This 2020-2030 market estimate and forecast is presented with the publisher's extensive study of the worldwide use of LED-based flashlights, which are used in the United States of America. The market data is segmented by rechargeable-types versus standard-types. Several end-user application groups are covered in market forecast; finally, the forecast for the major sales channels is presented in easy-to-follow illustrations and text.
Company profiles of over 70 LED flashlight manufacturer/brands and selected suppliers are presented, as well as market share estimates for selected market leaders for last year (2020) in the U.S.A. marketplace.
Market Forecast by Product Categories
The forecast is based on the following LED flashlight product category types:
- Rechargeable
- Standard
Market Forecast by Application Categories
Market forecast of each product-type by the following end-user type (application) categories:
- Commercial/Industrial/Other (all non-government work applications)
- Government-Sector (all levels of government: local, state and federal)
- Military/Law Enforcement/First Responders
- Other: Government-Sector
- Consumer/Non-Specific
Market Forecast by Sales Channels
The market forecast of each product-type and end-user type (application), are also segmented by the following sales channels:
- Specialty Retail (e-Commerce/Internet and In-Store)
- General Retail (e-Commerce/Internet and In-Store)
- Direct from Manufacturer/Brand (Internet and Direct Sales/Other)
Market Forecast, By Function
This report provides our estimates for 2020 consumptions, as well as our 10-year market forecast for flashlights by the following functions:
- Consumption Value
- Quantity (number/units)
- Average Selling Prices (ASP)
Flashlights Covered in this Study
All LED-based flashlights are included in this study, unless mentioned otherwise. LED flashlights, which are used as a work or task light; however, only the flashlight unit (itself) is counted, not any value-added components. A flashlight-based work/task light (not necessarily professional work) is a flashlight with valued-added accessories added permanently or detachable, which are designed to accommodate the specific needs of a related task, as discussed in some examples below:
- Hooks or clamps or straps or casing-design are added to the flashlight for the specific reason for hand-free operation; case design examples include: swivel lamp-heads; self-standing design, beam adjustments, others - the following are a few application examples:
- Auto mechanics, surgeons or miners using headlamps; Recreational/Sport hikers/campers using headlamps
- Military and police using flashlights attached to the weapon/gun; Recreational/Sport/Protection use of flashlights attached to a gun
- Police, security, delivery use of flashlights attached to a bicycle; Recreational/Sport use of flashlights attached to a bicycle (only if the light is easily removed from the holding bracket for double-use as a flashlight)
- Specific features added, such as (examples):
- Chemical/Other resistant casing
- Harsh environment/Rugged/Underwater upgrade case and other components
- Explosion-proof upgrade case and other components
- Casing designed to accommodate work-related hand controls or grips
Add-on or Built-on Accessories
For flashlights that are equipped to wear on the head; for example, in – sports, surgery/medical, in the mining industry and other hands-free use, the flashlight unit is included, plus internal recharging units and cord to an external battery module, and the external battery module (without batteries) are included in the pricing data; this is also true for flashlight brackets or clamps for guns, bicycles, other.
Not Included: Items not included in the overall price of the products, in this study:
- Aftermarket (sold separately) straps that are added to the flashlight unit
- Aftermarket (sold separately) mounting brackets for weapon-flashlights
- Storage/travel cases the flashlight
- Flashlights in Androids and other mobile communication/camera devices
- Novelty flashlights or toy-like novelty key-chain flashlights
- Camera/Film production lights
- Lanterns (also: combined lantern/flashlights are considered lanterns)
Table of Contents
1. Executive Summary
1.1 Overview - LED Flashlight Market Forecast and Analysis
1.2 Unpackaged and Packaged LEDs - Overview
1.3 Barriers to Growth in the US Military/Government Sector
1.4 Explosion-Proof LED-based Lights - Description
1.5 LEDs Used in Night Vision Imaging Systems (NVIS) - Description
1.6 Flashlight Technical Overview
1.7 COVID-19 Pandemic Brief
2. U.S.A. LED Flashlight Market Forecast and Analysis
3. Flashlight Companies/Brands
3.1 Overview
3.2 Profiles of Selected Companies - LED Flashlights
- AE Light
- Alliance Sports Group (ASG Brands)
- Amazon.com, Inc.
