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fiberglass insulation

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Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($6.43–$1155.59) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 31Growth 11Conversion 10Competition 60Returns 54Price range 7Avg price 48Brand share 28Review moat 79Quality gap 37

Review moat

Great417.75

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Good49%

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

Returns

Good2.8%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Okay$190.38

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Okay$139K

$139K/yr · 93K searches

Brand share

Okay88%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Growth

Bad-27.4%

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

Conversion

Bad0.8%

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

Price range

Bad$6.43–$1155.59

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, fiberglass insulation is a $139K/yr Amazon United States market (93K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 88% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 35/100.

Data updated Jul 27, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

fiberglass insulation market data

Units sold / yr
2K–2K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$286K–$381K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
0.8%
Avg BSR
#180
Page quality
0%
Prime
47%
Sponsored
41%
Out of stock
6.1%
Avg brand age
51 months
Avg seller age
184 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 49% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

13 rising

Sellers

78

Top-5 brand share

88%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

49%

Top 20: 86%

Open market

9%

  • Owens Corning32%
  • Frost King28%
  • Generic13%
  • Vigpil10%
  • Cedolio6%
  • RecPro3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 9%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 90 weeks — -27.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KHoliday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Jan, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×

Top fiberglass insulation search terms

  • fiberglass insulation36K/yr
  • r13 insulation15K/yr
  • fiberglass insulation roll17K/yr
  • fiberglass insulation rolls7K/yr
  • insulation batts6K/yr
  • batt insulation8K/yr
  • insulation fiberglass4K/yr
All search terms

Top fiberglass insulation 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%$6K8%$11K12%$17K16%$22K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)3 products missing review or click data not plotted

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about fiberglass insulation

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

What buyers love

Advertised Vs Actual Product14%

“As advertised”

Quality-Overall14%

“Good product, easy to use”

Ease Of Use13%

“Easy to Use”

Value For Money12%

“Worth the money for sure”

Efficiency7%

“The clean up is extremely easy”

Assembly/Installation6%

“Easy installation”

Functionality-Overall3%

“Installed on my four wheeler muffler works really good”

Thickness3%

“This was the perfect thickness”

Size-Overall2%

“Fits perfectly”

Spray/Flow2%

“Easy to apply and adjust spray width”

What buyers complain about

Value For Money11%

“Not worth the price”

Thickness10%

“The spray is so thin”

Quality-Overall9%

“Not sure why this has such high ratings”

Spray/Flow7%

“Open the nozzle more to get a better spray pattern”

Durability6%

“Falls apart in your hand”

Coverage5%

“Coverage is much less than stated on can”

Ease Of Use5%

“Not useful”

Adhesion/Stickiness5%

“It would not adhere as it was supposed to”

Heating4%

“The tile in front is cold”

Functionality-Overall4%

“Doesnt work in tight spaces”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall29%
Advertised Vs Actual Product16%
Material Quality10%
Functionality-Overall8%
Thickness6%
Thin6%
Value For Money5%
Adhesion/Stickiness3%
Compatibility-Overall2%
Quality-Overall2%

Common questions

Is fiberglass insulation profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $139K/yr across 32 tracked products. 1 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -27.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (35/100).
How competitive is the fiberglass insulation niche?
13 brands and 78 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 49% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 88% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in fiberglass insulation?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Thickness, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 2.8%.
When does demand for fiberglass insulation peak?
Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.3× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the fiberglass insulation niche?
Listings span $6.43–$1155.59; the average listing price is $190.38 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 418 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.