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banana liqueur

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A small market ($53K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 13Growth 66Conversion 81Competition 16Returns 98Price range 63Avg price 75Brand share 30Review moat 78Quality gap 16

Returns

Incredible0.3%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great8.6%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Review moat

Great432.27

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Great£15.04

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Good+45.8%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Price range

Good£8.33–£26.55

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Brand share

Okay87%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Competition

Bad80%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Quality gap

Bad4.8★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Bad£53K

£53K/yr · 41K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, banana liqueur is a £53K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (41K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.

Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

banana liqueur market data

Units sold / yr
3K–4K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
£45K–£60K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
8.6%
Avg BSR
#439
Page quality
0%
Prime
91%
Sponsored
36%
Out of stock
16.7%
Avg brand age
81 months
Avg seller age
191 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 80% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

9 rising

Sellers

17

Top-5 brand share

87%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

80%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

8%

  • Bols37%
  • Volare23%
  • Giffard15%
  • Iseo7%
  • Pergola5%
  • Artemi5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 8%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +45.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
3K2KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.3×

Top banana liqueur 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%10%£5K20%£11K30%£16K40%£21K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 11 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about banana liqueur

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Taste-Overall36%

“Lovely banana taste”

Alcohol Flavor36%

“very nice and sweet good taste of banana best banana liquor tasted so far”

Flavor25%

“LOVELY FLAVOUR”

Value For Money3%

“is great value for money”

What buyers complain about

Flavor50%

“Sambucca base so aniseed flavour rather than banana”

Taste-Overall50%

“Tastes of aniseed not banana”

Common questions

Is banana liqueur profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £53K/yr across 11 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +45.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (48/100).
How competitive is the banana liqueur niche?
9 brands and 17 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 80% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 87% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in banana liqueur?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Flavor, Taste-Overall. The return rate is 0.3%.
When does demand for banana liqueur peak?
Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 3.3× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the banana liqueur niche?
Listings span £8.33–£26.55; the average listing price is £15.04 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 432 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.