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Beam distance (ANSI FL1): typical values for flashlights

Half of flashlights in the catalog have beam distance (ANSI FL1) below 204 m, and 80% fall between 70 m and 637 m (494 models with data).

Median204 m
Median 2026204 m
Typical range70 m – 637 m
Models494
Distribution

How beam distance (ANSI FL1) is distributed

05811517323002004006008001,0001,2001,4000–200: 230200–400: 142400–600: 66600–800: 10800–1,000: 81,000–1,200: 131,200–1,400: 71,400–1,600: 18Median 204 m
Percentile10 %25 %50 %75 %90 %
Beam distance (ANSI FL1)70 m120 m204 m399 m637 m

A model at the 75th percentile beats three quarters of the catalog on this spec.

Trends

Median beam distance (ANSI FL1) by year

0 m100 m200 m300 m400 m201820192020202120222023202420252026
Recent leaders

Highest beam distance (ANSI FL1)

1 Nitecore P40
Nitecore · 2025
P40
2,000 lm2,900 m390 g
2,900 m
7.6
2 Acebeam K75 2.0
Acebeam · 2023
K75 2.0
6,500 lm2,716 m
2,716 m
9.4
3 Acebeam W35 LC DEL
Acebeam · 2023
W35 LC DEL
800 lm2,600 m
2,600 m
8.1
4 Wuben A1
Wuben · 2022
A1
20,000 lm2,500 m21700 Li-ion
2,500 m
9.7
5 Imalent SR32
Imalent · 2023
SR32
120,000 lm2,080 m
2,080 m
6 Imalent MS32
Imalent · 2023
MS32
200,000 lm1,618 m
1,618 m
7 Acebeam X25
Acebeam · 2025
X25
23,000 lm1,553 m21700 Li-ion
1,553 m
9.1
8 Fenix HT30R
Fenix · 2022
HT30R
500 lm1,500 m21700 Li-ion264 g
1,500 m
4.8
9 Fenix TK30R
Fenix · 2024
TK30R
500 lm1,500 m21700 Li-ion250 g
1,500 m
6.3
10 Acebeam D30
Acebeam · 2026
D30
5,600 lm1,454 m21700 Li-ion
1,454 m
9.2
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