How competitive is the American Drinks niche on Amazon United Kingdom?

7 brands and 72 sellers compete in American Drinks on Amazon United Kingdom. The top 5 American Drinks products take 83% of clicks and its top 5 brands hold 94% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in American Drinks?

American Drinks buyers on Amazon United Kingdom complain most about Taste-Overall, Ease Of Use, Quality-Overall, the themes mined from the niche's reviews. Its return rate is 0.1%.

What does it cost to enter the American Drinks niche?

American Drinks sells for £7.52 on average on Amazon United Kingdom, outside our $15–$100 sweet spot. Listings span £0.90–£18.73. The average incumbent carries 3,503 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

American Drinks

American Drinks shows low returns (0.1%), but a concentrated shelf (top 5 take 83% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

Worth a look

This niche Category average

Is American Drinks profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, American Drinks is a £232K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (236K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 94% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–May–Jun–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.

American Drinks: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved +34.5% over the last 90 days and 13.1% of searches end in a purchase.

£232K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr30K

Search volume / yr+34.5%236K

Conversion rate13.1%

Avg price£7.52

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 94% of demand, so 6% of the market is open.

open market share

Brands · sellers7 · 72

Top-5 product click share83%

Open market6%

Avg brand age59 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 10 products

Top American Drinks products & what they sell for

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

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

BARR 24 Pack American Cream Soda Zero No Sugar Sparkling Soft Drink with a Creamy Taste of American Cream Soda Fizzy Pop 24 x 330ml Cans

Price: £6.06
Rating: 4.6/5
Reviews: 14,564
Age: 13y ago

Morrisons No Added Sugar Cream Soda 2L

Price: £0.90
Rating: 4.5/5
Reviews: 1,419
Age: 10y ago

Lucozade Energy Drink Original 12x330ml multipack

Price: £4.46
Rating: 4.7/5
Reviews: 1,914
Age: 4y ago

Pepsi Treats Cream Soda 8 x 330ml

Price: £3.22
Rating: 4.6/5
Reviews: 503
Age: 1y ago

Lucozade Energy Drink Orange 12x330ml

Price: £4.49
Rating: 4.7/5
Reviews: 1,546
Age: 4y ago

Newest

by launch date

Kingsley Cream Soda 6x330ml Cans

Price: £2.70
Rating: 2.2/5
Reviews: 6
Age: 2mo ago

Pepsi Treats Cream Soda 8 x 330ml

Price: £3.22
Rating: 4.6/5
Reviews: 503
Age: 1y ago

Lucozade Energy Drink Original 330 ml (Pack of 24)

Price: £8.71
Rating: 4.7/5
Reviews: 171
Age: 2y ago

Soda Folk Cream Soda American Style Fizzy Drinks Real Maple Syrup Sweet Refreshing Soft Drink The Prime Drink Nostalgic Flavours Gluten Free & Vegan (24 x 330ml Cans)

Price: £18.73
Rating: 3.4/5
Reviews: 95
Age: 4y ago

Lucozade Energy Drink Original 12x330ml multipack

Price: £4.46
Rating: 4.7/5
Reviews: 1,914
Age: 4y ago

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products capture 83% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

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

Brands

7 rising

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

94%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

83%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

BARR61%
Lucozade16%
Morrisons8%
Pepsi6%
Soda Folk3%
Ben Shaws3%
Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 3%)

American Drinks demand & seasonality

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

Volume236KCVR13.1%Products10Brands7Top 5 Brands94%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.3★Reviews3,503Avg BSR#49

Peak months: Jan, May, Jun, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×

Top American Drinks search terms shoppers use

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

cream soda118K/yr +53.6%9.1% conv.
lucozade cans23K/yr +49.2%7.1% conv.
american drinks34K/yr -8.7%0.1% conv.
cream soda 24 cans16K/yr +32.6%13.7% conv.
american soda13K/yr -12.0%0.4% conv.
barr cream soda7K/yr +94.8%11.5% conv.
lucozade cans 24 pack5K/yr +8.0%8.6% conv.
american cream soda5K/yr +9.3%8.2% conv.
lucozade original cans5K/yr +5.0%6.9% conv.
barrs cream soda cans 24pk3K/yr +103.3%17.6% conv.

What reviews say buyers love and hate about American Drinks

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

What buyers love

95% of reviews

Value For Money36%

“Amazing Value”

Taste-Overall25%

“Amazing taste for”

Flavor9%

“Loves the fizz and flavour”

Quality-Overall6%

“Excellent product”

Alcohol Flavor6%

“Great drink”

What buyers complain about

74% of reviews

Taste-Overall25%

“Just received another crate the taste has changed”

Ease Of Use19%

“Cant open”

Quality-Overall7%

“Bad batch”

Durability7%

“at least 7 cans the opener broke off”

Functionality-Overall5%

“The pull ring on every can did not work”

Common American Drinks questions

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

Flapen scores American Drinks 50/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £232K/yr across 10 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +34.5% over the last 90 days.