{{Short description|Chinese flashlight brand}} {{Multiple issues| {{Orphan|date=August 2024}} {{Undisclosed paid|date=January 2022}} }} {{Infobox company | industry = Illumination Tools | founded = {{Start date and age|2007}} | founder = Fox Fan | hq_location_city = Zhongshan | hq_location_country = China | products = {{ubl|flashlights|weapon-mounted lights|headlamps|electric lanterns}} | website = {{URL|https://olight.com/}} }}
'''Olight''' is a flashlight manufacturer<ref name="Chris Barnes 2021">{{cite web | author=Chris Barnes, Tamara Hinson| title=Some flashlight brands in 2021: dazzling LED flashlights, rechargeable torches and more | website=T3 | date=2021-07-07 | url=https://www.t3.com/features/best-torch | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010104407/https://www.t3.com/features/best-torch | archive-date=2021-10-10 | url-status=live | access-date=}}</ref> that was founded in 2007 by Fox Fan.<ref name="Ta Kung Pao 2021">{{cite web | title=Ohlight reached its 14th anniversary | website=Ta Kung Pao | date=2021-10-20 | url=http://www.takungpao.com/special/239159/2021/0302/557620.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020062251/http://www.takungpao.com/special/239159/2021/0302/557620.html | archive-date=2021-10-20 | url-status=live | author=Chen Yunxin | access-date=}}</ref> The brand is headquartered in Zhongshan, China,<ref>{{cite web | title=Worldwide Market Reports Releases Handheld Flashlight Market Analysis Report | website=China Business Herald | date=2021-11-16 | url=https://st.zgswcn.com/article/202103/202103021428541117.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116091108/https://st.zgswcn.com/article/202103/202103021428541117.html | author=Wen Xin | url-status=dead| archive-date=2021-11-16}}</ref> and maintains operations in Georgia, United States.<ref name="Wolfson Fieberg Lawrence Cooper 2017 pp. 489–498">{{cite journal | last1=Wolfson | first1=David | last2=Fieberg | first2=John | last3=Lawrence | first3=Jeffrey S. | last4=Cooper | first4=Thomas R. | last5=Andersen | first5=David E. | title=Range Overlap Between Mid-Continent and Eastern Sandhill Cranes Revealed by GPS-Tracking | journal=Wildlife Society Bulletin | publisher=The Wildlife Society | volume=41 | issue=3 | year=2017 | issn=2328-5540 | jstor=90013542 | pages=489–498 | doi=10.1002/wsb.799 | bibcode=2017WSBu...41..489W | url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/90013542| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116092542/https://www.jstor.org/stable/90013542 | archive-date=November 16, 2021| url-status=live| url-access=subscription }}</ref>
Olight specializes in the production of flashlights,<ref name="Richard Johnson 2020">{{cite web|author=Richard Johnson|title=3 Great Flashlights for Less | website=Shooting Illustrated | date=July 26, 2020 | url=https://www.shootingillustrated.com/articles/2020/7/26/3-great-flashlights-for-less/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812002337/https://www.shootingillustrated.com/articles/2020/7/26/3-great-flashlights-for-less/ | archive-date=August 12, 2020 | url-status=live|publisher=National Rifle Association of America}}</ref> including LED flashlights,<ref>{{cite journal | last1=Chuang | first1=Yen-Jun | last2=Zhen | first2=Zipeng | last3=Zhang | first3=Fan | last4=Liu | first4=Feng | last5=Mishra | first5=Jyoti P. | last6=Tang | first6=Wei | last7=Chen | first7=Hongmin | last8=Huang | first8=Xinglu | last9=Wang | first9=Lianchun | last10=Chen | first10=Xiaoyuan | last11=Xie | first11=Jin | last12=Pan | first12=Zhengwei | title=Photostimulable Near-Infrared Persistent Luminescent Nanoprobes for Ultrasensitive and Longitudinal Deep-Tissue Bio-Imaging | journal=Theranostics | volume=4 | issue=11 | date=August 24, 2014 | pages=1112–1122 | pmid=25285164 | doi=10.7150/thno.9710 | pmc=4173761 }}</ref> survival lights,<ref name="Tim MacWelch 2020">{{cite web | last=MacWelch | first=Tim | title=8 Survival Lights You Can Depend on in an Emergency | website=Outdoor Life | date=July 2, 2020 | url=https://www.outdoorlife.com/story/gear/survival-lights-you-can-depend-on/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705033602/https://www.outdoorlife.com/story/gear/survival-lights-you-can-depend-on/ | archive-date=July 5, 2020 | url-status=live | access-date=}}</ref> and tactical flashlights.<ref name="Melissa Lee 2021">{{cite web | author=Sarah Quinn | title=The Brightest Tactical Flashlight, According to 36,000+ Customer Reviews | website=Thomasnet | date= | url=https://www.thomasnet.com/articles/plant-facility-equipment/brightest-tactical-flashlight/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530163314/https://www.thomasnet.com/articles/plant-facility-equipment/brightest-tactical-flashlight/ | archive-date=May 30, 2022 | url-status=live | access-date=}}</ref> In addition, it also produces headlamps,<ref name="Simon Chester 2013">{{cite web | last=Chester | first=Simon | title=Create your dream home with these apps & gadgets | website=TechRadar | date=August 5, 2013 | url=http://www.techradar.com/news/software/applications/create-your-dream-home-with-these-apps-gadgets-1183075/3 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706005805/http://www.techradar.com/news/software/applications/create-your-dream-home-with-these-apps-gadgets-1183075/3 | archive-date=July 6, 2017 | url-status=live | access-date=}}</ref> batteries,<ref name="Becca Clark 2018">{{cite web | last=Clark | first=Becca | title=Some 18650 Battery Options: Compare, Buy, & Save (2018)| website=Heavy.com | date=February 16, 2018 | url=https://heavy.com/marijuana/2018/02/best-18650-battery/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180531185134/https://heavy.com/marijuana/2018/02/best-18650-battery/ | archive-date=May 31, 2018| url-status=live| language= | access-date=}}</ref> and lanterns.<ref name="Jeffrey M. Roberts 2020">{{cite web |author=Jeffrey M. Roberts |date=November 17, 2020 |title=45 Useful Gifts for New Homeowners |url=https://www.familyhandyman.com/list/45-brilliant-gifts-for-new-homeowners/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203175927/https://www.familyhandyman.com/list/45-brilliant-gifts-for-new-homeowners/ |archive-date=December 3, 2020 |access-date= |work=The Family Handyman}}</ref>
The company provides lighting tools for a variety of users, including law enforcement personnel, military professionals,<ref name="The Family Handyman 2020">{{cite web | author=Jeffrey M. Roberts | title=Deals We Love: Rechargeable Flashlights | website=The Family Handyman | date=September 18, 2020 | url=https://www.familyhandyman.com/article/deals-we-love-rechargeable-flashlights/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028235920/https://www.familyhandyman.com/article/deals-we-love-rechargeable-flashlights/ | archive-date=October 28, 2020 | url-status=dead | access-date=}}</ref> and outdoor enthusiasts.<ref name="Thrillist.com 2020">{{cite web | title=20 Great Last-Minute Gifts Under $50 for Everyone on Your List | website=Thrillist.com| date=December 11, 2020 | url=https://www.thrillist.com/shopping/nation/best-last-minute-gifts-under-50-what-to-buy | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212002421/https://www.thrillist.com/shopping/nation/best-last-minute-gifts-under-50-what-to-buy | archive-date=December 12, 2020 | url-status=live | access-date=}}</ref>
==History== thumb|upright|An Olight S10 Baton flashlight on a keychain.
