Skip to content
51

Barney Bear Cakes

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.0%), but brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 96% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 28Growth 25Conversion 89Competition 81Returns 100Price range 31Avg price 25Brand share 10Review moat 87Quality gap 40

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great10.4%

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

Review moat

Great251.19

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Great34%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Price range

Okay£1.52–£21.03

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

Market size

Okay£123K

£123K/yr · 134K searches

Growth

Bad-0.4%

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

Avg price

Okay£8.84

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Brand share

Bad96%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Is barney bear cakes profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, barney bear cakes is a £123K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (134K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Jun. Verdict: Worth a look — 51/100.

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

barney bear cakes market size & sales

Units sold, revenue, conversion and listing quality across the tracked shelf.
Units sold / yr
15K–20K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
£133K–£177K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
10.4%
Avg BSR
#276
Page quality
0%
Prime
96%
Sponsored
51%
Out of stock
0.5%
Avg brand age
56 months
Avg seller age
177 days

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (34% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

6 flat

Sellers

72

Top-5 brand share

96%

Top 20: 97%

Top-5 click share

34%

Top 20: 75%

Open market

1%

  • BEAR78%
  • Bob Snail Roll9%
  • Freddie's Farm6%
  • --3%
  • TINAYAUE2%
  • Soul Fruit1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1%)

barney bear cakes demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 84 weeks — -0.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KSpike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Mar, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.5×

Top barney bear cakes search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
  • yoyo bear26K/yr
  • bear fruit20K/yr
  • bear yoyo14K/yr
  • bob snail13K/yr
  • bear fruit snacks7K/yr
  • bear snacks6K/yr
  • fruit snacks for kids7K/yr
  • kids snacks bulk5K/yr
  • kids fruit snacks5K/yr
  • yo yo bear4K/yr
All search terms

Top barney bear cakes products & what they sell for

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

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%3%£4K6%£7K9%£11K12%£15K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What reviews say buyers love and hate about barney bear cakes

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

What buyers love

Taste-Overall30%

“Amazing snacks, very delicious and crunchy”

Value For Money13%

“And good value for money”

Health Benefits-Overall8%

“Love these as a healthy treat”

Flavor8%

“The variety of flavours is great”

Sweetness7%

“Wonderful sweet treat for everyone”

Quality-Overall7%

“Excellent Product”

Allergies3%

“Great healthy gift for grand daughter, allergen free and delicious”

Nutritional Content3%

“Great snack item”

Ingredients-Overall2%

“Taste really nice with good ingredients”

Moist/Dry1%

“Best dried fruit on the market”

What buyers complain about

Value For Money25%

“expensive”

Taste-Overall18%

“Hardly edible”

Flavor7%

“My children say there isnt much flavour”

Quality-Overall6%

“Could be better”

Texture/Consistency-Overall4%

“Texture is a big no”

Indigestion3%

“they did give me an upset stomach”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“Photo is misleading”

Moist/Dry2%

“Dried fruit”

Ease Of Use2%

“hard to open”

Artificial Sweeteners2%

“they were full of sugar and additives”

Common barney bear cakes questions

Is barney bear cakes profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £123K/yr across 47 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -0.4%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (51/100).
How competitive is the barney bear cakes niche?
6 brands and 72 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 34% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 96% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in barney bear cakes?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Taste-Overall, Flavor. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for barney bear cakes peak?
Demand peaks in Mar–Jun; the busiest month runs 2.5× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the barney bear cakes niche?
Listings span £1.52–£21.03; the average listing price is £8.84 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 251 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

Score any niche yourself with the free Amazon product research tool.