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Trolls

brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 98% of clicks) — Trolls doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

38
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Market size 12Growth 13Conversion 10Competition 65Returns 97Price range 45Avg price 31Brand share 6Review moat 85Quality gap 52
This niche Category average

Is Trolls profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Trolls is a £47K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (636K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 38/100.

Trolls: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -24.8% over the last 90 days and 0.8% of searches end in a purchase.

£47K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr5K
Search volume / yr-24.8%636K
Conversion rate0.8%
Avg price£9.68

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand, so 2% of the market is open.

2%

open market share

Brands · sellers7 · 114
Top-5 product click share46%
Open market2%
Avg brand age40 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 · 32 products

Sponsored placement59%
New entrants (1y)1· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews297

Top Trolls 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 46% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£2K£4K£6K£7K101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

7 falling

Sellers

114

Top-5 brand share

98%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

46%

Top 20: 87%

Open market

1%

  • DREAMWORKS TROLLS59%
  • Mattel19%
  • Ziofy12%
  • HENBRANDT4%
  • tonies3%
  • Little Live Pets1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 1%)

Trolls demand & seasonality

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

Volume636KCVR0.8%Products32Brands7Top 5 Brands98%OOS Rate9.0%Rating4.4★Reviews297Avg BSR#583
50K30KSpike '25Spike '26DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 9.8×

Top Trolls search terms shoppers use

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

  • trolls370K/yr
  • troll146K/yr
  • trolls toys57K/yr
  • trolls band together14K/yr
  • trolls figures15K/yr
  • troll doll11K/yr
  • trolls poppy7K/yr
  • poppy trolls5K/yr
  • troll dolls4K/yr
  • troll toys6K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Trolls

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

What buyers love

98% of reviews
Fun/Entertainment Experience24%

Great little toy figures

Advertised Vs Actual Product19%

Just what I needed

Quality-Overall14%

Great quality toy

Value For Money13%

its was affordable

Gifting Purpose12%

Very good gift for a 4 year old

What buyers complain about

92% of reviews
Size-Overall42%

Small

Advertised Vs Actual Product25%

Image is misleading

Value For Money17%

Really expensive

Color8%

Not impressed as my daughter was excited about having all different colours

Trolls return rate & reasons

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

0.7%

Return rate

66%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
35%
2Color
16%
3Noise Level
6%
4Functionality-Overall
4%
5Quality-Overall
4%

Common Trolls questions

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

Flapen scores Trolls 38/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £47K/yr across 32 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -24.8% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Trolls on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Jan–Feb–Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 9.8× the quietest.