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Light output

Maximum output: typical values for flashlights

Half of flashlights in the catalog have maximum output below 1,000 lm, and 80% fall between 250 lm and 4,000 lm (730 models with data).

Median1,000 lm
Median 20261,600 lm
Typical range250 lm – 4,000 lm
Models730
Distribution

How maximum output is distributed

08216324532602,0004,0006,0008,00010,00011,0000–1,000: 3261,000–2,000: 1872,000–3,000: 713,000–4,000: 644,000–5,000: 245,000–6,000: 196,000–7,000: 67,000–8,000: 08,000–9,000: 29,000–10,000: 410,000–11,000: 911,000–12,000: 18Median 1,000 lm
Percentile10 %25 %50 %75 %90 %
Maximum output250 lm481 lm1,000 lm2,200 lm4,000 lm

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

Trends

Median maximum output by year

0 lm500 lm1,000 lm1,500 lm2,000 lm201820192020202120222023202420252026
Recent leaders

Highest maximum output

1 Wuben A1
Wuben · 2022
A1
20,000 lm2,500 m21700 Li-ion
20,000 lm
9.7
2 Nitecore TM20K
Nitecore · 2022
TM20K
20,000 lmBuilt-in Li-ion / Li-Po
20,000 lm
9.4
3 Acebeam X30
Acebeam · 2026
X30
20,000 lm600 m21700 Li-ion474 g
20,000 lm
8.2
4 Acebeam X35
Acebeam · 2026
X35
20,000 lm458 m21700 Li-ion481 g
20,000 lm
6.7
5 NEBO Davinci 18000
NEBO · 2024
Davinci 18000
18,000 lmBuilt-in Li-ion / Li-Po
18,000 lm
8.3
6 Fenix LR50R V2.0
Fenix · 2026
LR50R V2.0
18,000 lm846 m46950 Li-ion1,150 g
18,000 lm
8.9
7 Fenix LR40R V2.0
Fenix · 2023
LR40R V2.0
15,000 lm900 mBuilt-in Li-ion / Li-Po842 g
15,000 lm
9.5
8 Wuben X1Pro
Wuben · 2025
X1Pro
12,300 lm
12,300 lm
7.0
9 Acebeam X65
Acebeam · 2025
X65
12,000 lm
12,000 lm
9.6
10 Nitecore TM12K
Nitecore · 2022
TM12K
12,000 lm21700 Li-ion
12,000 lm
9.6
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