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# **replacement bulbs for outdoor string lights**
**Worth a look**
Shows searches that convert (9.0% search→purchase), but strong incumbent ratings (4.7★) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 72Growth 63Conversion 83Competition 22Returns 61Price range 75Avg price 83Brand share 30Review moat 36Quality gap 19
**Conversion**
**Great****9.0%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Avg price**
**Great****$18.25**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Great****$9.44–$31.37**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Market size**
**Good****$785K**
$785K/yr · 476K searches
**Growth**
**Good****+40.3%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Returns**
**Good****2.6%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Review moat**
**Okay****2,880.31**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Brand share**
**Okay****87%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Competition**
**Bad****74%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Quality gap**
**Bad****4.7★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, replacement bulbs for outdoor string lights is a $785K/yr Amazon United States market (476K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand. Demand peaks in May–Jun. Verdict: Worth a look — 53/100.
Data updated Jul 28, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **replacement bulbs for outdoor string lights market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **40K–50K**
- avg 2,500–3,000/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$730K–$913K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **9.0%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#195**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **100%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **47 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **177 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products capture 74% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**Brands**
**11 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**19**
**Top-5 brand share**
**87%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**74%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**10%**
- Meconard38% - GvvooHome20% - CLSETAIC17% - Jslinter8% - Mlambert4% - Moonflor3% - Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 10%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +40.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
15K10KHoliday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.5×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/tools-home-improvement/replacement-bulbs-for-outdoor-string-lights/trend)
## **Top replacement bulbs for outdoor string lights search terms**
- **replacement bulbs for outdoor string lights**60K/yr+64.0%7.3% conv. - **string light bulbs**54K/yr+49.1%8.6% conv. - **outdoor string light bulbs**43K/yr+40.7%8.8% conv. - **string light bulbs replacement**48K/yr+21.6%8.9% conv. - **s14 bulbs for outdoor string lights**36K/yr+34.8%9.1% conv. - **string light replacement bulbs**31K/yr+44.6%8.5% conv. - **replacement bulbs for string lights**35K/yr+45.2%5.1% conv. - **outdoor string light replacement bulbs**19K/yr+30.7%8.3% conv. - **patio light bulbs**17K/yr+18.9%6.2% conv. - **bulbs for outdoor string lights**14K/yr+61.6%5.5% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/tools-home-improvement/replacement-bulbs-for-outdoor-string-lights/search-terms)
## **Top replacement bulbs for outdoor string 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%10%$78K20%$157K30%$235K40%$314K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 16 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Meconard 24 Pack LED S14 Replacement Light Bulbs Shatterproof Outdoor 1 Watt to Replace 11Watts String Incandescent Bulb E26 Regular Medium Screw Base 2200K Warm White Non-Dimmable**Meconard**$16.47**4.7★4,031 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B094ZR6JMY) [2**Shatterproof LED String Lights Waterproof Warm White 2200K 70LM E26 Base - 15 Pack**CLSETAIC**$9.94**4.6★2,651 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B089524HQ7) [3**GvvooHome 24 Pack LED S14 Replacement Light Bulbs Waterproof 1W Vintage Edison Bulbs for Outdoor Patio Backyard String Lights Dimmable E26 Regular Medium Screw Base 2200K Warm White**GvvooHome**$15.49**4.7★1,887 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D57FYJPP) [4**Jslinter 24-Pack S14 Outdoor String Light Bulbs for Patio Lights 2200K 1W**Jslinter**$19.14**4.7★5,030 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07G5TP67Y) [5**Meconard G40 1.57 Inch Led Replacement Light Bulbs E12 Screw Base Shatterproof LED Small Globe Light Bulbs for Outdoor String Lights 1Watt Equvalent to 5 Watt Incandescent Bulbs Warm White 25Pack**Meconard**$16.86**4.6★3,774 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0927G5DFG)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**MAXvolador 24 Pack LED S14 Replacement Light Bulbs Waterproof Shatterproof**MAXvolador**$13.13**38 