pleated lamp shade
Skip itWeak search conversion (0.6%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Avg price
Incredible$43.84avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Review moat
Great181.36avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Price range
Great$7.96–$109.01cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Competition
Great34%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Brand share
Okay79%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Growth
Okay+1.6%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad$62K$62K/yr · 236K searches
Returns
Bad9.2%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Bad0.6%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, pleated lamp shade is a $62K/yr Amazon United States market (236K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 79% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.
Data updated Jul 28, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
pleated lamp shade market data
- Units sold / yr
- 2K–2K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $66K–$88K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 0.6%
- Avg BSR
- #587
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 76%
- Sponsored
- 89%
- Out of stock
- 11.3%
- Avg brand age
- 28 months
- Avg seller age
- 215 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (34% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
19 falling
Sellers
25
Top-5 brand share
79%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
34%
Top 20: 67%
Open market
18%
- Aspen Creative28%
- Springcrest18%
- JIAOGEPENGYOU15%
- Luofulong12%
- TOOTOO STAR6%
- LEYINPEI3%
- Open — no brand owns it (13 brands, 18%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 102 weeks — +1.6% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
Top pleated lamp shade search terms
- pleated lamp shade108K/yr
- pleated lampshade28K/yr
- pleated lamp shades for table lamps26K/yr
- small pleated lamp shade17K/yr
- pleated lamp shades13K/yr
- pleated lampshades9K/yr
- pleated fabric lampshades for table lamps7K/yr
- pleated lampshades for table lamps6K/yr
- lamp shade pleated7K/yr
- white pleated lamp shade5K/yr
Top pleated lamp shade 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
Aspen Creative 33055 Hardback Empire Transitional Spider Lamp Shade Mushroom Pleated Pleated White 7 Top x 13 Bottom x 10 Slant
Aspen Creative$38.754.5★754 rev
Pleated Lamp Shade for Arc/Arched Table Lamp/Floor Lamps Replacement Shade 5.9Top X 16.5Bottom X 11High-Cream
Luofulong$23.913.7★187 rev
Pre-Assembled Edie Large Ivory Pleated Lamp Shade 10x17x14.75 (Spider)
Springcrest$56.754.8★1,125 rev
Lamp Shades For Table Lamps Pleated Lamp Shade 8 Top x 13 Bottom x 10 Slant Height Empire traditional Lampshade Replacement(Spider Fitter) Fabric Lampshades For Table Lamp (Brown Floral)
JIAOGEPENGYOU$37.984.4★18 rev
Lamp Shades For Table Lamps Medium Lamp Shade 7 Top x 13 Bottom x 7.8 Slant Height Barrel Replacement Lampshade(Spider Fitter) Modern Fabric Pleated Lampshades For Table Lamp 1 Pack(Brown Floral)
JIAOGEPENGYOU$30.204.8★34 rev
Newest
by launch dateLamp Shades For Table Lamps Pleated Lamp Shade 8 Top x 13 Bottom x 10 Slant Height Empire traditional Lampshade Replacement(Spider Fitter) Fabric Lampshades For Table Lamp (Brown Floral)
JIAOGEPENGYOU$37.9818 rev
Lamp Shades For Table Lamps Pleated Lamp Shade 8 Top x 13 Bottom x 10 Slant Height Empire traditional Lampshade Replacement(Spider Fitter) Fabric Lampshades For Table Lamp floor lamps (White)
JIAOGEPENGYOU$38.7518 rev
Boomkin Pleated Lamp Shades Set of 2 5 Top x 9 Bottom x 6.4 Slant Chandelier Shades Block Print Floral Scallop Lampshades for Vintage Cottagecore Table Bedroom Home Decor (Blue Floral)
Boomkin$31.783 rev
Premium Linen Pleated Lamp Shades for Table Lamps - Large Flower Lamp Shade Replacement Cream Fabric Empire Lampshade Kit for Living Room Bedroom Decor
KRYTJACZ$18.100 rev
Small Pleated Lamp Shades Set of 2 5.5Top x 10Bottom x 6.6High White
Seaside village$35.35586 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumLamp Shades For Table Lamps Pleated Lamp Shade 8 Top x 13 Bottom x 10 Slant Height Empire traditional Lampshade Replacement(Spider Fitter) Fabric Lampshades For Table Lamp floor lamps (White)
JIAOGEPENGYOU$38.754.4★
Lamp Shades For Table Lamps Pleated Lamp Shade 8 Top x 13 Bottom x 10 Slant Height Empire traditional Lampshade Replacement(Spider Fitter) Fabric Lampshades For Table Lamp (Brown Floral)
JIAOGEPENGYOU$37.984.4★
Boomkin Pleated Lamp Shades Set of 2 5 Top x 9 Bottom x 6.4 Slant Chandelier Shades Block Print Floral Scallop Lampshades for Vintage Cottagecore Table Bedroom Home Decor (Blue Floral)
Boomkin$31.784.6★
Premium Linen Pleated Lamp Shades for Table Lamps - Large Flower Lamp Shade Replacement Cream Fabric Empire Lampshade Kit for Living Room Bedroom Decor
KRYTJACZ$18.100.0★
Small Pleated Lamp Shades Set of 2 5.5Top x 10Bottom x 6.6High White
Seaside village$35.354.6★
What buyers say about pleated lamp shade
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“These shades are nice quality for the price”
“Bright”
“It fits securely”
“As advertised”
“Great value”
“Beautiful shade”
“easy to put together”
“Great lamp shape”
“looks beautiful”
“nicely finished- fabric has good texture and color”
What buyers complain about
“Really small”
“A little expensive”
“It is NOT the right color”
“Not an easy setup”
“didnt look quite like the photo”
“Horrible instructions”
“Looks cheap”
“Chemical smell”
“The quality of the material is not the best”
“difficult to get the bottom even”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is pleated lamp shade profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $62K/yr across 55 tracked products. 6 of 20 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +1.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (45/100).
- How competitive is the pleated lamp shade niche?
- 19 brands and 25 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 34% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 79% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in pleated lamp shade?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Value For Money, Color. The return rate is 9.2% — above our launch gate.
- When does demand for pleated lamp shade peak?
- Demand peaks in Jan; the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the pleated lamp shade niche?
- Listings span $7.96–$109.01; the average listing price is $43.84 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 181 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.