Olight, which was established by Fox Fan in Shenzhen in 2007, currently focuses on flashlights<ref name="Scott Campbell 2019">{{cite web | last=Campbell | first=Scott | title=Guest Strategist Haul: What Scott Campbell Bought in December | magazine=New York Magazine | issn=0028-7369 | date=January 18, 2019 | url=http://nymag.com/strategist/article/scott-campbell-guest-strategist-haul.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190120161857/http://nymag.com/strategist/article/scott-campbell-guest-strategist-haul.html | archive-date=January 20, 2019 | url-status=live | access-date= }}</ref> that can be rechargeable.<ref name="Doug Mahoney 2020">{{cite web | last=Mahoney | first=Doug | title=Inventory of some rechargeable flashlight brands| date=March 24, 2017 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-flashlight/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801150713/https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-flashlight/ | archive-date=August 1, 2020 | url-status=live|website=Wirecutter | publisher=The New York Times }}</ref>
In 2014,<ref name="www.ammoland.com">{{cite web | title=The M2X-UT Javelot: Compact, Powerful, Focused, an Incredible Reach of 2,657 Feet | website=www.ammoland.com | date=November 12, 2014 | url=http://www.ammoland.com/2014/11/the-m2x-ut-javelot-compact-powerful-focused-with-an-incredible-reach-of-2675-fee/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150421033324/http://www.ammoland.com/2014/11/the-m2x-ut-javelot-compact-powerful-focused-with-an-incredible-reach-of-2675-fee/ | archive-date=April 21, 2015 | url-status=live | access-date= }}</ref> it launched a new product with a light range of 810 meters,<ref name="Thierry Goeman 2015">{{cite web | last=Goeman | first=Thierry | title=No one can escape this new police car anymore | website=Het Nieuwsblad | date=April 25, 2015 | url=http://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20150420_01639619 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425003425/http://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20150420_01639619 | archive-date=April 25, 2015 | url-status=live | language=nl | access-date=}}</ref> and then a torch with a magnet function.<ref name="www.americanrifleman.org 2014">{{cite web | author=Guy J. Sagi | title=Great Backup Light from Olight | website=American Rifleman| date=March 18, 2014 | url=http://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2014/3/18/great-backup-light-from-olight | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150809002211/http://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2014/3/18/great-backup-light-from-olight | archive-date=August 9, 2015 | url-status=live | access-date= }}</ref>
In 2015, the brand rolled out the S2 Baton, which is small in size<ref name="Courtney Campbell 2020">{{cite web|title=12 things every true crime lover needs in their life|work=USA Today|author=Courtney Campbell|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/reviewedcom/2020/08/20/12-best-things-every-true-crime-lover-needs/5620091002/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823002021/https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/reviewedcom/2020/08/20/12-best-things-every-true-crime-lover-needs/5620091002/|date=August 20, 2020 | archive-date=23 August 2020 | url-status=live}}</ref> but high in brightness,<ref name="Amanda Tarlton 2020">{{cite web | last=Tarlton | first=Amanda | title=8 must-have things to keep at home in case the power goes out | website=USA Today | date=September 8, 2020 | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/reviewedcom/2020/09/08/things-to-have-at-home-power-out-in-storm/113663590/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200909132819/https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/reviewedcom/2020/09/08/things-to-have-at-home-power-out-in-storm/113663590/ | archive-date=September 9, 2020 | url-status=live | access-date=}}</ref> with a total internal reflection (TIR) lens<ref>{{cite web | last=Campbell | first=Courtney | title=14 things that can help you during extreme weather | website=USA Today | date=June 1, 2020 | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/reviewedcom/2020/06/01/14-things-buy-now-case-storm-during-pandemic/5311324002/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200908181057/https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/reviewedcom/2020/06/01/14-things-buy-now-case-storm-during-pandemic/5311324002/ | archive-date=September 8, 2020 | url-status=live | access-date=}}</ref> and a magnetized bottom.<ref name="Camryn Rabideau 2021">{{cite news | last=Rabideau | first=Camryn | title=22 things you need if you just bought your first house | website=USA Today | date=February 18, 2021 | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/reviewedcom/2021/02/17/22-things-you-need-if-you-just-bought-your-first-house/43391669/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218160421/https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/reviewedcom/2021/02/17/22-things-you-need-if-you-just-bought-your-first-house/43391669/ | archive-date=February 18, 2021| url-status=live | access-date= }}</ref>
