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Beam distance (ANSI FL1): typical values for flashlights

Half of flashlights in the catalog have beam distance (ANSI FL1) below 180 m, and 80% fall between 53 m and 515 m (731 models with data).

Median180 m
Median 2026203 m
Typical range53 m – 515 m
Models731
Distribution

How beam distance (ANSI FL1) is distributed

09919729639402004006008001,0001,2001,4000–200: 394200–400: 199400–600: 75600–800: 15800–1,000: 91,000–1,200: 131,200–1,400: 71,400–1,600: 19Median 180 m
Percentile10 %25 %50 %75 %90 %
Beam distance (ANSI FL1)53 m100 m180 m330 m515 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 m75 m150 m225 m300 m201820192020202120222023202420252026
Recent leaders

Highest beam distance (ANSI FL1)

1 Nitecore P40
Nitecore · 2025
P40
2,000 lm2,900 m390 g
2,900 m
8.0
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
8.3
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 Ledlenser XP30R
Ledlenser · 2024
XP30R
32,000 lm2,000 mBuilt-in Li-ion / Li-Po
2,000 m
7 Imalent MS32
Imalent · 2023
MS32
200,000 lm1,618 m
1,618 m
8 Acebeam X25
Acebeam · 2025
X25
23,000 lm1,553 m21700 Li-ion
1,553 m
9.2
9 Fenix HT30R
Fenix · 2022
HT30R
500 lm1,500 m21700 Li-ion264 g
1,500 m
5.4
10 Fenix TK30R
Fenix · 2024
TK30R
500 lm1,500 m21700 Li-ion250 g
1,500 m
6.9
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