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# **robitussin kids**

**Skip it**

Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 27Growth 5Conversion 92Competition 9Returns 100Price range 47Avg price 47Brand share 0Review moat 58Quality gap 18

**Returns**

**Incredible****0.0%**

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

**Conversion**

**Great****11.2%**

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

**Review moat**

**Good****1,176.78**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Avg price**

**Okay****$11.59**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Price range**

**Okay****$6.34–$22.66**

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

**Market size**

**Okay****$111K**

$111K/yr · 85K searches

**Quality gap**

**Bad****4.7★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Competition**

**Bad****89%**

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

**Growth**

**Bad****-39.4%**

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

**Brand share**

**Bad****100%**

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

## **Competition**

The top 5 products capture 89% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

**Brands**

**3 **—flat

**Sellers**

**48**

**Top-5 brand share**

**100%**

**Open market**

**0%**

- Robitussin94% - Children's Robitussin3% - Dimetapp3% - Open — no brand owns it (0%)

## **Product shelf**

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%10%$11K20%$22K30%$33K40%$44K1001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 9 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

### **Top sellers**

by 90-day click share

[1![Childrens Robitussin DM Day and Night Cough Relief Value Pack Cough Medicine Grape/Fruit Punch Flavor - 4 Fl Oz x 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41VXx8u+xiL.jpg)**Childrens Robitussin DM Day and Night Cough Relief Value Pack Cough Medicine Grape/Fruit Punch Flavor - 4 Fl Oz x 2**Robitussin**$11.21**4.8★1,380 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CVYDRXN) [2![Robitussin Childrens Cough and Chest Congestion DM Cough Medicine for Kids Grape Flavor - 4 Fl Oz Bottle 300318715130](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41c0ItxlRNL.jpg)**Robitussin Childrens Cough and Chest Congestion DM Cough Medicine for Kids Grape Flavor - 4 Fl Oz Bottle 300318715130**Robitussin**$6.83**4.8★2,475 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CVWG341) [3![Robitussin Long-Acting Cough and Cold Medicine for Kids Fruit Punch Flavor - 4 Fl Oz Bottle](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41vBW6K5pYL.jpg)**Robitussin Long-Acting Cough and Cold Medicine for Kids Fruit Punch Flavor - 4 Fl Oz Bottle**Robitussin**$6.34**4.7★907 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000NUUYO4) [4![Robitussin Childrens Honey Cough and Chest Congestion DM and Childrens Robitussin Honey Nighttime Cough DM Value Pack of Childrens Cough Medicine - 2 x 4 Fl Oz Bottles](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/516eYMUICtL.jpg)**Robitussin Childrens Honey Cough and Chest Congestion DM and Childrens Robitussin Honey Nighttime Cough DM Value Pack of Childrens Cough Medicine - 2 x 4 Fl Oz Bottles**Robitussin**$13.21**4.6★2,029 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TC5YTFY) [5![Childrens Robitussin Nighttime Cough Long-Acting DM Cough Medicine for Kids Fruit Punch Flavor - 4 Fl Oz Bottle](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41D66lyANJL.jpg)**Childrens Robitussin Nighttime Cough Long-Acting DM Cough Medicine for Kids Fruit Punch Flavor - 4 Fl Oz Bottle**Robitussin**$6.50**4.7★1,638 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MYN8FS7)

**~~View all top sellers →~~**

### **Newest**

by launch date

[![Childrens Dimetapp Cold & Cough Value Pack Antihistamine Kids Cough Medicine Grape Flavor (2) 4 Oz Bottles Packaging May Vary.](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51mKIZIHEjL.jpg)**Childrens Dimetapp Cold & Cough Value Pack Antihistamine Kids Cough Medicine Grape Flavor (2) 4 Oz Bottles Packaging May Vary.**Dimetapp**$10.13**948 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KUJEWBS) [![Childrens Robitussin Honey Cough and Chest Congestion DM Childrens Cough Medicine Made with Real Honey for Flavor - 4 Fl Oz x 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/5124I-cYbOL.jpg)**Childrens Robitussin Honey Cough and Chest Congestion DM Childrens Cough Medicine Made with Real Honey for Flavor - 4 Fl Oz x 3**Children's Robitussin**$18.94**456 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B82Q3PBX) [![Childrens Robitussin Cough and Chest Congestion DM Cough Medicine for Kids Grape Flavor - 4 Fl Oz x 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41bhJUB+zJL.jpg)**Childrens Robitussin Cough and Chest Congestion DM Cough Medicine for Kids Grape Flavor - 4 Fl Oz x 3**Robitussin**$22.66**438 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B82RT1SJ) [![Robitussin Elderberry Cough + Chest Congestion DM Childrens Cough Medicine Chest Congestion Relief and Cough Syrup - 4 Fl Oz](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41KdMZiYNaL.jpg)**Robitussin Elderberry Cough + Chest Congestion DM Childrens Cough Medicine Chest Congestion Relief and Cough Syrup - 4 Fl Oz**Robitussin**$8.51**320 rev4y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09GKNW77B) [![Robitussin Childrens Honey Cough and Chest Congestion DM and Childrens Robitussin Honey Nighttime Cough DM Value Pack of Childrens Cough Medicine - 2 x 4 Fl Oz Bottles](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/516eYMUICtL.jpg)**Robitussin Childrens Honey Cough and Chest Congestion DM and Childrens Robitussin Honey Nighttime Cough DM Value Pack of Childrens Cough Medicine - 2 x 4 Fl Oz Bottles**Robitussin**$13.21**2,029 rev7y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TC5YTFY)