In 2018, Olight launched a tactical flashlight called "WARRIOR X".<ref>{{cite web | title=Olight presents the new generation of tactical flashlights WARRIOR X | website=Sina.com.cn | date=December 31, 2018 | url=https://zhongce.sina.com.cn/article/view/14432 | access-date= }}</ref>
In 2022, Olight launched the Arkfeld EDC flashlight.<ref>{{cite web |title=Olight Arkfeld flashlight review – Flat and fabulous! |url=https://the-gadgeteer.com/2022/08/11/olight-arkfeld-flashlight-review-flat-and-fabulous/ |website=The Gadgeteer |date=2022-08-11 |access-date=2025-06-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Olight Arkfeld |url=https://1lumen.com/review/olight-arkfeld/ |website=1Lumen |date=August 2022 |access-date=2025-06-30}}</ref>
In 2024, Olight launched the Arkfeld Ultra.<ref>{{cite web |title=OLIGHT ARKFELD ULTRA REVIEW: THIS 3-IN-1 EDC FLASHLIGHT IS BRIGHT, COMPACT, AND STURDY |url=https://www.slashgear.com/1889859/olight-arkfeld-ultra-review-3-in-1-edc-flashlight-bright-compact-sturdy/ |website=SlashGear |date=2024-09-03 |access-date=2025-06-30}}</ref>
In 2025, Olight launched the Ostation X 3-in-1 Smart Battery Charger. The product was recognized with a CES Innovation Award for its design and functionality.<ref name="CES2025">{{Cite web |title=Ostation X 3-in-1 Smart Battery Charger |url=https://www.ces.tech/ces-innovation-awards/2025/ostation-x-3-in-1-smart-battery-charger/ |website=CES |publisher=Consumer Technology Association |date=2025 |access-date=2025-06-30}}</ref>
In 2025, Olight launched the ArkPro product line.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rethink Light, Reimagine Style -- Olight Unveils ArkPro Series with Groundbreaking Pure Flood |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rethink-light-reimagine-style--olight-unveils-arkpro-series-with-groundbreaking-pure-flood-302539768.html | date=August 29, 2025 | access-date=2025-11-22}}</ref>
==Criticism and controversies== In November 2017, a man was killed by an Olight flashlight that exploded due to improper use after placing it in his mouth.<ref>{{cite web | title=Exploding Flashlight Kills Man 2017 | author=Jeff Bonty | newspaper=Daily Journal | date=November 9, 2017 | url=https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/exploding-flashlight-kills-man/article_0e6074a5-7051-54ce-8d4c-0698795266cd.html | access-date= | archive-date=November 27, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127171538/https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/exploding-flashlight-kills-man/article_0e6074a5-7051-54ce-8d4c-0698795266cd.html | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Olight flashlight exploded, killing a man | website=Courthouse News Service | date=October 29, 2019 | url=https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Gruesome.pdf | access-date= }}</ref> The lawsuit alleged negligence by Olight<ref>{{cite web|title= Edens V. Olight USA|website=Court Listener|url=https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/18617163/1/edens-v-olight-usa/}}</ref> and was terminated in November 2023, without public records detailing the precise outcome.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Edens v. Olight USA, 2:20-cv-02312 - CourtListener.com |url=https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/18617163/edens-v-olight-usa/ |access-date=2025-07-15 |website=CourtListener |language=en-us}}</ref>
In March 2022, Olight recalled 215,000 flashlights. Some of these products caused burns after they were accidentally turned on, including three instances of second-degree burns.<ref name="215,000 Olight flashlights recalled">{{cite news | title=215,000 flashlights recalled. Some caused burns after the devices accidentally turned on | author=David J. Neal | newspaper=Miami Herald | date=March 9, 2022 | issn=0898-865X | url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/recalls/article259233290.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240402093710/https://www.miamiherald.com/news/recalls/article259233290.html | archive-date=April 2, 2024 | url-status=live | access-date= }}</ref> The recall notice from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) stated that "the flashlights can be turned on inadvertently and overheat while stored in the holster or a consumer's pocket, posing a burn hazard to consumers."<ref>{{cite web | title=Olight Recalls Flashlights Due to Burn Hazard | website=www.cpsc.gov | url=https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2022/Olight-Ecommerce-Technology-Recalls-Flashlights-Due-to-Burn-Hazard | date=March 9, 2022 }}</ref>
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