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Hungry Caterpillar Costume

soft demand (-92.6% this quarter) — Hungry Caterpillar Costume doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

36
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Market size 8Growth 0Conversion 23Competition 56Returns 30Price range 53Avg price 74Brand share 53Review moat 91Quality gap 52
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Is Hungry Caterpillar Costume profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Hungry Caterpillar Costume is a £34K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (126K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 73% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb–Mar. Verdict: Skip it — 36/100.

Hungry Caterpillar Costume: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -92.6% over the last 90 days and 1.8% of searches end in a purchase.

£34K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr2K
Search volume / yr-92.6%126K
Conversion rate1.8%
Avg price£14.82

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 73% of demand, so 27% of the market is open.

27%

open market share

Brands · sellers12 · 26
Top-5 product click share52%
Open market27%
Avg brand age39 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 24 products

Sponsored placement50%
New entrants (1y)10· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews179

Top Hungry Caterpillar Costume products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 52% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£2K£3K£5K£7K1101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

12 rising

Sellers

26

Top-5 brand share

73%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

52%

Top 20: 95%

Open market

21%

  • generic28%
  • Rubies13%
  • Fun Shack12%
  • Eric Carle11%
  • Blues Group10%
  • Smiffys5%

Hungry Caterpillar Costume demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume126KCVR1.8%Products24Brands12Top 5 Brands73%OOS Rate22.2%Rating4.4★Reviews179Avg BSR#980
40K30KSpike '25Spike '26MarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Feb, Mar · busiest ÷ quietest = 83.4×

Top Hungry Caterpillar Costume search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • caterpillar costume18K/yr
  • hungry caterpillar costume59K/yr
  • caterpillar costume kids7K/yr
  • the hungry caterpillar costume16K/yr
  • very hungry caterpillar costume11K/yr
  • the very hungry caterpillar costume11K/yr
  • hungry caterpillar costume kids5K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Hungry Caterpillar Costume

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

90% of reviews
Size-Overall27%

Right size

Quality-Overall26%

Well made, good quality and vibrant colours though

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

exactly as you would expect it to be

Developmental Needs6%

Perfect for kids

Value For Money6%

And not too expensive either

What buyers complain about

78% of reviews
Size-Overall27%

Sizes are massively out

Durability17%

Broke straight away

Value For Money14%

Not the cheapest

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%

False advertising

Quality-Overall8%

Quality not so good either for the price

Hungry Caterpillar Costume return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

4.6%

Return rate

90%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Size-Overall
87%
2Quality-Overall
5%
3Advertised Vs Actual Product
2%
4Material Quality
1%
5Strap/String Quality
1%

Common Hungry Caterpillar Costume questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Hungry Caterpillar Costume 36/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £34K/yr across 24 tracked products. 0 of 10 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -92.6% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Hungry Caterpillar Costume on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Feb–Mar, where the busiest month runs 83.4× the quietest.