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plug in lights

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Soft demand (-11.7% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 25Growth 19Conversion 32Competition 88Returns 70Price range 76Avg price 77Brand share 74Review moat 27Quality gap 30

Competition

Great27%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Avg price

Great$15.80

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great$5.86–$45.02

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

Brand share

Good61%

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

Returns

Good2.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Okay2.6%

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

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Okay3,791.23

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Market size

Bad$99K

$99K/yr · 244K searches

Growth

Bad-11.7%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, plug in lights is a $99K/yr Amazon United States market (244K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 61% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.

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

plug in lights market data

Units sold / yr
5K–6K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$79K–$95K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
2.6%
Avg BSR
#202
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
88%
Out of stock
0.4%
Avg brand age
37 months
Avg seller age
154 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (27% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

40 falling

Sellers

53

Top-5 brand share

61%

Top 20: 88%

Top-5 click share

27%

Top 20: 56%

Open market

34%

  • L LOHAS LED30%
  • DORESshop12%
  • Sujeet8%
  • GE5%
  • JandCase5%
  • Briignite5%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -11.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
8K6KSpike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Top plug in lights search terms

  • plug in lights68K/yr
  • cute night light plug in35K/yr
  • decorative night light34K/yr
  • led plug in light22K/yr
  • fancy night light17K/yr
  • plug in bathroom light15K/yr
  • cute plug in night light16K/yr
  • plug in night light kids11K/yr
  • kids nightlight plug in4K/yr
  • kids night light plug in wall5K/yr
All search terms

Top plug in 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%2%$2K4%$4K6%$6K8%$8K101001K10K100K 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 plug in lights

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

What buyers love

Brightness/Shine/Glow46%

“Brightness is adjustable”

Night Vision7%

“Great night light”

Value For Money7%

“fair price”

Quality-Overall7%

“The build quality is superb”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“As described”

Color4%

“colors are perfect”

Design-Overall3%

“Sleek design”

Ease Of Use2%

“Easy to use”

Efficiency2%

“Does the job very well”

Motion Detection1%

“Detects motion appropriately and looks great”

What buyers complain about

Brightness/Shine/Glow16%

“TOO BRIGHT”

Durability15%

“Break easily”

Functionality-Overall11%

“Never worked”

Quality-Overall8%

“Cheap quality”

Size-Overall7%

“Too big”

Bulb Flicker/Dimming/Color4%

“Flickers”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“Looks nothing like the photo”

Value For Money3%

“that isn't even full price”

Defective Material/Parts2%

“all defective”

Color2%

“I got yellow”

Top return reasons

Brightness/Shine/Glow33%
Size-Overall14%
Functionality-Overall10%
Advertised Vs Actual Product8%
Bulb Flicker/Dimming/Color8%
Color7%
Defective Material/Parts3%
Value For Money3%
Quality-Overall3%
Socket/Port/Plug2%

Common questions

Is plug in lights profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $99K/yr across 83 tracked products. 8 of 10 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -11.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (49/100).
How competitive is the plug in lights niche?
40 brands and 53 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 27% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 61% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in plug in lights?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Brightness/Shine/Glow, Durability, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 2.2%.
When does demand for plug in lights peak?
Demand peaks in Jan; the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the plug in lights niche?
Listings span $5.86–$45.02; the average listing price is $15.80 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,791 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.