protein powder
Launch itA $86.0M/yr market growing +8.2% this quarter with returns at 0.0% — clears our launch bar.
Market size
Incredible$86.0M$86.0M/yr · 44.8M searches
Returns
Incredible0.0%return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Incredible$44.54avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Incredible$16.37–$95.09cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Competition
Great27%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Brand share
Good70%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Conversion
Good4.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Okay+8.2%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Review moat
Bad17,647.62avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (27% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
26 falling
Sellers
692
Top-5 brand share
70%
Open market
26%
- Optimum Nutrition35%
- Dymatize12%
- Orgain10%
- Premier Protein7%
- Muscle Milk6%
- Levels Nutrition4%
Product shelf
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 79 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Powder Double Rich Chocolate 1.98 Pound (Packaging May Vary)
Optimum Nutrition$36.184.6★99,182 rev
Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Powder Vanilla Ice Cream 2 Pound (Packaging May Vary)
Optimum Nutrition$37.454.7★47,750 rev
Orgain Organic Vegan Protein Powder Vanilla Bean - 21g Plant Protein 6g Prebiotic Fiber No Lactose Ingredients No Added Sugar Non-GMO for Shakes & Smoothies 2.03 lb (Packaging May Vary)
Orgain$27.224.5★61,842 rev
Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Powder Vanilla Ice Cream 5 Pound (Packaging May Vary)
Optimum Nutrition$69.534.7★47,750 rev
Dymatize ISO100 Whey Protein Powder Isolate Gourmet Vanilla 25g of Protein 5.5g BCAAs Less Than 120 Cal. Gluten Free 1g Fat 1g Sugar 2g Carb (20 Servings)
Dymatize$32.344.6★20,078 rev
Newest
by launch date
Premier Protein Powder Plus Fiber Vanilla 25g Protein 7g Fiber to Support Gut Health No Added Sugar (17 Servings)
Premier Protein$27.031,061 rev
Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Powder Vanilla Ice Cream 1 Pound (Pack of 1)
Optimum Nutrition$22.5047,750 rev
Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Powder Vanilla Ice Cream 0.68 Pound (Pack of 1)
Optimum Nutrition$16.3947,750 rev
Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Powder Double Rich Chocolate 0.68 Pound (Pack of 1)
Optimum Nutrition$16.3799,182 rev
Premier Protein Powder Indulgence Salted Caramel Truffle 30g Protein 160 Calories 2g Sugar Gluten Free (17 Servings)
Premier Protein$26.20972 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumPremier Protein Powder Indulgence Salted Caramel Truffle 30g Protein 160 Calories 2g Sugar Gluten Free (17 Servings)
Premier Protein$26.204.5★
Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Powder Delicious Strawberry 2 Pound (Packaging May Vary)
Optimum Nutrition$42.534.6★
Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Powder Delicious Strawberry 5 Pound (Packaging May Vary)
Optimum Nutrition$82.374.6★
Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Naturally Flavored Protein Powder Vanilla 1.9 Pound (Packaging May Vary)
Optimum Nutrition$41.664.5★
Transparent Labs Grass-Fed Whey Protein Isolate - Naturally Flavored Gluten Free Whey Protein Powder with 28g of Protein per Serving & 9 Amino Acids - 30 Servings French Vanilla
Transparent Labs$59.554.5★
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +8.2% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
Reviews
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Delicious smoothie”
“Excellent Protein Powder”
“Delicious vanilla flavor”
“The quality feels consistent”
“Easy to Mix”
“Very affordable”
“Blends well”
“Clean ingredients”
“This offers a perfect balance of sweetness”
“As advertised”
What buyers complain about
“Chalky taste”
“Costs too much”
“weird flavor”
“Inconsistency in the nutrition facts”
“Undrinkable--too sweet”
“Wouldn't dissolve”
“It tastes like artificial sweeter”
“Horrible texture”
“Strange smell”
“TOO SMALL”