1kg sweets
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($5.28–$15.09) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Good6.0%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Competition
Good51%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Brand share
Good71%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Review moat
Good1,244.63avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Market size
Okay£148K£148K/yr · 318K searches
Avg price
Bad£7.79avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Growth
Bad-12.4%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Price range
Bad£5.28–£15.09cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, 1kg sweets is a £148K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (318K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 71% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
1kg sweets market data
- Units sold / yr
- 15K–20K
- avg 500–750/product
- Revenue / yr
- £117K–£156K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 6.0%
- Avg BSR
- #23
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 92%
- Sponsored
- 42%
- Out of stock
- 4.4%
- Avg brand age
- 46 months
- Avg seller age
- 163 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 51% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
18 falling
Sellers
66
Top-5 brand share
71%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
51%
Top 20: 96%
Open market
25%
- Monmore Confectionery26%
- SoSweet16%
- Bargain Gateway15%
- Bonds of London9%
- Sweet Treat Gifting Co.5%
- Skittles4%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -12.4% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×
Top 1kg sweets search terms
- 1kg sweets150K/yr
- sweets 1kg129K/yr
- pick and mix sweets 1kg16K/yr
- 1 kg sweets10K/yr
- 1kg bag of sweets4K/yr
- 1kg sweet bags2K/yr
- 1kg pick n mix sweets5K/yr
- 1kg sweets pick and mix1K/yr
Top 1kg sweets 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.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Pick n Mix Sweets Bulk 3kg | Fizzy Jelly and Blue Mix | Large Retro Candy Sweeties Assortment | Sharing & Gifting | Monmore Confectionery
Monmore Confectionery£11.694.5★134 rev
Bargain Gateway Mixed Quality Pick & Mix Sweets - Large Retro Candy Sweeties Assortment 1kg Pouch Gummy Jelly Fizzy Gift Chewy PicknMix
Bargain Gateway£8.714.4★4,265 rev
2kg Pick N Mix Sweets | Bulk Bag Party Sweets | 1kg Fizzy & 1kg Jelly Mix |As Seen On TikTok | Sharing & Gifting | Monmore Confectionery
Monmore Confectionery£8.124.5★1,260 rev
SoSweet Jelly Sweet Mix 1kg Bulk Bag of Classic Chewy Sweets | Party Pick & Mix Sharing Treats | Jelly Selection | Long Shelf Life
SoSweet£5.864.3★215 rev
1kg Pick. n Mix Sweets - Classic Retro Pick and Mix Candy Selection - More than 20 Different Sweet Selection
Sweet Treat Gifting Co.£8.654.4★2,388 rev
Newest
by launch date
Pick and Mix Sweets Fizzy Sour Sweet Mix 1 Kilo Bulk Bag 1KG Assorted Sweets for Parties Gifts and Sharing.
Berrymans£7.3868 rev
SweetCrate Happy Birthday Sweet Hamper 1kg Fizzy & Jelly Pick n Mix Sweets Gift Box Ready Wrapped Present for Kids Women & Men
SWEETCRATE£11.2487 rev
Pick n Mix Sweets Bulk 3kg | Fizzy Jelly and Blue Mix | Large Retro Candy Sweeties Assortment | Sharing & Gifting | Monmore Confectionery
Monmore Confectionery£11.69134 rev
SoSweet Jelly Sweet Mix 1kg Bulk Bag of Classic Chewy Sweets | Party Pick & Mix Sharing Treats | Jelly Selection | Long Shelf Life
SoSweet£5.86215 rev
SoSweet Fizzy Sweet Mix 1kg Bulk Bag of Tangy Pick & Mix Sweets | Sour Party Candy Sharing Treats | Fizzy Fruit Flavour Favourites | Long Shelf Life
SoSweet£5.40186 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Haribo Tangfastics Party Tub 1kg
HARIBO£6.284.7★
Pick and Mix Sweets Fizzy Sour Sweet Mix 1 Kilo Bulk Bag 1KG Assorted Sweets for Parties Gifts and Sharing.
Berrymans£7.384.3★
Jelly Sweet Mix 1kg
Unknown£6.204.2★
Bonds of London Pick n Mix Station Choco Mix 1 kg (Pack of 1)
Bonds of London£7.404.5★
SweetCrate Happy Birthday Sweet Hamper 1kg Fizzy & Jelly Pick n Mix Sweets Gift Box Ready Wrapped Present for Kids Women & Men
SWEETCRATE£11.244.7★
What buyers say about 1kg sweets
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Great variety of sweets”
“Amazing value”
“Lovely treat”
“Excellent quality”
“Flavours tasty”
“are great for gifting”
“The mix was a good mixture”
“Fit for purpose”
“I like the sour taste that gives the feeling it should”
“Bag sealed great so all fresh”
What buyers complain about
“there's lots of sugar on each one”
“this batch has a chemical after taste”
“Sweets are now poor quality”
“not as described”
“Very large bag”
“I feel like it could be better for the price you pay”
“Stale”
“More sour than fuzzy”
“Not a great mix”
“Not as I expected the banana flavour ones are okay”
Common questions
- Is 1kg sweets profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £148K/yr across 24 tracked products. 3 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -12.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (49/100).
- How competitive is the 1kg sweets niche?
- 18 brands and 66 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 51% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 71% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in 1kg sweets?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Sweetness, Taste-Overall, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.0%.
- When does demand for 1kg sweets peak?
- Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 2.1× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the 1kg sweets niche?
- Listings span £5.28–£15.09; the average listing price is £7.79 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,245 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.