**~~View all new products →~~**

### **Trending**

90-day click momentum

[![Childrens Dimetapp Cold & Cough Value Pack Antihistamine Kids Cough Medicine Grape Flavor (2) 4 Oz Bottles Packaging May Vary.](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51mKIZIHEjL.jpg)**Childrens Dimetapp Cold & Cough Value Pack Antihistamine Kids Cough Medicine Grape Flavor (2) 4 Oz Bottles Packaging May Vary.**Dimetapp**$10.13**4.8★**▲ 125%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KUJEWBS) [![Robitussin Childrens Honey Cough and Chest Congestion DM and Childrens Robitussin Honey Nighttime Cough DM Value Pack of Childrens Cough Medicine - 2 x 4 Fl Oz Bottles](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/516eYMUICtL.jpg)**Robitussin Childrens Honey Cough and Chest Congestion DM and Childrens Robitussin Honey Nighttime Cough DM Value Pack of Childrens Cough Medicine - 2 x 4 Fl Oz Bottles**Robitussin**$13.21**4.6★**▲ 35%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TC5YTFY) [![Robitussin Childrens Cough and Chest Congestion DM Cough Medicine for Kids Grape Flavor - 4 Fl Oz Bottle 300318715130](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41c0ItxlRNL.jpg)**Robitussin Childrens Cough and Chest Congestion DM Cough Medicine for Kids Grape Flavor - 4 Fl Oz Bottle 300318715130**Robitussin**$6.83**4.8★**▲ 18%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CVWG341) [![Robitussin Elderberry Cough + Chest Congestion DM Childrens Cough Medicine Chest Congestion Relief and Cough Syrup - 4 Fl Oz](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41KdMZiYNaL.jpg)**Robitussin Elderberry Cough + Chest Congestion DM Childrens Cough Medicine Chest Congestion Relief and Cough Syrup - 4 Fl Oz**Robitussin**$8.51**4.7★**▲ 17%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09GKNW77B) [![Childrens Robitussin Nighttime Cough Long-Acting DM Cough Medicine for Kids Fruit Punch Flavor - 4 Fl Oz Bottle](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41D66lyANJL.jpg)**Childrens Robitussin Nighttime Cough Long-Acting DM Cough Medicine for Kids Fruit Punch Flavor - 4 Fl Oz Bottle**Robitussin**$6.50**4.7★**▲ 11%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MYN8FS7)

**~~View all trending →~~**

## **Demand & seasonality**

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 74 weeks — -39.4% search growth over the last 90 days.

3K2KSpike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25 seasonMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.1×

## **Reviews**

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

### **What buyers love **

**Cough Relief**27%

*“It really works for cough”*

**Quality-Overall**14%

*“No complaints”*

**Value For Money**13%

*“Fair price and arrived in a timely manner”*

**Efficiency**11%

*“Very Effective”*

**Cold Relief**7%

*“This is the only medicine I give my kids when its cold and flu season and they have that ugly cough & congestion that comes with it, works great”*

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%

*“Does the job just right”*

**Taste-Overall**3%

*“The taste isnt bad”*

**Weight Light**2%

*“Feels lighter weight than others great on a more empty stomach”*

**Functionality-Overall**2%

*“Only one that works for my kids”*

**Smell**2%

*“Smells great my daughter's saids it tastes good light smooth”*

### **What buyers complain about **

**Taste-Overall**36%

*“Its medicine its not supposed to taste good”*

**Flavor**18%

*“artificial flavor in it”*

**Cough Relief**12%

*“My daughter had a severe cough with mucus”*

**Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing**5%

*“she could barely finish swallowing it”*

**Acid Regulator/Stomach Ache Relief**5%

*“Actually made his stomach hurt after taking a dose”*

**Dosage**3%

*“I dont like that you have to take it every 4 hrs”*