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rough service light bulbs

Worth a look

Shows beatable incumbent ratings (3.6★), but a small market ($44K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 11Growth 27Conversion 69Competition 50Returns 60Price range 70Avg price 84Brand share 68Review moat 90Quality gap 99

Quality gap

Incredible3.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Great199.93

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Great$18.43

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Good$5.95–$35.68

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

Conversion

Good6.3%

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

Brand share

Good64%

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

Returns

Good2.6%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Competition

Good55%

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

Growth

Okay+1.5%

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

Market size

Bad$44K

$44K/yr · 38K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, rough service light bulbs is a $44K/yr Amazon United States market (38K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 64% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 55/100.

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

rough service light bulbs market data

Units sold / yr
4K–5K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
$74K–$92K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
6.3%
Avg BSR
#1,409
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
85%
Out of stock
3.2%
Avg brand age
49 months
Avg seller age
166 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 55% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

14 rising

Sellers

24

Top-5 brand share

64%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

55%

Top 20: 93%

Open market

29%

  • PHILIPS15%
  • NABKRA14%
  • Hrsovii13%
  • RESISPA13%
  • LEDVANCE9%
  • AGS7%

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 9 weeks — +1.5% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K2KSpike '26May '26Jun '26Jun '26Jun '26Jun '26Jul '26Jul '26Jul '26Jul '26

Top rough service light bulbs search terms

  • rough service light bulbs13K/yr
  • rough service light bulbs 60 watt5K/yr
  • rough service light bulbs 100w5K/yr
  • rough service light bulb5K/yr
  • rough service incandescent light bulbs9K/yr
All search terms

Top rough service 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%4%$2K8%$4K12%$5K16%$7K1101001K10K 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 rough service light bulbs

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

What buyers love

Brightness/Shine/Glow41%

“Good Brightness”

Quality-Overall7%

“Quality Lighting”

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

“Just what I wanted”

Value For Money4%

“Reasonable price”

Bulb Flicker/Dimming/Color4%

“Fantastic bulbs”

Durability4%

“enhanced durability”

Color3%

“Bright white color”

Size-Overall3%

“They fit my typical lamp fixtures”

Functionality-Overall2%

“worked properly”

Compatibility-Overall2%

“Working great in my Craftsman MyQ Garage Door opener”

What buyers complain about

Durability34%

“Not lasting”

Bulb Flicker/Dimming/Color15%

“Flickers and is dim”

Quality-Overall13%

“Not the quality expected”

Value For Money7%

“Too expensive”

Size-Overall6%

“The bulbs are smaller than anticipated”

Brightness/Shine/Glow4%

“Brightness not good”

Functionality-Overall2%

“one of them is already no longer working”

Flammable2%

“One of six has already burned out in two days”

Heating1%

“Very hot”

Defective Material/Parts1%

“half of the bulbs didn't work out of the box”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall28%
Bulb Flicker/Dimming/Color25%
Advertised Vs Actual Product12%
Brightness/Shine/Glow9%
Defective Material/Parts7%
Functionality-Overall5%
Color3%
Durability2%
Compatibility-Overall1%
Heating1%

Common questions

Is rough service light bulbs profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $44K/yr across 27 tracked products. 10 of 19 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +1.5%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (55/100).
How competitive is the rough service light bulbs niche?
14 brands and 24 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 55% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 64% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in rough service light bulbs?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Bulb Flicker/Dimming/Color, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 2.6%.
What does it cost to enter the rough service light bulbs niche?
Listings span $5.95–$35.68; the average listing price is $18.43 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 200 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.