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title: "Chips — $3K/yr Amazon SG Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 44/100 · $3K/yr market · 113K searches/yr · $8.29 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **chips**
**Skip it**
A small market ($3K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 1Growth 18Conversion 4Competition 84Returns 100Price range 70Avg price 23Brand share 51Review moat 60Quality gap 52
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.0%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Competition**
**Great****31%**
top-5 click share — an open shelf
**Price range**
**Good****$1.67–$45.76**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Review moat**
**Good****1,095.73**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Quality gap**
**Good****4.4★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Brand share**
**Good****74%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Avg price**
**Bad****$8.29**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Growth**
**Bad****-14.1%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Conversion**
**Bad****0.3%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Market size**
**Bad****$3K**
$3K/yr · 113K searches
**Signals**[** Low Review Barrier**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=sg&signal=low_review_barrier "Top brand's reviews < 500") [** Out of Stock**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=sg&signal=out_of_stock "OOS rate > 10%")
According to Flapen's Amazon Singapore niche tracking, chips is a $3K/yr Amazon Singapore market (113K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 74% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **chips market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **20K–25K**
- avg 250–500/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$166K–$207K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **0.3%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#6**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **90%**
- **Sponsored**
- **27%**
- **Out of stock**
- **26.8%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **73 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **0 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (31% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.
**Brands**
**19 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**10**
**Top-5 brand share**
**74%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**31%**
Top 20: 73%
**Open market**
**21%**
- Lay's35% - RUFFLES16% - Tyrrell's10% - Kettle Brand7% - Frito Lay6% - Argente5%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -14.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
5K3KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/sg/grocery/chips/trend)
## **Top chips search terms**
- **chips**66K/yr-11.1%5.7% conv. - **potato chips**19K/yr-11.4%4.5% conv. - **lays**10K/yr-17.9%7.5% conv. - **kettle chips**7K/yr-19.9%3.4% conv. - **lays chips**5K/yr-8.0%6.8% conv. - **crisps**5K/yr-49.5%15.3% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/sg/grocery/chips/search-terms)
## **Top chips products on Amazon**
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
0%3%$846%$1689%$25212%$3361101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Lays Classic Potato Chips 170g Large**Lay's**$4.18**4.3★23 rev](https://www.amazon.sg/dp/B0B41Q3FJP) [2**RUFFLES Sour Cream and Onion Potato Chips 170g Large**RUFFLES**$4.09**4.4★25 rev](https://www.amazon.sg/dp/B0B41LRPQ8) [3**Doritos Nacho Cheese Tortilla Chips 190g**Frito Lay**$4.08**4.4★110 rev](https://www.amazon.sg/dp/B004TBRSB0) [4**Argente Chips Potato 180G**Argente**$3.98**4.4★206 rev](https://www.amazon.sg/dp/B07V6STW3V) [5**Lays Sour Cream and Onion Potato Chips 170g pack of 1**Lay's**$4.03**4.6★11 rev](https://www.amazon.sg/dp/B0BMB82P81)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Kettle Brand Potato Chips Variety Pack 1 Oz 20 Ct**Kettle Brand**$27.76**2,408 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.sg/dp/B0BBL7H8Y8) [**Santa Maria Tortilla Chips Cheese & Jalapeno 185g**Santa Maria**$4.06**4 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.sg/dp/B0DJ8DNPT1) [**Calbee Hot & Spicy Potato Chips 125g**Calbee**$3.27**6 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.sg/dp/B0DGXJCY4X) [**Lays Sour Cream and Onion Potato Chips 170g pack of 1**Lay's**$4.03**11 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.sg/dp/B0BMB82P81) [**Lays Cheddar & Sour Cream Potato Chips 170g**Lay's**$3.98**5 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.sg/dp/B0BMBBMCDG)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Kettle Brand Potato Chips Variety Pack 1 Oz 20 Ct**Kettle Brand**$27.76**4.5★**▲ 71%**](https://www.amazon.sg/dp/B0BBL7H8Y8) [**Santa Maria Tex Mex Salted Tortilla Chips 185 g 9010**Santa Maria**$4.14**4.3★**▲ 52%**](https://www.amazon.sg/dp/B0752HPQFJ) [**Lays Bold Mix Party Size Variety Pack Chips Snacks - 24 bags**Lay's**$16.08**4.4★**▲ 50%**](https://www.amazon.sg/dp/B0B2VJLVTG) [**Lays Classic Potato Chips 28.3g (Carton of 50)**Lay's**$32.48**3.2★**▲ 45%**](https://www.amazon.sg/dp/B0B41C6C5H) [**Doritos Nacho Cheese Tortilla Chips 190g**Frito Lay**$4.08**4.4★**▲ 36%**](https://www.amazon.sg/dp/B004TBRSB0)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about chips**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Taste-Overall**75%
*“tasty”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Spiciness**50%
*“Spicy”*
## **Common questions**
- **Is chips profitable to sell on Amazon Singapore?**
- The niche generates $3K/yr across 52 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -14.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).
- **How competitive is the chips niche?**
- 19 brands and 10 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 31% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 74% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in chips?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Spiciness. The return rate is 0.0%.
- **When does demand for chips peak?**
- Demand peaks in Oct; the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the chips niche?**
- Listings span $1.67–$45.76; the average listing price is $8.29 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,096 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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