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GFD6P8H8) [**Meconard 36 Pack S14 LED Bulbs for Outdoor String Lights Shatterproof Replacement Edison Bulbs for Patio String Lights Outdoor Waterproof Warm White 2200K Non-Dimmable E26 Standard Base**Meconard**$23.78**1,301 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FK2DZB8J) [**GvvooHome 36 Pack S14 LED Bulbs for Outdoor String Lights Shatterproof Replacement Edison Bulbs for Patio String Lights Outdoor Waterproof Warm White 2200K Dimmable E26 Standard Base**GvvooHome**$27.80**903 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DJRBPL1L) [**GvvooHome 24 Pack LED S14 Replacement Light Bulbs Waterproof 1W Vintage Edison Bulbs for Outdoor Patio Backyard String Lights Dimmable E26 Regular Medium Screw Base 2200K Warm White**GvvooHome**$15.49**1,887 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D57FYJPP) [**GvvooHome 25 Pack G40 LED Replacement Light Bulbs Waterproof Clear Globe Light Bulb E12 Screw Base for Outdoor String Lights Patio Cafe Dcor Dimmable Warm White**GvvooHome**$15.33**220 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D57F9ZP9)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**MAXvolador 24 Pack LED S14 Replacement Light Bulbs Waterproof Shatterproof**MAXvolador**$13.13**4.8★**▲ 196%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GFD6P8H8) [**GvvooHome 25 Pack G40 LED Replacement Light Bulbs Waterproof Clear Globe Light Bulb E12 Screw Base for Outdoor String Lights Patio Cafe Dcor Dimmable Warm White**GvvooHome**$15.33**4.5★**▲ 48%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D57F9ZP9) [**Mlambert LED String Light Bulbs Shatterproof Outdoor String S14 Replacement Light Bulb Waterproof 1W LED Edison E26 Base Bulb Equal to 11W Warm White Not Solar**Mlambert**$9.44**4.5★**▲ 29%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BN7BG5BK) [**Brightown 25 Pack G40 LED Replacement Bulbs E12 Base 2200K Warm White**Brightown**$16.02**4.7★**▲ 28%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00R25V92Y) [**Moonflor 26 Pack S14 Incandescent Light Bulbs Glass 11W 2700K Warm White**Moonflor**$22.24**4.8★**▲ 27%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CXHKY3B)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about replacement bulbs for outdoor string lights**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Brightness/Shine/Glow**31%
*“Great light”*
**Value For Money**17%
*“Great Value”*
**Size-Overall**9%
*“Fit perfect”*
**Quality-Overall**9%
*“So far they seem to be good quality and work as expected with a nice, consistent light”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**6%
*“As advertised”*
**Durability**6%
*“they are holding up very well”*
**Bulb Flicker/Dimming/Color**3%
*“The bulbs are clear and bright”*
**Color**3%
*“Color is a bright”*
**Efficiency**2%
*“Worked perfectly in our yard”*
**Assembly/Installation**2%
*“Easy to install”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Durability**14%
*“Break”*
**Functionality-Overall**11%
*“Not all lights working”*
**Brightness/Shine/Glow**10%
*“not bright enough for my liking”*
**Size-Overall**9%
*“They are small in size”*
**Bulb Flicker/Dimming/Color**9%
*“Not as bright as others Ive bought”*
**Quality-Overall**8%
*“Extremely low quality”*
**Defective Material/Parts**3%
*“3 of the 15 bulbs arrived with defects”*
**Water Resistance**3%
*“wish the rain water would not get in the bulbs”*
**Compatibility-Overall**3%
*“Not sure if they are compatible like it stated”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
*“This seems like deceptive marketing”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**61%
**Bulb Flicker/Dimming/Color**11%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**6%
**Compatibility-Overall**6%
**Functionality-Overall**5%
**Brightness/Shine/Glow**5%
**Color**3%
**Defective Material/Parts**1%
**Value For Money**1%
**Socket/Port/Plug**1%
## **Common questions**
- **Is replacement bulbs for outdoor string lights profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $785K/yr across 16 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +40.3%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (53/100).
- **How competitive is the replacement bulbs for outdoor string lights niche?**
- 11 brands and 19 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 74% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 87% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in replacement bulbs for outdoor string lights?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Functionality-Overall, Brightness/Shine/Glow. The return rate is 2.6%.
- **When does demand for replacement bulbs for outdoor string lights peak?**
- Demand peaks in May–Jun; the busiest month runs 2.5× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the replacement bulbs for outdoor string lights niche?**
- Listings span $9.44–$31.37; the average listing price is $18.25 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,880 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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