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Light output

Maximum output: typical values for flashlights

Half of flashlights in the catalog have maximum output below 700 lm, and 80% fall between 180 lm and 3,200 lm (1,200 models with data).

Median700 lm
Median 20261,400 lm
Typical range180 lm – 3,200 lm
Models1,200
Distribution

How maximum output is distributed

016533049566002,0004,0006,0008,0009,0000–1,000: 6601,000–2,000: 2712,000–3,000: 1023,000–4,000: 804,000–5,000: 305,000–6,000: 216,000–7,000: 77,000–8,000: 08,000–9,000: 39,000–10,000: 26Median 700 lm
Percentile10 %25 %50 %75 %90 %
Maximum output180 lm350 lm700 lm1,600 lm3,200 lm

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

Trends

Median maximum output by year

0 lm375 lm750 lm1,125 lm1,500 lm201820192020202120222023202420252026
Recent leaders

Highest maximum output

1 Wuben X1 Pro
Wuben · 2026
X1 Pro
12,300 lmBuilt-in Li-ion / Li-Po
12,300 lm
9.6
2 Wuben X1Pro
Wuben · 2025
X1Pro
12,300 lm
12,300 lm
8.7
3 Wuben Lightok X1
Wuben · 2022
Lightok X1
12,000 lm303 m
12,000 lm
5.7
4 Acebeam X65
Acebeam · 2025
X65
12,000 lm
12,000 lm
9.6
5 Acebeam X65 Mini
Acebeam · 2022
X65 Mini
12,000 lm1,403 m18650 Li-ion
12,000 lm
9.7
6 Wuben A9
Wuben · 2026
A9
12,000 lmBuilt-in Li-ion / Li-Po
12,000 lm
9.6
7 Ledlenser P21R
Ledlenser · 2025
P21R
12,000 lm
12,000 lm
9.2
8 Nitecore TM12K
Nitecore · 2022
TM12K
12,000 lm21700 Li-ion233 g
12,000 lm
9.6
9 XCell 146475
XCell · 2022
146475
11,600 lmAAA
11,600 lm
9.6
10 Ledlenser H21R
Ledlenser · 2026
H21R
10,000 lm
10,000 lm
9.3
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