- Armament Systems and Procedures (ASP)
- Ascent Fair (Hong Kong) Limited (Vortex)
- Bayco (Nightstick®)
- Blackbeam LLC (Blackfire ®)
- Black Diamond
- Brite-Strike Technologies Incorporated
- Caterpillar (Cat® lights)
- CatEye Company, Limited
- Coast Products
- Coleman Company, Incorporated
- Craftsman (KCD IP, LLC - Sears Holdings)
- Dorcy International, Inc. and Life+Gear Brand
- Duracell (Berkshire Hathaway)
- EagleTac-USA.com
- E. Mishan & Sons, Inc. ("Emson")
- Energizer Holdings/Edgewell/Spectrum/Eveready/Rayovac/Black&Decker
- Falcon Torch
- FenixLight Limited
- 5.11, Incorporated (5.11 TACTICAL®)
- FoxFury Lighting Solutions
- GENTOS Co.,Ltd.
- Gerber
- Grainger (W.W. Grainger, Inc.)
- Guangdong DP Co. Ltd. (DP Lighting)
- Guangdong Taigeer Power Source Science & Tech Co., LTD.
- HDS Systems, Inc.
- Klarus Lighting Technology Co., Ltd
- Koehler - Bright Star LLC / Koehler Lighting Products
- Kootek
- Larson Electronics LLC (MagnaLite Brand)
- Lumapower
- Mag Instrument Incorporated (MAGLITE®)
- Makita Corporation
- Microbluebear Technology Company, Ltd. (Shenzhen) - ACEBEAM®
- MicroFire Technology Company, Ltd.)
- Micronix Systems Inc. (Identify Surgical Headlamp)
- NexTorch
- Ningbo Auma Electric Technology Co., Ltd
- Ningbo Bright Electric Company, Ltd
- Ningbo Sanfeng Electrical Company, Ltd
- Ningbo Shuangtong Electric Appliance Co., Ltd (twoboys brand)
- Ningbo Xiesheng Lighting Industrial Co., Ltd. (Ray-Bow)
- Nightcore®
- Nite Ize (INOVA Brand)
- Ocean's King Lighting Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (OKTECH)
- Olight Technology Company, Ltd.
- ORCATORCH Technology Limited
- Pelican Products, Inc (Behrman Capital)
- Petzl (VimeoPetzl-Sport)
- Princeton Tec
- Prometheus Lights
- Promier Products (LitezAll, Kodiak, HanzFree)
- Shenzhen Ferei Lighting Co., Ltd. (Ferei)
- Shenzhen Hi-max Technology Co., Ltd. (HI-MAX)
- Shenzhen Shenhuo Lighting Company, Ltd. (SupFire)
- Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation
- Snap-on Incorporated
- Streamlight Incorporated
- SureFire
- Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd (TTI) /Milwaukee Electric Tool / Ryobi Limited
- ThruNite
- Tiger Fire (Guangzhou) Technology Co., Ltd. (“Tiger Head”)
- TigerLight, Inc.
- Toshiba
- Underwater Kinetics (UK)
- Walmart Inc.
- Western Technology Inc.
