lighted level
Skip itA concentrated shelf (top 5 take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Avg price
Incredible$32.40avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Incredible$24.99–$38.72cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Returns
Great1.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Good5.1%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Review moat
Okay1,647.75avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Market size
Okay$257K$257K/yr · 157K searches
Growth
Okay+6.9%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Quality gap
Bad4.7★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Competition
Bad100%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, lighted level is a $257K/yr Amazon United States market (157K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 41/100.
Data updated Jul 28, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
lighted level market data
- Units sold / yr
- 8K–10K
- avg 2,500–3,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- $259K–$324K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 5.1%
- Avg BSR
- #54
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 75%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 58 months
- Avg seller age
- 138 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 100% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
3 flat
Sellers
26
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Franklin Sensors82%
- Swanson Tool Co., Inc12%
- KLEIN TOOLS6%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 84 weeks — +6.9% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×
Top lighted level search terms
- light up level30K/yr
- franklin sensors level24K/yr
- lighted level17K/yr
- light level13K/yr
- level with light13K/yr
- franklin sensors light level6K/yr
- torpedo level with light10K/yr
- nivel con luz6K/yr
- led level5K/yr
- savage level5K/yr
Top lighted level 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 4 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Franklin Sensors Light Level Turns Green When Level Magnetic Leveler
Franklin Sensors$24.994.8★2,137 rev
Swanson Tool Co TLL049M Savage Lightning Aluminum Torpedo Magnetic Illuminated Levels 9 3 Vials
Swanson Tool Co., Inc$29.994.6★2,546 rev
Klein Tools 935RBLT Level 9-Inch Lighted Torpedo Level with Magnet 0/45/90 Degree Vials and V-Groove Water and Impact Resistant High-Visibility
KLEIN TOOLS$38.724.7★1,866 rev
Franklin Sensors Light Cube Digital Angle Gauge and Magnetic Level Tool
Franklin Sensors$35.924.8★42 rev
Newest
by launch dateFranklin Sensors Light Cube Digital Angle Gauge and Magnetic Level Tool
Franklin Sensors$35.9242 rev
Franklin Sensors Light Level Turns Green When Level Magnetic Leveler
Franklin Sensors$24.992,137 rev
Klein Tools 935RBLT Level 9-Inch Lighted Torpedo Level with Magnet 0/45/90 Degree Vials and V-Groove Water and Impact Resistant High-Visibility
KLEIN TOOLS$38.721,866 rev
Swanson Tool Co TLL049M Savage Lightning Aluminum Torpedo Magnetic Illuminated Levels 9 3 Vials
Swanson Tool Co., Inc$29.992,546 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumFranklin Sensors Light Cube Digital Angle Gauge and Magnetic Level Tool
Franklin Sensors$35.924.8★
Swanson Tool Co TLL049M Savage Lightning Aluminum Torpedo Magnetic Illuminated Levels 9 3 Vials
Swanson Tool Co., Inc$29.994.6★
Franklin Sensors Light Level Turns Green When Level Magnetic Leveler
Franklin Sensors$24.994.8★
Klein Tools 935RBLT Level 9-Inch Lighted Torpedo Level with Magnet 0/45/90 Degree Vials and V-Groove Water and Impact Resistant High-Visibility
KLEIN TOOLS$38.724.7★
What buyers say about lighted level
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Easy to use and work great”
“Well made and the level is accurate, both light and bubble”
“it lights up super bright”
“Works as advertised”
“Bright colors”
“Good value”
“easy to carry around”
“Durable”
“Good size”
“Accurate, Easy to Read, and Extremely Useful”
What buyers complain about
“Very Poor Quality”
“Its way overpriced”
“Everything I put it on to level that was level it gave me a bad reading”
“Too big”
“Plastic and cheap made, but, accurate measurements”
“Doesnt work”
“the LED lights should illuminate immediately”
“is not built very robust for actual job site”
“I wish they made a smaller version I could carry around in my purse”
“Won't last”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is lighted level profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $257K/yr across 4 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +6.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (41/100).
- How competitive is the lighted level niche?
- 3 brands and 26 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 100% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in lighted level?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Value For Money, Measurement/Reading Accuracy. The return rate is 1.1%.
- When does demand for lighted level peak?
- Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.1× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the lighted level niche?
- Listings span $24.99–$38.72; the average listing price is $32.40 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,648 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.