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single bulb light cord

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Soft demand (-17.9% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 20Growth 16Conversion 77Competition 57Returns 49Price range 83Avg price 77Brand share 54Review moat 56Quality gap 25

Price range

Great$5.61–$105.63

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

Conversion

Great7.6%

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

Avg price

Great$15.88

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Competition

Good51%

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

Review moat

Good1,254.36

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Good72%

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

Returns

Okay3.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Bad$79K

$79K/yr · 65K searches

Growth

Bad-17.9%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, single bulb light cord is a $79K/yr Amazon United States market (65K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 72% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.

Data updated Jul 27, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

single bulb light cord market data

Units sold / yr
8K–10K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
$127K–$159K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
7.6%
Avg BSR
#412
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
80%
Out of stock
19.1%
Avg brand age
50 months
Avg seller age
180 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 51% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

15 falling

Sellers

45

Top-5 brand share

72%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

51%

Top 20: 95%

Open market

20%

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Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 33 weeks — -17.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K2KSpike '26Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jul '26

Top single bulb light cord search terms

  • night light cord5K/yr
  • single bulb light cord6K/yr
  • night light cord with switch5K/yr
  • single light bulb with cord7K/yr
  • accessory cord with light bulb5K/yr
  • department 56 light cord8K/yr
  • dept 56 light cords7K/yr
  • department 56 lighting system4K/yr
  • department 56 lights5K/yr
  • dept 56 lights4K/yr
All search terms

Top single bulb light cord 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%$3K8%$6K12%$9K16%$13K101001K10K 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 single bulb light cord

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

What buyers love

Advertised Vs Actual Product17%

“As described”

Brightness/Shine/Glow15%

“Great light for the money”

Quality-Overall14%

“Build quality is solid”

Value For Money10%

“Money well spent”

Size-Overall10%

“Perfect fit”

Efficiency8%

“Works Great”

Ease Of Use5%

“Easy to use”

Design-Overall3%

“Very attractive for any area of your home”

Assembly/Installation2%

“Easy to install”

Functionality-Overall2%

“Worked out well”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall17%

“It was too big with the three”

Functionality-Overall15%

“Did not work”

Quality-Overall12%

“Low quality”

Flammable8%

“burned up a bit”

Bulb Flicker/Dimming/Color7%

“I've lightbulb was bad”

Durability5%

“Junk that broke after a couple of weeks”

Socket/Port/Plug3%

“I was tired of having to plug them all into a power strip”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“I gave it a 4 vs 5 because the lights did not come with them as pictured:”

Heating3%

“All of my houses got really hot within five minutes”

Brightness/Shine/Glow3%

“There's a couple spots in my greenhouse that don't really get good light”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall39%
Functionality-Overall11%
Defective Material/Parts8%
Advertised Vs Actual Product7%
Compatibility-Overall6%
Socket/Port/Plug5%
Bulb Flicker/Dimming/Color4%
Quality-Overall3%
Color3%
Value For Money3%

Common questions

Is single bulb light cord profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $79K/yr across 25 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -17.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (45/100).
How competitive is the single bulb light cord niche?
15 brands and 45 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 51% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 72% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in single bulb light cord?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Functionality-Overall, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 3.1%.
What does it cost to enter the single bulb light cord niche?
Listings span $5.61–$105.63; the average listing price is $15.88 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,254 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.