- Wolf Eyes Tactical LED Torches
- XeVision™
- Xiamen Yasida Electric Appliance Co., Ltd. (JIAGE)
4. Flashlight Intellectual Property, Patents and Related
5. Market Research Methodology
6. Definitions and Standards
6.1 Acronyms, Abbreviations and General Terms - Lighting
6.2 Lighting Standards and Protocols
7. Market Forecast Data Base Explanation
7.1 Overview
7.2 Tutorial
Addendum Excel - USA LED Flashlight Market Forecast Worksheets (2020-2030)
List of Tables
1.1.1 U.S.A. - LED Flashlight Market Forecast, By Sales Channel (Value Basis, $Million)
1.1.2 U.S.A. - LED Flashlight Market Forecast, By Sales Channel (Quantity Basis)
1.1.3 U.S.A. - LED Flashlight Market Forecast, By Application (Value Basis, $Million)
1.1.4 IP Code (IPX Rating) - International Electro-technical Commission (IEC)
1.4.1 ANSI/NFPA Areas Description
2.1 U.S.A. - LED Flashlight Market Forecast, Rechargeable vs. Standard (Value, $Million)
2.2 U.S.A. - LED Flashlight Market Forecast, Rechargeable vs. Standard (Quantity, Million)
2.3 U.S.A. - LED Flashlight Market Forecast, By Light Source Type (Value Basis, $Million)
2.4 U.S.A. - LED Flashlight Market Forecast, by Application (Value Basis, $Million)
2.5 U.S.A. - LED Flashlight Market Forecast, by Application (Quantity Basis, Million/Units)
2.6 U.S.A. - LED Flashlight Market Forecast, by Application (Average Selling Price, $ Each)
2.7 Major Hardware Stores in the United States
2.8 Major Hardware Distributors in the United States
2.9 Leading e-Commerce “Stores” in the United States
2.10 U.S.A. - LED Flashlight Market Forecast, By Sales Channel (Value Basis, $Million)
2.11 U.S.A. - LED Flashlight Market Forecast, By Sales Channel (Quantity, Million/Units
2.12 U.S.A. - LED Flashlight Market Forecast, To Retail-Specialty Sales Channel ($Million)
2.13 U.S.A. - LED Flashlight Market Forecast, To Retail-Specialty Sales Channel (Quantity)
2.14 U.S.A. - LED Flashlight Market Forecast, To Retail-Specialty Sales Channel (Price)
2.15 U.S.A. - LED Flashlight Market Forecast, To Retail-General Sales Channel ($Million)
2.16 U.S.A. - LED Flashlight Market Forecast, To Retail-General Sales Channel (Quantity)
2.17 U.S.A. - LED Flashlight Market Forecast, To Retail-General Sales Channel (Avg. Price)
2.18 U.S.A. - LED Flashlight Market Forecast, To Direct/Internet Sales Channel ($Million)
2.19 U.S.A. - LED Flashlight Market Forecast, To Direct/Internet Sales Channel (Quantity)
2.20 U.S.A. - LED Flashlight Market Forecast, To Direct/Internet Sales Channel (Avg. Price)
3.1.1 Market Share Estimates for USA Consumption, Selected Company/Brands (2020)
6.2.1 Flashlight Run-Time Chart (ANSI FL1 Standard)
7.1.1 Market Forecast and Analysis by Application Category List
7.1.2 Market Forecast and Analysis by Sales Channel Category List
7.1.2 Market Forecast and Analysis by Flashlight Product Type Category List
List of Figures
1.1.1 U.S.A. - LED Flashlight Market Forecast (Value Basis, $Million)
1.1.2 U.S.A. - LED Flashlight Market Forecast (Quantity Basis, Million/Units)
1.1.3 U.S.A. - LED Flashlight Market Forecast (Average Selling Price, $ Each)
1.1.4 LED-Based Bike Flashlight
1.1.5 LED-Based Imaging / Dive Flashlight
1.1.6 LED-Based Lantern
1.1.7 Flashlight Standards - ANSI/NEMA FL-1
1.1.8 Laser Excited Phosphor (LEP) Flashlight
1.2.1 Diagram of a typical LED chip
1.2.2 Diagram of a typical LED chip
1.2.3 LED Chip Cross-Sectional Structure
1.2.4 Chip On Glass Cross-Sectional Structure
1.2.5 Electrostatic discharge (ESD) - Integrated Protection Devices for LEDs
1.2.6 Electrostatic discharge (ESD) - Example
1.2.7 Chip-on-Board LED Technology
1.2.8 Chip-Scale Package (CSP) LEDs
1.2.9 High-Performance LED
1.2.10 Surface Mounted Device (SMD) LED
1.2.11 Chip-On-Board and Multi-Chip On Board (COB/MCOB) LED
