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malibu lights

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A small market ($88K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 22Growth 27Conversion 23Competition 68Returns 48Price range 39Avg price 84Brand share 43Review moat 73Quality gap 65

Avg price

Great$76.32

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Review moat

Good573.62

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Good44%

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

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Returns

Okay3.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Brand share

Okay79%

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

Price range

Okay$16.42–$228.36

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

Growth

Okay+1.3%

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

Conversion

Bad1.9%

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

Market size

Bad$88K

$88K/yr · 62K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, malibu lights is a $88K/yr Amazon United States market (62K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 79% of demand. Demand peaks in Sep–Oct. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.

Data updated Jul 28, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

malibu lights market data

Units sold / yr
2K–2K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$114K–$153K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
1.9%
Avg BSR
#529
Page quality
0%
Prime
97%
Sponsored
100%
Out of stock
1.2%
Avg brand age
56 months
Avg seller age
186 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 44% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

19 falling

Sellers

25

Top-5 brand share

79%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

44%

Top 20: 85%

Open market

17%

  • Malibu C47%
  • XPRS Nutra11%
  • GreenLighting10%
  • GreenLighting Paradise6%
  • EDISHINE5%
  • Paradise Herbs4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (13 brands, 17%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +1.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K2KSpike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Sep, Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×

Top malibu lights search terms

  • malibu landscape lighting17K/yr
  • malibu lights20K/yr
  • malibu lights outdoor low voltage13K/yr
  • malibu lighting7K/yr
  • malibu low voltage landscape lights5K/yr
All search terms

Top malibu 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%$4K8%$7K12%$11K16%$14K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market 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.

What buyers say about malibu lights

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

What buyers love

Brightness/Shine/Glow33%

“Bright lights”

Assembly/Installation15%

“Easy Installation”

Quality-Overall13%

“appears to be solid build quality”

Value For Money10%

“Excellent value”

Design-Overall3%

“Great Design”

Durability3%

“durable”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“As advertised”

Material Quality2%

“GREAT STURDY MATERIAL”

Strength1%

“The housing seems sturdy”

Efficiency1%

“but they were functionally good”

What buyers complain about

Durability17%

“Dont last”

Brightness/Shine/Glow12%

“Very dim”

Functionality-Overall8%

“only 7 worked”

Quality-Overall7%

“cheap quality”

Bulb Flicker/Dimming/Color6%

“they started going dim”

Size-Overall6%

“These are shorter than another set of a different brand that I bought earlier”

Value For Money4%

“pricing is high”

Charging3%

“charging performance plummets”

Assembly/Installation3%

“No Assembly,”

Defective Material/Parts2%

“2 are defective”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall32%
Brightness/Shine/Glow11%
Advertised Vs Actual Product9%
Bulb Flicker/Dimming/Color9%
Functionality-Overall7%
Defective Material/Parts6%
Value For Money4%
Color3%
Assembly/Installation2%
Compatibility-Overall2%

Common questions

Is malibu lights profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $88K/yr across 39 tracked products. 2 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +1.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (45/100).
How competitive is the malibu lights niche?
19 brands and 25 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 44% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 79% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in malibu lights?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Brightness/Shine/Glow, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 3.2%.
When does demand for malibu lights peak?
Demand peaks in Sep–Oct; the busiest month runs 2.3× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the malibu lights niche?
Listings span $16.42–$228.36; the average listing price is $76.32 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 574 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.