Flameless Tea Lights Candles 200+Hours Battery-Operated LED Fake Candles for Wedding Table Centerpieces Proposal Anniversary Ivory Base 1.5 H1.3
Homemory$20.774.8★
CANDLE IDEA 24 PCS LED Flameless Flickering Tea Lights Votive Candle Battery Operated/Electric Flicker LED Tealight Bulk Fake Candles for Halloween Christmas Wedding Party Decorations (Warm White)
CANDLE IDEA$9.994.8★
What buyers say about fake tea lights
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Bright lights”
“Excellent value”
“they are really good quality and came fast”
“As advertised”
“Battery lasts”
“They are extremely durable”
“Ease of use”
“Perfect fit”
“Love the flickering”
“the colors are very bright”
What buyers complain about
“battery life is VERY short-lived”
“Looks terrible and light is so dim”
“a little larger than an average tea light candle”
“Not very durable”
“Just FYI, these ones flicker”
“Received wrong color”
“Poor quality”
“DISAPOINTED more then half the candles do not work”
“as they are expensive”
“on/off can be tough to move”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is fake tea lights profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $66K/yr across 31 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -7.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (35/100).
- How competitive is the fake tea lights niche?
- 14 brands and 24 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 58% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 87% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in fake tea lights?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Battery Life, Brightness/Shine/Glow, Size-Overall. The return rate is 3.7%.
- When does demand for fake tea lights peak?
- Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 4.2× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the fake tea lights niche?
- Listings span $4.13–$29.68; the average listing price is $12.09 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 15,754 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.