1.2.12 Tunable Chip-On-Board LEDs with Highly Efficient Color Mixing
1.2.13 COB Packaged LEDs Provide Natural Light Spectrum
1.2.14 COB Packaged LEDs Provide Natural Light Spectrum
1.2.15 Chip-On-Board (COB) LED Work-light
1.4.1 Intrinsically Safe LED Headlamps
1.4.2 Explosion Proof LED Flashlight
1.4.3 Explosion Proof LED Flashlight
1.4.4 Cordless, Water-Proof, Explosion-Proof Miners Headlamp
1.4.5 Cordless Rechargeable Explosion Proof LED Mining Headlight
1.5.1 Chromaticity Limits for NVIS Colors, NVIS White and NVIS Blue
1.5.2 NVIS Response Curves
1.5.3 NVIS Colors Allowed in a “Class A” Cockpit
1.5.4 NVIS Colors: Type I Class B
1.5.5 NVIS Green A Flip Filter Hood for Flashlight
1.5.6 Lip Light for Aviation Helmet - NVIS Green (MIL-STD-3009)
1.6.1 Parts of the Flashlight
1.6.2 Solar Panel and Hand-Crank Flashlight/Combination Light
1.6.3 Run-Time for Solar Panel and Hand-Crank Flashlight/Combination Light
1.7.1 Medicine Office Closures - Cutbacks from COVID-19
2.1 Ni-MH Battery Stick
2.2 U.S.A. - LED Flashlight Market Forecast, Rechargeable vs. Standard (Value, $Million)
2.3 U.S.A. - LED Flashlight Market Forecast, Rechargeable vs. Standard (Quantity, Million)
2.4 U.S.A. - LED Flashlight Market Forecast, By Light Source Type (Value Basis, $Million)
2.5 Police-Style Rechargeable LED Flashlight with Accessories
2.6 Economy LED Flashlight
2.7 U.S.A. - LED Flashlight Market Forecast, By Sales Channel (Value Basis, $Million)
2.8 U.S.A. - LED Flashlight Market Forecast, By Sales Channel (Quantity, Million)
3.2.1 Waterproof LED Clamp-light
3.2.2 Expandable Batons with Integrated Light
3.2.3 LED Flashlight
3.2.4 Example of Brightness of LED Bike Light Illumination
3.2.5 Outdoor Rechargeable Headlamp
3.2.6 LED Flashlight
3.2.7 Waterproof and Glow LED Flashlight
3.2.8 LED Flashlight
3.2.9 LED Flashlight
3.2.10 Military Angle-Type Flashlight
3.2.11 LED Flashlight
3.2.12 LED Flashlight
3.2.13 Tactical LED Flashlight
3.2.14 Palm-Size Grip LED Flashlight
3.2.15 1000lm (Maximum)- LED Flashlight
3.2.16 Toolkit with LED Flashlight
3.2 17 LED Rechargeable Search Light
3.2.18 Cordless Flashlights to attach to Mining Helmets - (MSHA approved unit)
3.2.19 Mini Flashlights
3.2.20 LED Flashlight
3.2.21 18-Volt Lithium-Ion Cordless LED Flashlight
3.2.22 LED Flashlight with 1180 meters beam distance
3.2.23 LED Flashlight
3.2.24 LED-based Surgical Headlamp and Carrying Case
3.2.25 Military-Spec Combat Flashlight
3.2.26 LED Work Light (260 Lumens)
3.2.27 LED-Based Flashlight
3.2.28 Aluminum LED-Based Flashlight
3.2.29 Flashlight Production Facility in China
3.2.30 3500 Lumens LED Flashlight
3.2.31 Tactical LED Flashlight
3.2.32 LED Flashlight with Headband
3.2.33 Underwater LED Flashlight (2100 Lumens Output)
3.2.34 Underwater LED Flashlight with Separate Battery Pack/Cord (4000 Lumens Output)
3.2.35 LED Rechargeable Tactical Flashlight
3.2.36 LED Headlamps in Use
3.2.37 LED Headlamp
3.2.38 Waterproof LED Flashlight
3.2.39 LED Flashlight
3.2.40 LED Flashlight - Headlamp
3.2.41 LED Flashlight
3.2.42 LED Flashlight
3.2.43 Aluminum LED Flashlight
3.2.44 Police-Style LED Flashlight
3.2.45 Lightweight, Compact Rail-Mounted Tactical LED Light
3.2.46 300-lumen LED Light with a 90-degree head for right-angle
3.2.48 Automatic Adjusting Light Output LED Flashlight
3.2.49 Assorted Trade Focused LED Flashlights
3.2.50 Heavy Duty LED Flashlight
3.2.51 Miniature 3000 lumen LED Flashlight
3.2.52 Defense Alert Device (with flashlight)
3.2.53 LED Flashlight
3.2.54 Underwater - Dive Light
3.2.55 Police LED Torch (Flashlight)
5.1 Market Research & Forecasting Methodology
Companies Mentioned
- 5.11, Incorporated (5.11 TACTICAL®)
- AE Light
- Alliance Sports Group (ASG Brands)
- Amazon.com, Inc.
