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red incandescent light bulbs

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Soft demand (-36.2% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 18Growth 7Conversion 77Competition 43Returns 50Price range 61Avg price 67Brand share 59Review moat 64Quality gap 62

Conversion

Great7.5%

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

Avg price

Good$13.99

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Review moat

Good958.9

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Price range

Good$5.72–$29.55

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

Brand share

Good70%

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

Returns

Okay3.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Competition

Okay59%

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

Market size

Bad$73K

$73K/yr · 69K searches

Growth

Bad-36.2%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, red incandescent light bulbs is a $73K/yr Amazon United States market (69K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 70% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.

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

red incandescent light bulbs market data

Units sold / yr
4K–5K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
$56K–$70K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
7.5%
Avg BSR
#789
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
75%
Out of stock
13.5%
Avg brand age
51 months
Avg seller age
183 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 59% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

14 rising

Sellers

45

Top-5 brand share

70%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

59%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

22%

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Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 36 weeks — -36.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K2KHoliday '25Spike '26Nov '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26May '26Jun '26

Top red incandescent light bulbs search terms

  • red incandescent light bulbs26K/yr
  • incandescent red light bulbs14K/yr
  • red light bulb incandescent9K/yr
  • red incandescent light bulb3K/yr
  • incandescent light bulbs red4K/yr
  • red light incandescent bulbs6K/yr
  • incandescent red light bulb3K/yr
  • red incandescent bulbs4K/yr
All search terms

Top red incandescent light bulbs 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%10%$7K20%$15K30%$22K40%$29K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 20 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about red incandescent light bulbs

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

What buyers love

Brightness/Shine/Glow39%

“Very Bright”

Sleep Quality9%

“I've really noticed an improvement in my sleep”

Color7%

“Color great”

Quality-Overall6%

“The quality of the bulbs was good”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“They work as advertised”

Night Vision5%

“Preserves Night Vision”

Value For Money4%

“The price was very reasonable”

Efficiency4%

“Works great”

Size-Overall3%

“I also appreciate the compact size”

Durability3%

“so far it's held up well”

What buyers complain about

Color21%

“Not the right color”

Brightness/Shine/Glow15%

“Not very bright”

Durability9%

“One broke internally before use”

Bulb Flicker/Dimming/Color9%

“Bulb flickers”

Size-Overall6%

“Because they are smaller”

Smell4%

“i thought no way could the bulb itself smell. wrong”

Functionality-Overall4%

“Didn't work”

Quality-Overall3%

“though thats harder to evaluate”

Value For Money3%

“Not value for money cause I only got one”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“misleading product info”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall25%
Bulb Flicker/Dimming/Color21%
Brightness/Shine/Glow15%
Color11%
Advertised Vs Actual Product7%
Smell5%
Functionality-Overall5%
Value For Money3%
Defective Material/Parts2%
Compatibility-Overall2%

Common questions

Is red incandescent light bulbs profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $73K/yr across 20 tracked products. 0 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -36.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (45/100).
How competitive is the red incandescent light bulbs niche?
14 brands and 45 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 59% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 70% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in red incandescent light bulbs?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Color, Brightness/Shine/Glow, Durability. The return rate is 3.0%.
What does it cost to enter the red incandescent light bulbs niche?
Listings span $5.72–$29.55; the average listing price is $13.99 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 959 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.