The world’s brightest flashlight clocks in at 100,000 lumens, but our list also consists of flashlights that can reach 80,000, 65,000, and 34,000 lumens and have impressively long battery lives as well as built-in fans to keep them cool. We’ve rounded up the brightest flashlights to shine a light on whatever you need. Also: Scared of the dark? You won’t be if you get one of our favorite flashlights The brightest flashlight you can currently get is the Imalent MS18. Its maximum output gets up to 100,000 lumens That highest brightness level will last about a minute before it dims to 25,000 lumens, which it can sustain for an hour. It has nine settings, including cold or warm light options as well as a strobing light, and it has an OLED digital display to show the battery level. As the world’s brightest flashlight, it also has a heat pipe-cooling system that uses cooling fans to ensure high performance and longer runtime when it’s at its brightest (and so that it doesn’t overheat in your hands). In addition, its IP56 rating means that it is water- and dust-resistant. You get what you pay for, and you’ll notice the brightest flashlights on this list can reach up to $600. But if you still want a brighter-than-average flashlight for less than $150, this option from Olight reaches a max output of 4,200 lumens for 2.5 minutes with a max beam distance of 820 feet. There are five different modes to choose from, and a rotary knob switch on the head of the flashlight allows for smooth adjustment between the different brightness levels. Another flashlight from Imalent produces almost as impressive lumens but is more compact for better portability. The flashlight can get up to 65,000 lumens for 45 seconds (turbo) before it goes down to 25,000 lumens for three minutes. It recharges in just two hours with a 2A adapter and can last up to four hours on a full charge. This flashlight has seven settings, including turbo and strobe. In addition, three high-performing cooling fans automatically turn on at 5,000 lumens or higher output levels. Most of these bright flashlights take longer to charge since they use so many lumens, but this flashlight from Acebeam only takes 1.5 hours to charge fully. Its turbo mode reached 80,000 lumens for 30 seconds but can run at 23,000 lumens for 20 minutes. This flashlight has a built-in dual intelligent temperature regulation system, including an innovative cooling handle that turns on automatically when the flashlight needs to be cooled down. It’ll even cool itself down after you’ve turned off the light, known as its Windy Mode. At just .73 pounds that fits in the palm of your hand, this flashlight from Acebeam is super lightweight but will still shine up to 32,500 lumens. It has seven different settings and has the most durable IP rating on this list—IPX8—meaning it is shockproof and waterproof up to 98 feet in water.