- Armament Systems and Procedures (ASP)
- Ascent Fair (Hong Kong) Limited (Vortex)
- Bayco (Nightstick®)
- Black Diamond
- Blackbeam LLC (Blackfire ®)
- Brite-Strike Technologies Incorporated
- Caterpillar (Cat® lights)
- CatEye Company, Limited
- Coast Products
- Coleman Company, Incorporated
- Craftsman (KCD IP, LLC - Sears Holdings)
- Dorcy International, Inc. and Life+Gear Brand
- Duracell (Berkshire Hathaway)
- E. Mishan & Sons, Inc. ("Emson")
- EagleTac-USA.com
- Energizer Holdings/Edgewell/Spectrum/Eveready/Rayovac/Black&Decker
- Falcon Torch
- FenixLight Limited
- FoxFury Lighting Solutions
- GENTOS Co.,Ltd.
- Gerber
- Grainger (W.W. Grainger, Inc.)
- Guangdong DP Co. Ltd. (DP Lighting)
- Guangdong Taigeer Power Source Science & Tech Co., LTD.
- HDS Systems, Inc.
- Klarus Lighting Technology Co., Ltd
- Koehler - Bright Star LLC / Koehler Lighting Products
- Kootek
- Larson Electronics LLC (MagnaLite Brand)
- Lumapower
- Mag Instrument Incorporated (MAGLITE®)
- Makita Corporation
- Microbluebear Technology Company, Ltd. (Shenzhen) - ACEBEAM®
- MicroFire Technology Company, Ltd.)
- Micronix Systems Inc. (Identify Surgical Headlamp)
- NexTorch
- Nightcore®
- Ningbo Auma Electric Technology Co., Ltd
- Ningbo Bright Electric Company, Ltd
- Ningbo Sanfeng Electrical Company, Ltd
- Ningbo Shuangtong Electric Appliance Co., Ltd (twoboys brand)
- Ningbo Xiesheng Lighting Industrial Co., Ltd. (Ray-Bow)
- Nite Ize (INOVA Brand)
- Ocean's King Lighting Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (OKTECH)
- Olight Technology Company, Ltd.
- ORCATORCH Technology Limited
- Pelican Products, Inc (Behrman Capital)
- Petzl (VimeoPetzl-Sport)
- Princeton Tec
- Prometheus Lights
- Promier Products (LitezAll, Kodiak, HanzFree)
- Shenzhen Ferei Lighting Co., Ltd. (Ferei)
- Shenzhen Hi-max Technology Co., Ltd. (HI-MAX)
- Shenzhen Shenhuo Lighting Company, Ltd. (SupFire)
- Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation
- Snap-on Incorporated
- Streamlight Incorporated
- SureFire
- Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd (TTI) /Milwaukee Electric Tool / Ryobi Limited
- ThruNite
- Tiger Fire (Guangzhou) Technology Co., Ltd. (“Tiger Head”)
- TigerLight, Inc.
- Toshiba
- Underwater Kinetics (UK)
- Walmart Inc.
- Western Technology Inc.
- Wolf Eyes Tactical LED Torches
- XeVision™
- Xiamen Yasida Electric Appliance Co., Ltd. (JIAGE)
